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Kilmarnock v Celtic : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 15th Feb, 14:00 BST, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock and Celtic meet at the Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon, with both Stuart Kettlewell and Martin O'Neill aiming for victory in the Premiership. Statistics drive the predictions below for seventeen markets, and switching between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and a whole lot more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kilmarnock
29%
-15/2
Draw
25%
-4/1
Celtic
46%
-4/11
Draw 1-1
12%
-15/2
Celtic 1-0
10%
-11/2
Celtic 2-1
9%
-13/2
Celtic 2-0
8%
-5/1
Kilmarnock 1-0
7%
-14/1
Kilmarnock 2-1
7%
-18/1
Draw 0-0
6%
-10/1
Draw 2-2
6%
-16/1
Celtic 3-1
5%
-9/1
Kilmarnock 2-0
4%
-28/1
Celtic 3-0
4%
-7/1
Celtic 3-2
3%
-20/1
Kilmarnock 3-1
3%
-45/1
Kilmarnock 3-2
2%
-45/1
Celtic 4-1
2%
-14/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
-4/6
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
-11/10
Home 1st Goal
45%
-14/5
Away 1st Goal
51%
-1/3
No 1st Goal
3%
-10/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
-21/20
BTTS - No
44%
-7/10
BTTS - Home Win
15%
-12/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
-5/1
BTTS - Away Win
22%
-21/10
Home/draw
54%
-21/10
Away/draw
71%
-1/14
Home/away
75%
-1/6
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
-2/9
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
-3/1
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
-17/10
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
-4/9
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
-19/5
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
-1/6
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
-8/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
-1/20
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
-1/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
-10/1
Home DNB
47%
-5/1
Away DNB
63%
-1/10
Kilmarnock win to nil
14%
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Celtic win to nil
23%
--
Kilmarnock / Kilmarnock
0%
-10/1
Kilmarnock / Celtic
0%
-18/1
Kilmarnock / Draw
0%
-16/1
Draw / Kilmarnock
0%
-14/1
Draw / Celtic
0%
-16/5
Draw / Draw
0%
-11/2
Celtic / Kilmarnock
0%
-40/1
Celtic / Celtic
0%
-10/11
Celtic / Draw
0%
-14/1
Win / draw / win Premiership table

Kilmarnock have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Kilmarnock have conceded 45 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Kilmarnock have played 12 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Celtic lay in 3rd place on 48 points in the Premiership league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 38 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Celtic have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Celtic have played 12 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kilmarnock
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts252754 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
-
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
-
d
 
2-2F
2
Rangers252451 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
-
l
 
5-1A
l
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
-
Mar 1
3
Celtic242048 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
Feb 15
-
-
-
-
-
4
Motherwell242043 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2F
-
l
 
4-0A
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 14
-
5
Hibernian251139 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
-
Apr 4
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
Feb 22
-
6
Falkirk25-336 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
-
Feb 28
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
-
7
Aberdeen24-728 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-0F
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
8
Dundee Utd24-1025 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 21
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1F
-
Mar 22
9
St. Mirren24-1323 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 11
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 11
-
10
Dundee24-1823 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Apr 11
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
-
Apr 4
11
Kilmarnock25-2417 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
-
Feb 15
12
Livingston25-2711 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
-
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-4A
Feb 11
-
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Kilmarnock
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Celtic
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Celtic have beaten Kilmarnock in 6 consecutive league meetings
7
Celtic have not lost to Kilmarnock in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Kilmarnock since 2013
Kilmarnock
Celtic
Goals: Scored
13
45
Games: Scored
9 / 19
18 / 19
Clean sheets
1 / 19
10 / 19
KIL
3
D
2
CEL
14
League games at Celtic since 2014
Celtic
Kilmarnock
Goals: Scored
53
10
Games: Scored
17 / 19
10 / 19
Clean sheets
9 / 19
2 / 19
D
4
CEL
15
Goal Statistics

Celtic have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Premiership outings. Their PG of 1.6 against Kilmarnock on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Kilmarnock Celtic
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Kilmarnock will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Celtic will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Kilmarnock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Celtic’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Kilmarnock
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.2
1.6
Attack rating
KIL
CEL
33%
better
view stats
Games scored17
20
Failed to score8
4
Scored first8
17
Goals scored24
43
Avg. goals scored1
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
12
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.2
2.2
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
KIL
CEL
39%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
12
Clean sheets5
12
Conceded first15
5
Goals conceded48
23
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against2.1
1
KickOff rating
+39%

Kilmarnock v Celtic Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Kilmarnock Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22438
D ThompsonB AndersonG KiltieB Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Thompson DEF251
4
1
B Anderson FWD2542
1
-
R Deas DEF231
7
-
M Dackers FWD232
4
-
B Lyons MID2211
8
-
D Watson MID2231
6
1
L Polworth MID2111
2
-
G Kiltie FWD2123
3
-
L Mayo DEF20
2
-
B. Brannan MID171
2
-
T John-Jules  FWD1641
2
-
J Brown DEF152
2
-
E. Brown DEF13
1
-
T Lowery MID13
2
1
S Tiffoney FWD1211
-
G Stanger DEF112
3
1
R McKenzie FWD11
-
J Thomson MID10
2
-
M Watkins FWD8
-
M Stryjek GLK7
-
Z Williams DEF7
-
D. Daniels FWD72
2
-
J Brandon DEF5
1
-
E. Beach GLK3
-
K Magennis MID3
1
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231255
C McGregorB NygrenD MaedaL Scales
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C McGregor MID2422
4
-
B Nygren FWD24123
3
-
K Schmeichel GLK23
3
-
L Scales DEF232
5
-
A Engels MID2342
5
-
L McCowan MID2211
1
-
D Maeda FWD2275
2
-
K Tierney DEF2135
1
-
R Hatate MID2012
2
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD1841
1
-
A Ralston DEF17
1
-
A Trusty DEF16
1
1
J Forrest FWD161
-
S Tounekti FWD151
3
-
J Kenny FWD1542
-
C. Donovan DEF102
1
-
M Saracchi DEF81
-
S Yamada FWD8
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF7
1
-
P Bernardo MID7
1
-
M Balikwisha FWD71
-
D Murray DEF5
-
K Iheanacho FWD52
1
-
A Johnston DEF2
-
V Sinisalo GLK1
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF1
-
H Inamura DEF1
-
C. Osmand FWD1
-