Kilmarnock vs Celtic: result 1-2 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 5Kick-off on September 14, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Full time
What was the result of Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Celtic won 1-2 on September 14, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 56′D. MaedaCeltic
- 83′D. WatsonKilmarnock
- 90′K. ỊheanachọCeltic (pen.)
Official lineup for Kilmarnock vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Kilmarnock
5-3-2- 29D. Daniels
- 9M. Dackers
- 7R. McKenzie
- 31L. Polworth
- 12D. Watson
- 3D. Thompson
- 6R. Deas
- 5L. Mayo
- 14G. Stanger
- 15J. Brown
- 1M. Stryjek
Celtic
4-3-3- 10M. Balikwisha
- 38D. Maeda
- 23S. Tounekti
- 41R. Hatate
- 42C. McGregor
- 8B. Nygren
- 36M. Saracchi
- 5L. Scales
- 20C. Carter-Vickers
- 51Colby Donovan
- 1K. Schmeichel
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kilmarnock have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Celtic have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2025 | Motherwell(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Dundee(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Dundee Utd(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 10, 2025 | Hibernian(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Livingston(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | Rangers(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Kairat Almaty(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Livingston(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Kairat Almaty(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Falkirk(home) | 4-1 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Kilmarnock wins, 1 draw, 5 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2025 | Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock | FA Cup |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Aug 4, 2024 | Celtic 4-0 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
| May 15, 2024 | Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic | Premiership |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Celtic 1-1 Kilmarnock | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Kilmarnock score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.9 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 1.5 | 0.9 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Celtic | 1.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Kilmarnock sit 12th in Premiership (5 points from 8 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (21 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 |
A question about Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy