Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2018-19 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Alan Power
Y 50' Aaron Tshibola
Tom Rogic 76' Y
Kristoffer Ajer 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Kilmarnock FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Steven Reid
  • Referee John McCrossan

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

20
2
2
Celtic FC 24 games · Avg 3.6 goals Kilmarnock FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2019-02-17 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2018-12-08 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC 2018-09-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Livingston FC H 0–0 D
03 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–0 W
31 Mar Rangers FC H 2–1 W
17 Mar Dundee FC A 1–0 W
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Celtic FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
03 Apr Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
30 Mar Hamilton Academical FC H 5–0 W
16 Mar Rangers FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Celtic FC Kilmarnock FC
#1 Position #12
18 Points 5
7 Played 7
6 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
14 Scored 6
4 Conceded 15
+10 GD -9
2.57 PPG 0.71
86% Win % 14%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kilmarnock FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G
Kilmarnock FC
Michael Schjonning-Larsen 2 G
Jason Holt 1 G
Greg Kiltie 1 G
Joe Hugill 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC get this one started.
  • 5' Gary Dicker, a Republic of Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Rory McKenzie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Clarke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Kris Boyd has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Scott Sinclair is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kilmarnock FC tonight.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Alan Power is booked for Kilmarnock FC — Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' A quiet spell here at . Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Kilmarnock FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' Odsonne Edouard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Lennon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' Jozo Simunovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 76' Tom Rogic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Mikael Ndjoli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Liam Millar on 78 minute.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Tom Rogic is replaced by Jules Ntcham.
  • 81' Kristoffer Ajer was booked on 81.
  • 86' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kasper Hogh scoring 3 goals.
  • 87' Another substitution for Kilmarnock FC to replace Eamonn Brophy by Kris Boyd on 87 minute.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Odsonne Edouard 7
Matt O'Riley 6
Kyogo Furuhashi 5
Reo Hatate 4
James Forrest 3
Ryan Christie 3
Kasper Hogh 3
Eamonn Brophy 3

Head to Head

2019-04-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC 2019-02-17 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2018-12-08 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC 2018-09-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2019-04-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-04-21 Hibernian FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2019-04-06 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2019-04-03 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-03-31 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2019-03-17 Dundee FC 0–1 Celtic FC W

Kilmarnock FC Form

2019-04-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-04-20 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2019-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-04-03 Hibernian FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2019-03-30 Kilmarnock FC 5–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-03-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.6 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC77% Draw15% Kilmarnock FC8%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
23%
Celtic FC or Kilmarnock FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC61% Draw35% Kilmarnock FC4%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.6%
3 – 0
14%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
9%
2 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 1
5.6%
5 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
6 – 0
2.1%
5 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 23% 38%
-1.5 62% — 38%
-1 62% 21% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
67% ✓
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.