Kilmarnock vs Celtic match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Premiership · Scotland · 1st Phase - 27 · Rugby Park, Kilmarnock · Ref D. Nicolson

Kilmarnock stats & fixtures · Celtic stats & fixtures

Kilmarnock lost to Celtic 2–3 in the Premiership (1st Phase - 27) on 15 February 2026. Expected goals finished 0.94–2.81. Celtic had 61% of the ball.

Kilmarnock vs Celtic match statistics

KilmarnockCeltic

39% Ball possession 61%
0.94 Expected goals (xG) 2.81
17 Total shots 24
7 Shots on target 10
7 Shots off target 8
3 Blocked shots 6
12 Shots inside the box 18
6 Corners 7
7 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
296 Passes 472
65% Pass accuracy 86%
7 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

21' Goal T. John-Jules (assist J. Hugill) Kilmarnock
28' Goal J. Hugill (assist T. John-Jules) Kilmarnock
56' Goal S. Tounekti (assist K. Tierney) Celtic
64' Goal B. Nygren Celtic
67' Yellow card D. Watson Kilmarnock
70' Yellow card T. Cvancara Celtic
74' Yellow card C. McGregor Celtic
90' Goal J. Araujo Celtic
90+8' Yellow card J. Araujo Celtic

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Kilmarnock

Confirmed 4-4-2 Kris Doolan

13 K. Roos

3 Dominic Thompson 6 R. Deas 25 E. Brown 21 M. Schjønning-Larsen

11 G. Kiltie 12 D. Watson 8 B. Lyons 52 Findlay Curtis

44 J. Hugill 24 T. John-Jules

Bench M. Stryjek , J. Brandon , Z. Williams , R. McKenzie , L. Polworth , J. Thomson , A. Tshibola , B. Anderson , M. Dackers

Celtic

Confirmed 4-3-3 Martin O'Neill

1 K. Schmeichel

63 K. Tierney 5 L. Scales 6 A. Trusty 22 J. Araujo

41 R. Hatate 42 C. McGregor 8 B. Nygren

38 D. Maeda 9 J. Adamu 13 Yang Hyun-Jun

Bench V. Sinisalo , Colby Donovan , D. Murray , M. Saracchi , J. Forrest , L. McCowan , A. Oxlade-Chamberlain , S. Tounekti , T. Cvancara

Form guide

Kilmarnock at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Celtic away

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 8.0 per game
Shots on target: 8.4 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Kilmarnock vs Celtic head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 Nov 25	Celtic v Kilmarnock	4–0
14 Sep 25	Kilmarnock v Celtic	1–2
12 Apr 25	Celtic v Kilmarnock	5–1
10 Nov 24	Kilmarnock v Celtic	0–2
4 Aug 24	Celtic v Kilmarnock	4–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Kilmarnock vs Celtic head-to-head record