Kilmarnock v Celtic — Scottish Premiership

FULL TIME1 – 5

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:30:00 UTCRugby ParkMatchday 2

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Kilmarnock 39%Draw 34%Celtic 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

KilmarnockCeltic

36Possession64

0.86Expected goals (xG)5.64

10Shots33

6Shots on target16

2Shots off target10

2Blocked shots7

10Shots inside box29

0Shots outside box4

5Corners7

1Offsides0

12Fouls10

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

11Saves4

370Passes661

301Accurate passes601

81Pass accuracy91

Match events

2'Kasper Høgh (assist Arne Engels)
26'Joe Hugill
33'Kasper Høgh (assist Benjamin Nygren)
35'Kasper Høgh (assist Camilo Durán)
46'Alistair Johnston ← Colby Donovan
47'Benjamin Nygren
56'Michael Schjønning-Larsen (assist Tommy Lowery)
64'Camilo Durán ← Sebastian Tounekti
74'Hyun-jun Yang ← Luke McCowan
74'Benjamin Nygren ← James Forrest
74'Michael Schjønning-Larsen → Mark O'Hara
75'Tyreece John-Jules → Bailey Rice
75'Luke McCowan
82'Kasper Høgh ← Callum Osmand

Kilmarnock · Celtic

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Kilmarnock4-5-1

15.5Stryjek

217.3↓74'Schjønning-Larsen

26.3Brandon

146.3Stanger

156.3Yfeko

86.3Ring

96.0Hugill

106.3↓75'John-Jules

187.1Lowery

366.3Tshibola

116.3Kiltie

Celtic4-2-4

426.8McGregor

636.8Tierney

206.8Carter-Vickers

88.6↓74'Nygren

66.8Trusty

26.8↓46'Johnston

277.5Engels

99.9↓82'Høgh

16.8Sinisalo

136.8↓74'Yang

117.5↓64'Durán

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Kilmarnock

36Aaron Tshibola6.3
11Greg Kiltie6.3
1Max Stryjek5.5
18Tommy Lowery7.1
2Jamie Brandon6.3
8Erik Ring6.3
10Tyreece John-Jules6.3
14George Stanger6.3
9Joe Hugill6.0
21Michael Schjønning-Larsen7.3
15Johnly Yfeko6.3

Celtic

42Callum McGregor6.8
63Kieran Tierney6.8
20Cameron Carter-Vickers6.8
8Benjamin Nygren8.6
6Auston Trusty6.8
2Alistair Johnston6.8
27Arne Engels7.5
9Kasper Høgh9.9
1Viljami Sinisalo6.8
13Hyun-jun Yang6.8
11Camilo Durán7.5

KilmarnockTale of the tapeCeltic

—Formation4-2-4

0 ptsTable12 pts

-10Goal difference+9

0Head-to-head wins4

39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head — 4 previous meetings

Kilmarnock 0W0D4W Celtic

Goals 4–14

2026-08-09Kilmarnock1–5Celtic
2026-02-15Kilmarnock2–3Celtic
2025-11-09Celtic4–0Kilmarnock

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This season — other meetings

Where they stand — In a 12-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Kilmarnock	4	0	0	4	-10	0
Celtic	4	4	0	0	+9	12