Thursday , 1 October 2026

Celtic FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Reo Hatate 22' 3–1
Luis Palma 33' 3–1
2–1 72' David Watson
Greg Taylor 82' 3–1
Y 28' Lewis Mayo
Greg Taylor 68' Y
Liam Scales 76' Y
Y 76' Kyle Vassell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Alastair Mather

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
2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-04-16 Kilmarnock FC 1–4 Celtic FC 2023-01-07 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC 2022-08-14 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2021-02-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–4 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 3–1 W
04 Oct SS Lazio H 1–2 L
30 Sep Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
23 Sep Livingston FC A 3–0 W
19 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
16 Sep Dundee FC H 3–0 W
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Celtic FC A 1–3 L
30 Sep St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
23 Sep Dundee FC A 2–2 D
16 Sep Hibernian FC H 2–2 D
02 Sep Ross County FC H 0–1 L
26 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–2 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' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Ireland international Liam Scales has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Brad Lyons, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It looks surprising Kilmarnock FC does not make any changes. Will Dennis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Reo Hatate makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 27' 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.
  • 28' Lewis Mayo was booked on 28.
  • 33' What composure from Luis Palma! The Honduras international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Daizen Maeda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 84 goals in his last 34 appearances.
  • 46' Kilmarnock FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Polworth is hanging Robbie Deas on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' Kilmarnock FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Greg Taylor is booked for Celtic FC — card on 68.
  • 72' Against the run of play, David Watson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' Cameron Carter-Vickers makes way for James Forrest at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Scales is booked for Celtic FC — card on 76.
  • 81' Matty Kennedy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Greg Taylor gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 85' Odin Holm is replacing Matt O'Riley for the Celtic FC side.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Kyogo Furuhashi is replaced by Hyun-Gyu Oh.
  • 89' Hyun-jun Yang is replacing Daizen Maeda for the Celtic FC side.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-04-16 Kilmarnock FC 1–4 Celtic FC 2023-01-07 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC 2022-08-14 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2021-02-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–4 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-10-04 Celtic FC 1–2 SS Lazio L 2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2023-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Celtic FC L 2023-09-16 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee FC W

Kilmarnock FC Form

2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2023-09-30 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2023-09-23 Dundee FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-09-16 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Hibernian FC D 2023-09-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Ross County FC L 2023-08-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.41 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC81% Draw12% Kilmarnock FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 4.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
93%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
19%
Celtic FC or Kilmarnock FC
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC67% Draw27% Kilmarnock FC6%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
10.4%
4 – 0
9.4%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
5 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
1 – 1
4.4%
5 – 1
4.3%
6 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 50% — 50%
-2 50% 20% 29%
-1.5 71% — 29%
-1 71% 16% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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