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Celtic FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sun 13 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 36' Alan Power
Y 43' Nicke Kabamba

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Kilmarnock FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Milne
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee David Lowe

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
2020-12-13 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC 2020-08-09 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2020-02-23 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2020-01-22 Kilmarnock FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2019-09-22 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 2–0 W
10 Dec Lille OSC H 3–2 W
06 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
03 Dec AC Milan A 2–4 L
26 Nov AC Sparta Praha A 1–4 L
21 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Celtic FC A 0–2 L
05 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 0–1 L
21 Nov Ross County FC H 3–1 W
06 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
01 Nov Rangers FC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Hibernian FC H 0–1 L

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' The game is set. Kilmarnock FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' The travelling Kilmarnock FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ismaila Soro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Dyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Kilmarnock FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alan Power.
  • 41' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Nicke Kabamba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 53' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kasper Hogh scoring 3 goals.
  • 57' What composure from Mohamed Elyounoussi! The Norway international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 62' Stuart Findlay is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kilmarnock FC so far.
  • 67' Rory McKenzie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 264 appearances.
  • 68' Kilmarnock FC ring the changes. Greg Kiltie has done his job and it is now time for Chris Burke to step up.
  • 69' Ryan Christie is replacing Jeremie Frimpong for the Celtic FC side.
  • 70' The deadlock is broken! Shane Duffy gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Tom Rogic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 79' The Kilmarnock FC manager makes a substitution. Nicke Kabamba departs to be replaced by Eamonn Brophy.
  • 81' Celtic FC make a change. Greg Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Diego Laxalt on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Elyounoussi departs to be replaced by Michael Johnston.
  • The points are shared — Celtic FC 2-0 Kilmarnock FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Dyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-12-13 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC 2020-08-09 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2020-02-23 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2020-01-22 Kilmarnock FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2019-09-22 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC

Celtic FC Form

2020-12-13 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-12-10 Celtic FC 3–2 Lille OSC W 2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-03 AC Milan 4–2 Celtic FC L 2020-11-26 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 Celtic FC L 2020-11-21 Hibernian FC 2–2 Celtic FC D

Kilmarnock FC Form

2020-12-13 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-12-05 Hamilton Academical FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-11-21 Kilmarnock FC 3–1 Ross County FC W 2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-11-01 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2020-10-24 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.97 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 79% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC79% Draw14% Kilmarnock FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
93%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
21%
Celtic FC or Kilmarnock FC
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC65% Draw31% Kilmarnock FC4%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
13.4%
4 – 0
9.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
5 – 0
5.8%
1 – 1
5.1%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.3%
5 – 1
3%
6 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 45% — 55%
-2 45% 22% 33%
-1.5 67% — 33%
-1 67% 18% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+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
61% ✓
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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