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 33 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Don Robertson
Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
Assistant 2 Francis Connor

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	70
2	Rangers FC	33	69
3	Celtic FC	33	67
4	Motherwell FC	33	54
5	Hibernian FC	33	51
6	Falkirk FC	33	46
7	Dundee United FC	33	40
8	Aberdeen FC	33	33
9	Dundee FC	33	33
10	St. Mirren FC	33	30
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	28
12	Livingston FC	33	16

Head-to-Head

Kilmarnock FC 23 games · Avg 3.5 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
#11	Position	#3
28	Points	67
33	Played	33
6 / 10 / 17	W / D / L	21 / 4 / 8
37	Scored	59
65	Conceded	35
-28	GD	+24
0.85	PPG	2.03
18%	Win %	64%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Kilmarnock FC are 11th (28 pts). Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Idah makes it 0-1.
12' Daizen Maeda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
30' A moment of madness from Liam Donnelly on 30 minutes earns him a card. Kilmarnock FC will be frustrated.
35' James Forrest makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Celtic FC are in front.
46' Kilmarnock FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Wright is hanging Corrie Ndaba on the field on 46 minute.
49' It’s a booking for Kilmarnock FC player. Robbie Deas gets a card.
51' GOAL! Matt O'Riley fires home to make it 0-4!
62' The crowd applauds James Forrest as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Kuhn steps in for Celtic FC.
71' Matt O'Riley is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
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
Daizen Maeda	3
James Forrest	3
Ryan Christie	3
Eamonn Brophy	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

3 / 4

0.89 Kilmarnock FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.76 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Celtic FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kilmarnock FC16% Draw20% Celtic FC64%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Kilmarnock FC or Draw

35%

Draw or Celtic FC

84%

Kilmarnock FC or Celtic FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kilmarnock FC10% Draw34% Celtic FC56%

Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10%

0 – 3

8.9%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 3

7.8%

1 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 4

6.1%

1 – 4

5.4%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 5

Actual

Asian Handicap — Kilmarnock FC

Handicap	Kilmarnock FC covers	Push	Celtic FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	25%	—	75%
+1	25%	20%	55%
+1.5	45%	—	55%
+2	45%	21%	34%
+2.5	66%	—	34%

Clean Sheet

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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