MX23RW : Saturday, May 6 19:37:39| >> :300:86500:86500:
Aberdeen logo
Celtic logo
Dundee United
Hearts logo
Hibs logo
Kilmarnock logo
Livingston logo
Motherwell logo
Rangers logo
Ross County
St Johnstone logo
St Mirren logo
Celtic logo
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 21
Jan 7, 2023 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
Kilmarnock logo
Celtic
2 - 0
Kilmarnock
Jota (45'), Taylor (51' og.)
FT(HT: 1-0)
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Kilmarnock, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Monday, January 2 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Kilmarnock 0-0 St Mirren
Monday, January 2 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-0 Kilmarnock

In a match that has consequences at both ends of the table, we expect a feisty affair that will produce plenty of opportunities across the match. Despite this, it is impossible to envision anything other than a routine win for Celtic in the end, which would be another step towards retaining their Scottish Premiership crown. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 88.76%. A draw had a probability of 8.2% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 3.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.74%) and 4-0 (10.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.9%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 0-1 (1.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawKilmarnock
88.76% (-1.224 -1.22) 8.21% (0.7181 0.72) 3.03% (0.5099 0.51)
Both teams to score 37.23% (2.734 2.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.42% (-0.258 -0.26)28.58% (0.263 0.26)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.54% (-0.321 -0.32)49.46% (0.325 0.33)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
95.95% (-0.241 -0.24)4.05% (0.245 0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
82.97% (-0.79100000000001 -0.79)17.03% (0.795 0.79)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
38.8% (2.941 2.94)61.2% (-2.937 -2.94)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
8.75% (1.376 1.38)91.25% (-1.371 -1.37)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 88.74%
    Kilmarnock 3.03%
    Draw 8.21%
CelticDrawKilmarnock
3-0 @ 13.61% (-0.59 -0.59)
2-0 @ 12.74% (-0.29 -0.29)
4-0 @ 10.91% (-0.7 -0.7)
1-0 @ 7.95% (-0.029 -0.03)
5-0 @ 7% (-0.589 -0.59)
3-1 @ 6.69% (0.377 0.38)
2-1 @ 6.26% (0.466 0.47)
4-1 @ 5.36% (0.204 0.2)
6-0 @ 3.74% (-0.394 -0.39)
5-1 @ 3.44% (0.066 0.07)
6-1 @ 1.84%
7-0 @ 1.71% (-0.218 -0.22)
3-2 @ 1.64% (0.241 0.24)
4-2 @ 1.32% (0.171 0.17)
Other @ 4.54%
Total : 88.74%
1-1 @ 3.9% (0.36 0.36)
0-0 @ 2.48% (0.038 0.04)
2-2 @ 1.54% (0.25 0.25)
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 8.21%
0-1 @ 1.22% (0.133 0.13)
1-2 @ 0.96% (0.171 0.17)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 3.03%

How you voted: Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Celtic
82.1%
Draw
3.6%
Kilmarnock
14.3%
28
Head to Head
Aug 14, 2022 12pm
Kilmarnock
0-5
Celtic

McKenzie (21'), Donnelly (42'), Lafferty (60'), Armstrong (78')
Furuhashi (7'), Jota (35'), Jenz (45+1'), Starfelt (76'), Giakoumakis (82')
Maeda (61'), McGregor (85')
Feb 2, 2021 7.45pm
Kilmarnock
0-4
Celtic

Tshibola (36')
Brown (29'), Edouard (52' pen., 62'), Ajeti (86')
Dec 13, 2020 3pm
Aug 9, 2020 4.30pm
Kilmarnock
1-1
Celtic
Burke (24' pen.)
Dicker (10'), Power (35')
Christie (11')
Brown (72')
Feb 23, 2020 3pm
Celtic
3-1
Kilmarnock
Ajer (28'), Edouard (33'), Griffiths (62')
McGregor (67')
Brophy (6' pen.)
El Makrini (21'), Power (45')
Power (57')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic333021103257892
2RangersRangers33254481344779
3Aberdeen33172145252053
4Hearts33146135649748
5Hibernian33135154952-344
6St Mirren33128133849-1144
7Livingston33126153352-1942
8Motherwell33107164448-437
9St Johnstone3396183454-2033
10Dundee UnitedDundee Utd3387183658-2231
11Kilmarnock3387182958-2931
12Ross County3376202852-2427

Ted Lasso creative

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!