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Falkirk vs Celtic — result, stats & head-to-head, 14 Jan 2026

Falkirk vs CelticPremiership · Round 17 · Falkirk Community Stadium0–1
Matches
Falkirk 0–1 Full time Celtic

Starting XI

Falkirk4-2-3-1
16↓Stewart6.5↓ 63'
22↓Wilson6.3↓ 78'
14↓Yeats6.3↓ 63'
29↓Miller7.0↓ 78'
8CSpencer7.0
21↓Tait6.4↓ 74'
28Lissah7.2
20Allan7.1
5Henderson6.8
3McCann6.9
19Bain7.3

Timeline

  1. 43'
    Benjamin Nygren · 0–1assist: Arne Engels
  2. 63'
    Finn Yeats ↑ Louie Marsh ↓substitution
  3. 63'
    Barney Stewart ↑ Ben Parkinson ↓substitution
  4. 66'
    Hyun-jun Yang ↑ Luke McCowan ↓substitution
  5. 66'
    Sebastian Tounekti ↑ Reo Hatate ↓substitution
  6. 74'
    Dylan Tait ↑ Henry Cartwright ↓substitution
  7. 74'
    Kieran Tierneyyellow card
  8. 78'
    Kyrell Wilson ↑ Ethan Ross ↓substitution
  9. 78'
    Calvin Miller ↑ E. Williams ↓substitution
  10. 79'
    Arne Engels ↑ Johnny Kenny ↓substitution

Falkirk left · Celtic right

Periods

Falkirk
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Celtic
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

11Shots8
6Shots on target2
3Corners4
8Fouls10
17Tackles9
0Yellow cards1

Match information

PremiershipCompetition
17Round
Wed 14 Jan · 19:45 UTCKickoff
Falkirk Community StadiumVenue
7,937Capacity
7,730 (97% full)Attendance
John BeatonReferee
5°C · moderate rainWeather

Possession

Possession
43% · 57%
Duels won
52% · 48%
Pass accuracy
78% · 84%

Breakdown

Shooting
8Shots inside box6
3Shots outside box1
1Shots blocked3
2Big chances created1
2Big chances missed0
Passing
423Passes582
19Crosses18
6Accurate crosses5
60Long passes69
30Accurate long passes35
Defence
12Interceptions10
1Keeper saves6
Duels & dribbles
43Duels won41
10Dribble attempts16
6Successful dribbles9

Goalscorers

Benjamin Nygren 16Celtic
Daizen Maeda 14Celtic
Barney Stewart 8Falkirk
Hyun-jun Yang 8Celtic

Bench

Falkirk · bench

1HogarthGK
2AdamsDF
6DonaldsonDF
7GrahamFW
17Cartwright6.7↑ 74'
23Ross6.5↑ 78'
24Williams6.4↑ 78'
27Parkinson6.3↑ 63'
30Marsh6.5↑ 63'

Celtic · bench

12SinisaloGK
14McCowan6.4↑ 66'
24Kenny6.3↑ 79'
28BernardoMF
41Hatate6.7↑ 66'
47MurrayDF
49ForrestMF
51DonovanDF
56RalstonDF

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Falkirk have won 0 and Celtic 3 — 0 ended level.

2026 · PremiershipCeltic vs Falkirk 3–1 2026 · PremiershipCeltic vs Falkirk 2–0 2025 · PremiershipCeltic vs Falkirk 4–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Falkirk LWLWW
Celtic WWLLW

Premiership

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Hearts3321755828+3070
2Rangers33191226631+3569
3Celtic3321485935+2467
4Motherwell33141275229+2354
5Hibernian33131285137+1451
6Falkirk33137134548-346
7Dundee United33913114554-940
8Aberdeen3396183348-1533
9Dundee3389163453-1933
10St. Mirren3379172748-2130
11Kilmarnock33610173765-2828
12Livingston33113193566-3116

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
6
Falkirk
LWLWW
 6.70 46
3
Celtic
WWLLW
 6.99 67
Market

No market on record.

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Around this match
St. Mirren – FalkirkFalkirk
Falkirk – HibernianFalkirk
Celtic – Dundee UnitedCeltic
Bologna – CelticCeltic
Form
FalkirkLWLWW
CelticWWLLW
Match stats
43Possession57
11Shots8
6On target2
3Corners4
0Yellow cards1