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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 3
Aug 14, 2022 at 12pm UK
Rugby Park
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Kilmarnock
0 - 5
Celtic


McKenzie (21'), Donnelly (42'), Lafferty (60'), Armstrong (78')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Furuhashi (7'), Jota (35'), Jenz (45+1'), Starfelt (76'), Giakoumakis (82')
Maeda (61'), McGregor (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Kilmarnock and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Kilmarnock

Last Six:
Last Game: Rangers 2-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Celtic

Last Six:
Last Game: Ross County 1-3 Celtic
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Kilmarnock 1-3 Celtic

 Celtic usually fare well against Kilmarnock, and we think that the Scottish champions will cruise past the newly-promoted side to begin the season with three consecutive victories. 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 60.8%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 18.52%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.44%) and 0-1 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.59%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 2-1 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
KilmarnockDrawCeltic
18.52% (-0.414 -0.41) 20.68% (-0.298 -0.3) 60.8% (0.715 0.72)
Both teams to score 56.89% (0.26900000000001 0.27)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.38% (0.719 0.72)39.61% (-0.716 -0.72)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.03% (0.742 0.74)61.96% (-0.74 -0.74)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.09% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)34.9% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.36% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)71.64% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.39% (0.434 0.43)12.61% (-0.432 -0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.28% (0.89 0.89)38.72% (-0.887 -0.89)
Score Analysis
    Kilmarnock 18.52%
    Celtic 60.8%
    Draw 20.68%
KilmarnockDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.05% (-0.09 -0.09)
1-0 @ 4.63% (-0.158 -0.16)
2-0 @ 2.44% (-0.085 -0.09)
3-2 @ 1.83% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 1.77% (-0.032 -0.03)
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 18.52%
1-1 @ 9.59% (-0.167 -0.17)
2-2 @ 5.23% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-0 @ 4.4% (-0.148 -0.15)
3-3 @ 1.27% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 20.68%
1-2 @ 9.93% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
0-2 @ 9.44% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-1 @ 9.11% (-0.154 -0.15)
1-3 @ 6.86% (0.105 0.11)
0-3 @ 6.51% (0.104 0.1)
2-3 @ 3.61% (0.054 0.05)
1-4 @ 3.55% (0.112 0.11)
0-4 @ 3.37% (0.107 0.11)
2-4 @ 1.87% (0.058 0.06)
1-5 @ 1.47% (0.07 0.07)
0-5 @ 1.4% (0.066 0.07)
Other @ 3.69%
Total : 60.8%

How you voted: Kilmarnock vs Celtic

Kilmarnock
5.9%
Draw
17.6%
Celtic
76.5%
34
Head to Head
Feb 2, 2021 7.45pm
Kilmarnock
0-4
Celtic

Tshibola (36')
Brown (29'), Edouard (52' pen., 62'), Ajeti (86')
> Match Report
Dec 13, 2020 3pm
Celtic
2-0
Kilmarnock
Elyounoussi (57'), Duffy (70')

Power (36'), Kabamba (43')
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')
> Match Report
Jan 22, 2020 7.45pm
Kilmarnock
1-3
Celtic
Kabamba (66')
Dicker (60')
Edouard (25'), Griffiths (51'), Jullien (73')
Ntcham (57'), Bauer (95')
> Match Report
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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