Celtic vs Kilmarnock prediction and preview

Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Premiership · Sunday 8 November 2026, 16:00 UTC · Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic · Kilmarnock · Premiership predictions

The Premiership fixture between Celtic and Kilmarnock is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 16:00 UTC at Celtic Park in Glasgow. Celtic sit 1st on 28 points after 12 matches, while Kilmarnock go into the round 11th, on 9 points from 12 games.

Recent form: Celtic L-D-W-L-W, Kilmarnock D-L-L-W-L (most recent first). 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. Kilmarnock average 1.3 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Celtic have 8 wins to Kilmarnock's 1 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 4.0 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 9 Aug 2026, ended Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic.

Celtic are without Alistair Johnston (injury). Alistair Johnston has featured heavily in recent matches. Kilmarnock are without Maksymilian Stryjek (injury). Maksymilian Stryjek has featured heavily in recent matches. John Beaton is the appointed referee. Across 118 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.4 yellow cards per game and 0.4 penalties per game, and home sides won 56% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Celtic clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.