Scottish Premiership · Matchday 4

Celtic
FULL TIME2 – 1
Falkirk
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCCeltic ParkMatchday 4

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Celtic 39%Draw 34%Falkirk 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

CelticFalkirk
56Possession44
2.87Expected goals (xG)0.53
19Shots5
8Shots on target1
7Shots off target3
4Blocked shots1
13Shots inside box3
6Shots outside box2
6Corners3
2Offsides3
7Fouls14
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Saves6
577Passes459
522Accurate passes388
90Pass accuracy85

Match events

  • 4'Camilo Durán
  • 5'Camilo Durán · VAR
  • 29'Camilo Durán (assist Kieran Tierney)
  • 35'Lewis Neilson
  • 44'Leon McCann
  • 45'Colby Donovan
  • 60'Ben Parkinson Jacob Murrell
  • 63'Haissem Hassan James Forrest
  • 69'Leon McCann Scott Tanser
  • 69'Ethan Ross
  • 69'Calvin Fodrey Aodhan Doherty
  • 70'Kieran Tierney Auston Trusty
  • 70'Camilo Durán Callum Osmand
  • 72'Colby Donovan · own goal
  • 78'Hyun-jun Yang Sebastian Tounekti
  • 78'Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Luke McCowan
  • 78'Ben Krauhaus Deniss Meļņiks
  • 82'Aodhan Doherty

Celtic · Falkirk

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Celtic4-3-3
16.8Sinisalo
637.570'Tierney
56.8Scales
206.8Carter-Vickers
515.2Donovan
118.870'Durán
216.878'Oxlade-Chamberlain
226.8Baur
86.8Nygren
136.878'Yang
236.863'Hassan
Falkirk3-5-2
196.1Bain
226.3Strain
156.0Neilson
996.369'Fodrey
286.378'Krauhaus
56.3Henderson
36.069'McCann
86.3Spencer
166.3Barbrook
236.369'Ross
76.360'Parkinson

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Celtic

  • 21Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain6.8
  • 63Kieran Tierney7.5
  • 20Cameron Carter-Vickers6.8
  • 8Benjamin Nygren6.8
  • 5Liam Scales6.8
  • 23Haissem Hassan6.8
  • 1Viljami Sinisalo6.8
  • 13Hyun-jun Yang6.8
  • 22Mika Baur6.8
  • 51Colby Donovan5.2
  • 11Camilo Durán8.8

Falkirk

  • 19Scott Bain6.1
  • 22Ryan Strain6.3
  • 15Lewis Neilson6.0
  • 99Calvin Fodrey6.3
  • 28Ben Krauhaus6.3
  • 5Liam Henderson6.3
  • 3Leon McCann6.0
  • 8Brad Spencer6.3
  • 16Finley Barbrook6.3
  • 23Ethan Ross6.3
  • 7Ben Parkinson6.3
CelticTale of the tapeFalkirk
Formation3-5-2
12 ptsTable1 pts
+9Goal difference-4
5Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head5 previous meetings

Celtic 5W0D0W Falkirk

Goals 122

  • 2026-08-29Celtic21Falkirk
  • 2026-04-25Celtic31Falkirk
  • 2026-02-01Celtic20Falkirk

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meetings

Where they standIn a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Celtic4400+912
Falkirk4013-41
Celtic v Falkirk — Scottish Premiership | Factlen