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Kilmarnock vs Celtic — result, stats & head-to-head, 9 Aug 2026

Kilmarnock vs CelticPremiership · Round 2 · Rugby Park1–5
Matches
Kilmarnock 1–5 Full time Celtic

Starting XI

Celtic4-2-3-1
9⚽↓Høgh10.0↓ 82'
13↓Yang7.0↓ 74'
8⚽↓Nygren7.9↓ 74'
11↓Marquez8.2↓ 64'
27Engels8.4
42CMcGregor7.0
63Tierney8.0
6Trusty7.4
20Vickers7.0
2↓Johnston6.9↓ 46'
1Sinisalo7.5

Timeline

  1. 2'
    Kasper Høgh · 0–1assist: Arne Engels
  2. 26'
    Joe Hugillyellow card
  3. 33'
    Kasper Høgh · 0–2assist: Benjamin Nygren
  4. 35'
    Kasper Høgh · 0–3assist: Camilo Durán
  5. 46'
    Alistair Johnston ↑ Colby Donovan ↓substitution
  6. 47'
    Benjamin Nygren · 0–4Left foot shot
  7. 56'
    Michael Schjönning-Larsen · 1–4assist: Tom Lowery
  8. 64'
    Camilo Durán ↑ Sebastian Tounekti ↓substitution
  9. 74'
    Hyun-jun Yang ↑ Luke McCowan ↓substitution
  10. 74'
    Michael Schjönning-Larsen ↑ Mark O'Hara  ↓substitution
  11. 74'
    Benjamin Nygren ↑ James Forrest ↓substitution
  12. 75'
    Luke McCowan · 1–5Right foot shot
  13. 75'
    Tyreece John-Jules ↑ Bailey Rice ↓substitution
  14. 82'
    Kasper Høgh ↑ Callum Osmand ↓substitution

Kilmarnock left · Celtic right

Periods

Kilmarnock
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0
Celtic
1st half3
2nd half2
Extra time0

Match statistics

10Shots33
6Shots on target16
5Corners7
12Fouls10
16Tackles16
1Yellow cards0

Match information

PremiershipCompetition
2Round
Sun 9 Aug · 12:30 UTCKickoff
Rugby ParkVenue
18,128Capacity
8,353 (46% full)Attendance
Ryan LeeReferee
15°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
36% · 64%
Duels won
52% · 48%
Pass accuracy
80% · 91%

Breakdown

Shooting
10Shots inside box29
0Shots outside box4
2Shots blocked7
0Hit woodwork3
4Big chances created10
4Big chances missed7
Passing
371Passes661
13Crosses16
4Accurate crosses7
43Long passes48
19Accurate long passes32
Defence
6Interceptions12
11Keeper saves4
Duels & dribbles
46Duels won43
14Dribble attempts8
7Successful dribbles4

Goalscorers

Kasper Høgh 3Celtic
Benjamin Nygren 2Celtic
Luke McCowanCeltic
Michael Schjönning-LarsenKilmarnock

Bench

Kilmarnock · bench

5O'Hara6.4↑ 74'
7McKenzieMF
12FerrieGK
20ClescencoFW
22ThomsonMF
25BrownDF
27OwenFW
39BowieDF
49Rice6.5↑ 75'

Celtic · bench

14McCowan7.4↑ 74'
17Tounekti6.9↑ 64'
19Osmand6.6↑ 82'
21ChamberlainMF
31DoohanGK
41HatateMF
47MurrayDF
49Forrest6.8↑ 74'
51Donovan6.6↑ 46'

Managers

N
Neill McCann
Kilmarnock · Manager

Previous meetings

In 6 recorded meetings, Kilmarnock have won 0 and Celtic 6 — 0 ended level.

2026 · PremiershipKilmarnock vs Celtic 2–3 2025 · PremiershipCeltic vs Kilmarnock 4–0 2025 · PremiershipKilmarnock vs Celtic 1–2 2025 · PremiershipCeltic vs Kilmarnock 5–1 2024 · PremiershipKilmarnock vs Celtic 0–2 2024 · PremiershipCeltic vs Kilmarnock 4–0 All 6 meetings →

Recent form

Kilmarnock WWWWL
Celtic WWWDW

Premiership

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Celtic4400112+912
2St. Mirren431073+410
3Hearts4301104+69
4Motherwell422084+48
5Dundee521264+27
6Rangers421154+17
7Hibernian420267-16
8St. Johnstone411267-14
9Dundee United5113510-54
10Aberdeen410327-53
11Falkirk401326-41
12Kilmarnock4004414-100

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
12
Kilmarnock
WWWWL
 6.57 0
1
Celtic
WWWDW
 7.46 12
Market

No market on record.

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Form
KilmarnockWWWWL
CelticWWWDW
Match stats
36Possession64
10Shots33
6On target16
5Corners7
1Yellow cards0