Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 14 September 2025

Result

Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic

Premiership · Sunday 14 September 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Kilmarnock · Celtic · Premiership predictions

Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic: match report

Kilmarnock were beaten by Celtic 1-2 in the Premiership on Sunday 14 September 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Daizen Maeda opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Kilmarnock's goal came from David Watson (83'). Celtic scored through Daizen Maeda (56') and Kelechi Iheanacho (90+6', penalty).

Discipline: Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards; Celtic received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Kilmarnock were 8th on 4 points from 4 and Celtic 2nd on 10 points from 4. Kilmarnock went on to finish that season 10th with 40 points, and Celtic 1st with 82.

Kilmarnock lined up in a 5-3-2 and Celtic in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Benjamin Nygren of Celtic (7.8), ahead of Liam Scales (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Kilmarnock win, 1 draw and 8 for Celtic.

Going into the match Kilmarnock's last five read D-D-D-D and Celtic's D-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Yellow card · Sebastian TounektiCeltic
  • 55'Yellow card · Benjamin NygrenCeltic
  • 56'Goal · Daizen MaedaCeltic · 0-1
  • 83'Goal · David WatsonKilmarnock · 1-1
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Greg KiltieKilmarnock
  • 90+5'Yellow card · David WatsonKilmarnock
  • 90+6'Penalty goal · Kelechi IheanachoCeltic · 1-2
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Kelechi IheanachoCeltic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Kilmarnock 1, draws 1, Celtic 8.

Team news

Unavailable

  • JotaCeltic · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Kilmarnock line-up (5-3-2)

Maksymilian Stryjek, James Brown, George Stanger, Lewis Mayo, Robbie Deas, Dominic Thompson, David Shankland Watson, Liam Polworth, Rory McKenzie, Marcus Dackers, Djenairo Daniels

Celtic line-up (4-3-3)

Kasper Schmeichel, Colby Donovan, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Marcelo Saracchi, Benjamin Nygren, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Daizen Maeda, Sebastian Tounekti