Sunday , 16 August 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

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
6 Points 0
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
6 Scored 4
1 Conceded 9
+5 GD -5
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (6 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Celtic Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC.
  • 5' Kilmarnock FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 9' Assisted by Greg Taylor with the perfectly-timed delivery and Reo Hatate makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 11' Daizen Maeda doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' Fraser Murray, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Cameron Carter-Vickers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 25' Reo Hatate adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Danny Armstrong gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Kilmarnock FC's compact 4-5-1.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Kilmarnock FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Another change for Kilmarnock FC made on 46 minute. Danny Armstrong leaves to be changed by Robbie Deas.
  • 51' Scotland international Calvin Ramsay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Joe Wright is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kilmarnock FC tonight.
  • 61' Another change for Celtic FC made on 61 minute. Greg Taylor leaves to be changed by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 66' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Another change for Celtic FC made on 76 minute. Alistair Johnston leaves to be changed by Anthony Ralston.
  • 78' Fraser Murray makes way for Matty Kennedy at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kilmarnock FC.
  • 81' Celtic FC make a change. Daizen Maeda trudges off to be replaced by Luke McCowan on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The travelling Kilmarnock FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Kilmarnock FC. David Watson is replaced by Calvin Ramsay.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

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
Ryan Christie 3
Kasper Hogh 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
4 / 4
5 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Kilmarnock FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 90% + Celtic FC to win 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC85% Draw9% Kilmarnock FC6%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 5.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 90%
10%
± 3.5 77%
23%
± 4.5 61%
39%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or Kilmarnock FC
15%
Celtic FC or Kilmarnock FC
91%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC80% Draw17% Kilmarnock FC3%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
9.7%
5 – 0
9.4%
3 – 0
8.1%
6 – 0
7.8%
4 – 1
6.9%
5 – 1
Actual
6 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
7 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
7 – 1
4.1%
2 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5 71% — 29%
-2 71% 14% 15%
-1.5 85% — 15%
-1 85% 9% 6%
-0.5 94% — 6%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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