Celtic vs Kilmarnock: result 2-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 24, 2011 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Kilmarnock?
Celtic won 2-1 on December 24, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 45′Georgios SamarasCeltic
- 53′Georgios SamarasCeltic
- 87′Danny RacchiKilmarnock
Official lineup for Celtic vs Kilmarnock
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 9Georgios Samaras
- 49J. Forrest
- 88Gary Hooper
- 8Scott Brown
- 16J. Ledley
- 18Ki Sung-Yueng
- 33B. Kayal
- 67V. Wanyama
- 11Cha Du-Ri
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 1F. Forster
Kilmarnock
- 8L. Kelly
- 11Gary Harkins
- 20Dean Shiels
- 4J. Fowler
- 9D. Buijs
- 14P. Heffernan
- 3G. Hay
- 23R. McKeown
- 29M. Pascali
- 88Mohamadou Sissoko
- 1C. Bell
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Kilmarnock have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | ST Johnstone(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Dundee Utd(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 26, 2011 | ST Mirren(home) | 5-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 23, 2011 | Dunfermline(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2011 | Dundee Utd(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Aberdeen(home) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Rangers(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Hibernian(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 5, 2011 | Inverness CT(home) | 3-6 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Celtic wins, 2 draws, 0 Kilmarnock wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2011 | Kilmarnock 3-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| May 8, 2011 | Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 21, 2010 | Celtic 1-1 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Kilmarnock score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.0 | 0.8 | 9 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Kilmarnock | 1.3 | 1.6 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Celtic sit 1st in Premiership (21 points from 8 matches) and Kilmarnock sit 12th (5 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 |
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