Kilmarnock FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2023-24 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Premier League · 2023-24

Kilmarnock FC

0 – 5

Full Time

Celtic FC

Wed 15 May 2024 · 18:30 UTC Rugby Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Adam Idah

0–2 12' Daizen Maeda

0–3 35' James Forrest

0–4 51' Matt O'Riley

0–5 71' Matt O'Riley

Liam Donnelly 30' Y

Robbie Deas 49' Y

Overview

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

Kilmarnock FC 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Don Robertson
Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
Assistant 2 Francis Connor

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

Kilmarnock FC 24 games · Avg 3.6 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2024-02-17 Celtic FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-12-10 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC 2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-04-16 Kilmarnock FC 1–4 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Celtic FC	H	0–5	L
11 May	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W
05 May	Rangers FC	A	1–4	L
27 Apr	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–0	D
13 Apr	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–0	W
06 Apr	Ross County FC	H	1–0	W

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Kilmarnock FC	A	5–0	W
11 May	Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
04 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	3–0	W
28 Apr	Dundee FC	A	2–1	W
13 Apr	St. Mirren FC	H	3–0	W
07 Apr	Rangers FC	A	3–3	D

Season Stats

Kilmarnock FC		Celtic FC
#12	Position	#1
5	Points	18
7	Played	7
1 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 1
6	Scored	14
15	Conceded	4
-9	GD	+10
0.71	PPG	2.57
14%	Win %	86%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

–/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Celtic FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

2/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kilmarnock FC

Michael Schjonning-Larsen	2 G
Jason Holt	1 G
Greg Kiltie	1 G
Joe Hugill	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Celtic FC get us underway at Rugby Park.
5' Adam Idah puts Celtic FC on the lead.
12' GOAL! Daizen Maeda fires home to make it 0-2!
30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liam Donnelly on 30 minutes.
35' GOAL! James Forrest fires home to make it 0-3!
46' The whistle greets Corrie Ndaba as he departs to be replaced by Joe Wright.
49' Poor challenge from Robbie Deas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
51' Magnificent from Matt O'Riley! That is 38 goals in 344 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Nicolas Kuhn comes on to replace James Forrest.
71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matt O'Riley makes no mistake. 0-5!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kilmarnock FC.

Lineups

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

4-4-2

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Kilmarnock FC Form

2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC L 2024-05-11 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-05-05 Rangers FC 4–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2024-04-27 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-04-13 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-04-06 Kilmarnock FC 1–0 Ross County FC W

Celtic FC Form

2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC W 2024-05-11 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-04-28 Dundee FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2024-04-13 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2024-04-07 Rangers FC 3–3 Celtic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.61 Kilmarnock FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.14 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kilmarnock FC12% Draw16% Celtic FC72%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw

29%

Draw or Celtic FC

88%

Kilmarnock FC or Celtic FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kilmarnock FC5% Draw30% Celtic FC65%

Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 3

12%

0 – 2

11.9%

0 – 4

9.2%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 3

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 5

Actual

1 – 4

5.7%

1 – 1

5.1%

1 – 5

3.7%

0 – 0

3.4%

0 – 6

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap	Kilmarnock FC covers	Push	Celtic FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	96%
-0.5	4%	—	96%
+0.5	15%	—	85%
+1	15%	17%	67%
+1.5	33%	—	67%
+2	33%	21%	46%
+2.5	54%	—	46%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

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