Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Livingston FC
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park 58,703 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kyogo Furuhashi 46' 2–0
Liam Scales 51' 2–0
Y 67' Jason Holt

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Milne (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

14
6
2
Celtic FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Livingston FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-02-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Livingston FC 2022-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Livingston FC 2022-10-30 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Livingston FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–2 L
13 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
10 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
06 Dec Hibernian FC H 4–1 W
03 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 3–1 W
Livingston FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Celtic FC A 0–2 L
20 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 0–0 D
09 Dec Hibernian FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
12 Nov Rangers FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and Livingston FC is underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Livingston FC have won 245 goals from 251 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Celtic FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Livingston FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 30' Livingston FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Greg Taylor, a Scotland , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' A tactical swap from Livingston FC — Michael Nottingham on, Tom Parkes off on 42 minutes.
  • 46' Goal! Kyogo Furuhashi scores his 123 goal in 444 matches.
  • 51' GOAL! Liam Scales fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and Livingston FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Livingston FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Celtic FC make a change. Daizen Maeda trudges off to be replaced by James Forrest on 63 minutes.
  • 65' Another substitution for Livingston FC to replace Bruce Anderson by Kurtis Guthrie on 65 minute.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Jason Holt argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Hyun-Gyu Oh comes on to replace Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 76' Callum McGregor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 80' David Turnbull is replacing Paulo Bernardo for the Celtic FC side.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Livingston FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • With this win, Celtic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Livingston FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 5
James Forrest 4
Andrew Shinnie 3
Scott Robinson 3
Daizen Maeda 3
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
Tom Rogic 3
Odsonne Edouard 2

Head to Head

2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-02-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Livingston FC 2022-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Livingston FC 2022-10-30 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC W 2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-13 Celtic FC 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2023-12-10 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2023-12-06 Celtic FC 4–1 Hibernian FC W 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC W

Livingston FC Form

2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC L 2023-12-20 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC L 2023-12-16 Livingston FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2023-12-09 Livingston FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L 2023-11-25 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC L 2023-11-12 Livingston FC 0–2 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.74 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Livingston FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC62% Draw24% Livingston FC14%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Livingston FC
38%
Celtic FC or Livingston FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC41% Draw47% Livingston FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Livingston FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 25% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Livingston FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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