Kilmarnock vs Celtic
Ref: Duncan Nicolson, ScotlandThe BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock · 18,128 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3–2 in their Premiership fixture. John-Jules and Hugill scored for Kilmarnock; Tounekti, Nygren, and Araujo replied for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.94 for Kilmarnock versus 2.81 for Celtic. Kilmarnock sit 11th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
John-Jules
Assist: Hugill
⚽
Hugill
Assist: John-Jules
Second Half
46'
⇄
Adamu
46'
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
46'
⇄
Hatate
56'
⚽
Tounekti
Assist: Tierney
62'
⇄
Maeda
⇄
Curtis
64'
⚽
Nygren
Watson
Yellow Card
70'
Čvančara
Yellow Card
74'
McGregor
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Tierney
⇄
Kiltie
⇄
Hugill
⇄
Watson
⇄
John-Jules
90+8'
Araujo
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Araujo
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 10 |  ST Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 |  Livingston | 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | -31 | 16 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
KilmarnockCeltic
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.94VS2.81
Attack0 · 6 won
17
Shots
24
7
Shots on target
10
12
Shots in the box
18
5
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
8
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
296
Total passes
472
193
Accurate passes
404
65%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
6
-0.78
Goals prevented
-0.78
Kilmarnock
4-4-2
Celtic
4-3-3
Kilmarnock
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3D. ThompsonD
- 6R. DeasD
- 8B. LyonsM
- 11G. KiltieM
- 12D. WatsonM
- 13K. RoosG
- 21M. Schjønning-LarsenD
- 24T. John-JulesF
- 25E. BrownD
- 44J. HugillF
- 52Findlay CurtisM
Substitutes
- 1M. StryjekG
- 2J. BrandonD
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 7R. McKenzieM
- 9M. DackersF
- 19B. AndersonF
- 31L. PolworthM
- 36A. TshibolaM
Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 9J. AdamuF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 22J. AraujoD
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 11T. ČvančaraF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 23S. TounektiF
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
Kilmarnock
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelle Roos | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyreece John-Jules | F | 82 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joe Hugill | F | 79 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Findlay Curtis | M | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Dominic Thompson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Bradley Lyons(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Greg Kiltie | M | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| David Watson | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ethan Brown | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Deas | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jamie Brandon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rory McKenzie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zac Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Stryjek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Dackers | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aaron Tshibola | M | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jack Thomson | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Polworth | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julián Araujo | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 78 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0/1 |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Junior Adamu | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Colby Donovan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 45 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| James Forrest | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tomáš Čvančara | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |