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Celtic v Falkirk

Scottish Premiership
Celtic
2:1
Full time
Falkirk

Celtic v Falkirk in Scottish Premiership ended 2:1. 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 74.8% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Celtic X 2 · Falkirk Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 74.1% 17.1% 8.8% Home win · Celtic ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 74.8% 9.9% 15.3% Home win · Celtic ✔ Correct
Data Providers 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% Home win · Celtic ✔ Correct
Final score 2:1 Home win · Celtic
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.20 on a Celtic win, 6.81 on the draw and 12.01 on a Falkirk win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Celtic win 1.20 1.24 Betano 83.3% 74.8%
Draw 6.81 7.50 Betfair 14.7% 9.9%
Falkirk win 12.01 14.00 Betfair 8.3% 15.3%
Over 2.5 goals 1.35 1.40 Betfair 74.1% 83.7%
Under 2.5 goals 3.08 3.24 Pinnacle 32.5% 16.3%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.82 1.91 Bet365 54.9% 57.9%
Both teams to score - No 1.91 2.00 William Hill 52.4% 42.1%
Updated: 29.08.2026 10:03 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Celtic v Falkirk

  1. 4′C. Duran · Goal
  2. 29′C. Duran · Goal (assist: K. Tierney)
  3. 35′L. Neilson · Yellow card
  4. 44′L. McCann · Yellow card
  5. 45+2′C. Donovan · Yellow card
  6. 60′B. Parkinson · Substitution (off: J. Murrell)
  7. 63′H. Hassan · Substitution (off: J. Forrest)
  8. 69′E. Ross · Substitution (off: C. McLeod)
  9. 69′C. Fodrey · Substitution (off: A. Doherty)
  10. 69′L. McCann · Substitution (off: S. Tanser)
  11. 70′K. Tierney · Substitution (off: A. Trusty)
  12. 70′C. Duran · Substitution (off: C. Osmand)
  13. 72′C. Donovan · Own goal
  14. 77′C. McLeod · Yellow card
  15. 78′A. Oxlade-Chamberlain · Substitution (off: L. McCowan)
  16. 78′Yang Hyun-Jun · Substitution (off: S. Tounekti)
  17. 78′B. Krauhaus · Substitution (off: D. Melniks)
  18. 82′A. Doherty · Yellow card

Match statistics: Celtic v Falkirk

Statistic Celtic Falkirk
Possession 56% 44%
Shots on target 8 1
Total shots 19 5
Shots off target 7 3
Blocked shots 4 1
Corners 6 3
Fouls 7 14
Offsides 2 3
Yellow cards 1 4
Saves 1 6
Passes 577 459
Pass accuracy 90% 85%

Line-ups: Celtic v Falkirk

Celtic 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Viljami Sinisalo 6.9
  2. 5 Liam Scales 7.9
  3. 8 Benjamin Nygren 7.2
  4. 11 Camilo Durán 8.9
  5. 13 Yang Hyun-Jun 7.0
  6. 20 Cameron Carter-Vickers 6.7
  7. 21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 7.3
  8. 22 Mika Baur 7.3
  9. 23 Haissem Hassan 7.2
  10. 51 Colby Donovan 6.5
  11. 63 Kieran Tierney 8.0
Substitutes (9)
  1. 6 Auston Trusty 6.5
  2. 14 Luke McCowan 6.7
  3. 17 Sebastian Tounekti 6.6
  4. 19 Callum Osmand 6.7
  5. 24 Johnny Kenny
  6. 31 Ross Doohan
  7. 47 Dane Murray
  8. 49 James Forrest 6.9
  9. 62 Liam Kennedy

Falkirk 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 3 Leon McCann 5.7
  2. 5 Liam Henderson 6.3
  3. 7 Ben Parkinson 6.3
  4. 8 Brad Spencer 7.2
  5. 15 Lewis Neilson 6.2
  6. 16 Finley Barbrook 6.9
  7. 19 Scott Bain 8.9
  8. 22 Ryan Strain 6.2
  9. 23 Ethan Ross 6.5
  10. 28 Ben Krauhaus 6.2
  11. 99 Calvin Fodrey 6.2
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 Nicky Hogarth
  2. 4 Jack McMillan
  3. 6 Coll Donaldson
  4. 9 Ross Maclver
  5. 17 Scott Tanser 6.7
  6. 21 Deniss Melniks 6.3
  7. 24 Jacob Murrell 6.3
  8. 27 Connor McLeod 6.3
  9. 47 Aodhan Doherty 6.2

Form and head-to-head: Celtic v Falkirk

Celtic

WWWLW

Falkirk

DLDLW

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

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

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

Scottish Premiership 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
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Competition
Scottish Premiership
Round
4
Venue
Celtic Park
City
Glasgow
Surface
grass
Capacity
60,411