Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic
Premiership · · Regular Season - 2
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic.
Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic
Managers: Neil McCann (Kilmarnock) · Martin O'Neill (Celtic)
Match facts
- Venue: The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Kilmarnock plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: R. Lee
- Round: Regular Season - 2
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 2' K. Høgh for Celtic (assist A. Engels)
- 33' K. Høgh for Celtic (assist B. Nygren)
- 35' K. Høgh for Celtic (assist C. Duran)
- 47' B. Nygren for Celtic
- 56' Michael Schjønning-Larsen for Kilmarnock (assist T. Lowery)
- 75' L. McCowan for Celtic
Bookings
- 26' J. Hugill — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Kilmarnock — 4-3-1-2
Starting XI
- 1 · M. Stryjek (G)
- 2 · J. Brandon (D)
- 8 · Erik Ring (M)
- 9 · J. Hugill (F)
- 10 · T. John-Jules (F)
- 11 · G. Kiltie (M)
- 14 · George Stanger (D)
- 15 · J. Yfeko (D)
- 18 · T. Lowery (M)
- 21 · Michael Schjønning-Larsen (D)
- 36 · Aaron Tshibola (M)
Substitutes
- 5 · M. O'Hara (M)
- 7 · Rory McKenzie (M)
- 12 · C. Ferrie (G)
- 20 · N. Cleșcenco (F)
- 22 · J. Thomson (M)
- 25 · E. Brown (D)
- 27 · I. Owen (F)
- 39 · E. Bowie (D)
- 49 · B. Rice (M)
Celtic — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1 · Viljami Sinisalo (G)
- 2 · A. Johnston (D)
- 6 · A. Trusty (D)
- 8 · B. Nygren (M)
- 9 · K. Høgh (F)
- 11 · C. Durán (M)
- 13 · Yang Hyun-Jun (M)
- 20 · C. Carter-Vickers (D)
- 27 · A. Engels (M)
- 42 · C. McGregor (M)
- 63 · K. Tierney (D)
Substitutes
- 14 · L. McCowan (M)
- 17 · S. Tounekti (F)
- 19 · C. Osmand (F)
- 21 · A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (M)
- 31 · R. Doohan (G)
- 41 · R. Hatate (M)
- 47 · D. Murray (D)
- 49 · J. Forrest (M)
- 51 · Colby Donovan (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Kilmarnock: WWLLW · 9 pts from 5 · 7-4
- Celtic: WWLDW · 10 pts from 5 · 8-5
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Kilmarnock and Celtic.
- Kilmarnock 2-3 Celtic · Feb 15, 2026
- Celtic 4-0 Kilmarnock · Nov 9, 2025
- Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic · Sep 14, 2025
- Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock · Apr 12, 2025
- Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock · Jan 18, 2025
Other matches in Regular Season - 2
Premiership, Regular Season - 2.
- Dundee 2-0 Aberdeen — 8 Aug 2026
- ST Mirren 1-0 ST Johnstone — 8 Aug 2026
- Heart Of Midlothian 4-0 Dundee Utd — 9 Aug 2026
- Motherwell 0-0 Falkirk — 9 Aug 2026
- Rangers 1-2 Hibernian — 9 Aug 2026