Kilmarnock 1 – 5 Celtic: Premiership Match Report

Premiership · 2

Kilmarnock

Full Time

1–5

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · Rugby Park

Celtic

Celtic won after full-time.

⚽ Michael Schjönning-Larsen 56' ⚽ Luke McCowan 75'⚽ Benjamin Nygren 47'⚽ Kasper Høgh 35'⚽ Kasper Høgh 33'⚽ Kasper Høgh 2'

Match Events

82'

Callum OsmandCeltic · Kasper Høgh

75'

Bailey RiceKilmarnock · Tyreece John-Jules

75'

Luke McCowanCeltic

1-5

74'

Mark O'Hara Kilmarnock · Michael Schjönning-Larsen

74'

Luke McCowanCeltic · Hyun-jun Yang

74'

James ForrestCeltic · Benjamin Nygren

64'

Sebastian TounektiCeltic · Camilo Durán

56'

Michael Schjönning-LarsenKilmarnock · Tom Lowery

1-4

47'

Benjamin NygrenCeltic

0-4

46'

Colby DonovanCeltic · Alistair Johnston

35'

Kasper HøghCeltic · Camilo Durán

0-3

33'

Kasper HøghCeltic · Benjamin Nygren

0-2

26'

Joe HugillKilmarnock

Kasper HøghCeltic · Arne Engels

0-1

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Celtic76011018

Kilmarnock7124-95

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VenueRugby ParkSunday, 9 August 2026

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RefereeRyan Lee

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Kilmarnock Starting XI

Formation 4-3-1-2

Maksymilian Stryjek

Jamie Brandon

George Stanger

J. Yfeko

Michael Schjönning-Larsen

Erik Ring

Aaron Tshibola

Tom Lowery

Greg Kiltie

Joe Hugill

Tyreece John-Jules

Substitutes 9

#5 Mark O'Hara Midfielder

#7 Rory McKenzie Midfielder

#12 Callum Ferie Goalkeeper

#20 Nicky Clescenco Attacker

#22 Jack Thomson Midfielder

#25 Ethan Schilte-Brown Defender

#27 Ieuan Owen Attacker

#39 Euan Bowie Defender

#49 Bailey Rice Midfielder

Celtic Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Viljami Sinisalo

Alistair Johnston

Cameron Carter-Vickers

Auston Trusty

Kieran Tierney

Callum McGregor

Arne Engels

Camilo Durán

Benjamin Nygren

Hyun-jun Yang

Kasper Høgh

Substitutes 9

#14 Luke McCowan Midfielder

#17 Sebastian Tounekti Attacker

#19 Callum Osmand Attacker

#21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder

#31 Ross Doohan Goalkeeper

#41 Reo Hatate Midfielder

#47 Dane Murray Defender

#49 James Forrest Midfielder

#51 Colby Donovan Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Kilmarnock

Comparison

Celtic Celtic

36% Ball Possession % 64%

10 Shots Total 33

6 Shots On Target 16

2 Shots Off Target 10

2 Shots Blocked 7

10 Shots Insidebox 29

0 Shots Outsidebox 4

7 Goal Attempts 24

4 Big Chances Created 10

4 Big Chances Missed 7

5 Corners 7

1 Offsides 0

12 Fouls 10

1 Yellowcards 0

371 Passes 661

298 Successful Passes 599

80% Successful Passes Percentage 91%

10 Key Passes 25

43 Long Passes 48

19 Successful Long Passes 32

44% Successful Long Passes Percentage 67%

13 Total Crosses 16

4 Accurate Crosses 7

14 Dribble Attempts 8

7 Successful Dribbles 4

50% Successful Dribbles Percentage 50%

16 Tackles 16

6 Interceptions 12

46 Duels Won 43

11 Saves 4

87 Attacks 98

41 Dangerous Attacks 47

10 Free Kicks 12

18 Throwins 22

12 Goal Kicks 4

0 Hit Woodwork 3

2 Substitutions 5

13 Successful Headers 11

1 Assists 3

1 Goals 5

94 Ball Safe 105