Celtic v Falkirk

2:0
Full time

Celtic v Falkirk in Scottish Premiership ended 2:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Celtic v Falkirk

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Celtic at 56.5% - the match finished 2:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Celtic X 2 · Falkirk Prediction Result
Pro AI (XGBoost) 56.5% 21.1% 22.4% Home win · Celtic ✔ Correct
Final score 2:0 Home win · Celtic
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Celtic v Falkirk

  1. 17′Leon McCann · Yellow card
  2. 39′Tomas Cvancara · Goal (assist: Kieran Tierney)
  3. 48′James Forrest · Substitution (off: Hyun-jun Yang)
  4. 62′Benjamin Nygren · Goal (assist: Callum McGregor)
  5. 63′Finn Yeats · Substitution (off: Louie Marsh)
  6. 64′Henry Cartwright · Substitution (off: Dylan Tait)
  7. 64′Ethan Ross · Substitution (off: Kyrell Wilson)
  8. 66′Henry Cartwright · Yellow card
  9. 71′Reo Hatate · Substitution (off: Arne Engels)
  10. 72′Sebastian Tounekti · Substitution (off: Tomas Cvancara)
  11. 74′Brian Graham · Substitution (off: Barney Stewart)
  12. 83′Stephen Welsh · Substitution (off: Kieran Tierney)
  13. 84′Kelechi Iheanacho · Substitution (off: Daizen Maeda)
  14. 84′Aidan Nesbitt · Substitution (off: Calvin Miller)

Match statistics: Celtic v Falkirk

Statistic Celtic Falkirk
Possession 58% 42%
Shots on target 5 3
Total shots 10 13
Shots off target 4 6
Blocked shots 3 2
Corners 2 0
Fouls 7 5
Offsides 1 4
Yellow cards 8 5
Passes 546 404
Pass accuracy 88% 82%

Line-ups: Celtic v Falkirk

Celtic 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 Kasper Schmeichel 8.0
  2. 5 Liam Scales 8.0
  3. 8 Benjamin Nygren 7.4
  4. 11 Tomas Cvancara 7.1
  5. 13 Hyun-jun Yang 6.4
  6. 22 Julián Araujo 7.5
  7. 27 Arne Engels 7.1
  8. 38 Daizen Maeda 6.4
  9. 42 Callum McGregor 7.7
  10. 47 Dane Murray 7.0
  11. 63 Kieran Tierney 7.6
Substitutes (9)
  1. 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  2. 14 Luke McCowan
  3. 17 Kelechi Iheanacho 6.5
  4. 23 Sebastian Tounekti 6.9
  5. 28 Paulo Bernardo
  6. 41 Reo Hatate 6.5
  7. 49 James Forrest 6.7
  8. 51 Colby Donovan
  9. 57 Stephen Welsh 6.5

Falkirk 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Keelan Adams 6.5
  2. 3 Leon McCann 6.8
  3. 5 Liam Henderson 7.1
  4. 8 Brad Spencer 6.6
  5. 16 Barney Stewart 6.5
  6. 19 Scott Bain 6.6
  7. 20 Connor Allan 7.0
  8. 21 Dylan Tait 6.8
  9. 22 Kyrell Wilson 7.0
  10. 29 Calvin Miller 6.6
  11. 30 Louie Marsh 6.9
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 Nicky Hogarth
  2. 6 Coll Donaldson
  3. 7 Brian Graham 6.7
  4. 9 Ross MacIver
  5. 10 Aidan Nesbitt 6.5
  6. 14 Finn Yeats 6.3
  7. 17 Henry Cartwright 6.5
  8. 23 Ethan Ross 6.5
  9. 28 Filip Lissah

Form and head-to-head: Celtic v Falkirk

Celtic

LWWWW

Falkirk

DLLDL

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Celtic wins: 2; draws: 0; Falkirk wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Celtic 2–1 Falkirk Scottish Premiership
Falkirk 0–1 Celtic Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
2 Hearts 38 24 8 6 +33 80 WWLDW
3 Celtic 33 21 4 8 +24 67 DWWLDWWWWW
3 Rangers 38 20 12 6 +33 72 LWLLL
4 Motherwell 33 14 12 7 +23 54 LWWDWWDDWD
5 Hibernian 38 15 12 11 +14 57 LWLWL
6 Falkirk 33 13 7 13 -3 46 DWDLLWLDWW

Managers: Celtic v Falkirk

M. O'Neill
CelticManagerM. O'Neill
J. McGlynn
FalkirkManagerJ. McGlynn

Match information: Celtic v Falkirk

Kick-off
·
Competition
Scottish Premiership
Round
24
Venue
Celtic Park
City
Glasgow
Surface
grass
Capacity
60,411

Live commentary: Celtic v Falkirk

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