Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Kilmarnock FC
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 11:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Reo Hatate 9' 1–0
Daizen Maeda 11' 2–0
Cameron Carter-Vickers 21' 3–0
Reo Hatate 25' 4–0
4–1 29' Danny Armstrong
Anthony Ralston 90+3' 5–1

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Scott Anderson (Scotland)
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC 2024-11-10 Kilmarnock FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2024-08-04 Celtic FC 4–0 Kilmarnock FC 2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2024-02-17 Celtic FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 5–1 W
06 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
29 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Rangers FC H 2–3 L
01 Mar St. Mirren FC A 5–2 W
25 Feb Aberdeen FC H 5–1 W
Kilmarnock FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Celtic FC A 1–5 L
05 Apr Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
29 Mar St. Mirren FC A 1–5 L
15 Mar Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
01 Mar Ross County FC A 0–1 L
26 Feb Rangers FC H 2–4 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 9' Reo Hatate puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 11' Daizen Maeda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' A goal from the England international Cameron Carter-Vickers! He fires home on 21 to make it 3-0!
  • 25' Reo Hatate does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 29' Danny Armstrong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kasper Hogh scoring 3 goals.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stuart Findlay, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Kilmarnock FC. Danny Armstrong is replaced by Robbie Deas.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Jeffrey Schlupp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Greg Taylor at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Corrie Ndaba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' Another change for Celtic FC made on 76 minute. Alistair Johnston leaves to be changed by Anthony Ralston.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Kilmarnock FC! Matty Kennedy comes on to replace Fraser Murray.
  • 81' Another change for Celtic FC made on 81 minute. Daizen Maeda leaves to be changed by Luke McCowan.
  • 86' 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.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Kilmarnock FC — Calvin Ramsay on, David Watson off on 88 minutes.
  • Kilmarnock FC will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC 2024-11-10 Kilmarnock FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2024-08-04 Celtic FC 4–0 Kilmarnock FC 2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2024-02-17 Celtic FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC

Celtic FC Form

2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC L 2025-03-01 St. Mirren FC 2–5 Celtic FC W 2025-02-25 Celtic FC 5–1 Aberdeen FC W

Kilmarnock FC Form

2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-04-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2025-03-29 St. Mirren FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-03-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2025-03-01 Ross County FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2025-02-26 Kilmarnock FC 2–4 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.87 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 83% + Over 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC83% Draw11% Kilmarnock FC6%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 4.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
17%
Celtic FC or Kilmarnock FC
89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC73% Draw23% Kilmarnock FC4%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11.8%
4 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9.6%
5 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
6.3%
6 – 0
5.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
5 – 1
Actual
6 – 1
3.3%
7 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 60% — 40%
-2 60% 18% 22%
-1.5 78% — 22%
-1 78% 13% 9%
-0.5 91% — 9%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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