Celtic vs Falkirk prediction and preview

Premiership · Sunday 31 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Celtic vs Falkirk

Premiership · Sunday 31 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic · Falkirk · Premiership predictions

Celtic vs Falkirk preview

Celtic welcome Falkirk at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Sunday 31 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Premiership. Celtic are 1st in the table with 28 points from 12, while Falkirk are 4th in the table with 18 points from 12.

Celtic have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Falkirk have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Celtic have scored 2.2 and conceded 2.0 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Falkirk average 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Celtic have 7 wins to Falkirk's 1 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 1 Nov 2026, ended Falkirk 2-0 Celtic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Celtic129122710+1728WWWDL
4Falkirk125341512+318LWWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Celtic 7, draws 2, Falkirk 1.

Team news

Celtic expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sam Johnstone, Liam Scales, Colby Donovan, Kieran Tierney, Mika Baur, Callum McGregor, Callum Osmand, Haissem Hassan, Camilo Durán

Falkirk expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Bain, Liam Henderson, Lewis Neilson, Ryan Strain, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Finley Barbrook, Owen Eames, Ethan Ross, Deniss Melniks, Jacob Murrell

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