Falkirk vs Celtic

Premiership 14 Jan 2026, 19:45
Falkirk
Falkirk
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 Falkirk Stadium Round 17

Match report

Celtic edged past Falkirk 1-0 in the Premiership on 14 January 2026.

Celtic dominated possession with 73% of the ball, while Falkirk had 11 shots to Celtic's 8.

The match was played at Falkirk Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 11 - 8 On target 6 - 2 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 8 - 10 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Benjamin Nygren
Celtic · 1 goal
8 Kasper Schmeichel 6 saves
8 Liam Scales 82 passes (84% accurate)
7 Scott Bain captained the side
7 Filip Lissah captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 4–4
Shots On Goal 3–2 3–0
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 0–4 3–0
Attacks 33–53 61–57
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 3
94 Attacks 110
55 Dangerous Attacks 75
5 On Target 1
6 Off Target 1
27% Ball Possession 73%
11 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 1
8 Fouls 10
3 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1
43% Ball Possession 57%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 6
426 Passes Total 583
334 Passes Accurate 489
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Falkirk · 4-2-3-1
19 S. Bain
28 F. Lissah 20 C. Allan 5 L. Henderson 3 L. McCann
8 B. Spencer 21 D. Tait
22 K. Wilson 14 F. Yeats 29 C. Miller
16 B. Stewart
Celtic · 4-3-3
1 K. Schmeichel
22 J. Araujo 6 A. Trusty 5 L. Scales 63 K. Tierney
27 A. Engels 42 C. McGregor 8 B. Nygren
13 Y. Hyun-Jun 38 D. Maeda 23 S. Tounekti
Falkirk
Coach
John McGlynn
Substitutes
  • 30 Louie Marsh
  • 27 Ben Parkinson
  • 17 Henry Cartwright
  • 24 Ethan Williams
  • 23 Ethan Ross
  • 1 Nicky Hogarth
  • 2 Keelan Adams
  • 6 Coll Donaldson
  • 7 Brian Graham
Celtic
Coach
Martin O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 41 Reo Hatate
  • 14 Luke McCowan
  • 24 Johnny Kenny
  • 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 51 Colby Donovan
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 56 Anthony Ralston
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 28 Paulo Bernardo
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ B. Parkinson ↓ B. Stewart Falkirk
  • 63' ↑ L. Marsh ↓ F. Yeats Falkirk
  • 66' ↑ L. McCowan ↓ Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
  • 66' ↑ R. Hatate ↓ S. Tounekti Celtic
  • 74' ↑ H. Cartwright ↓ D. Tait Falkirk
  • 78' ↑ E. Ross ↓ K. Wilson Falkirk
  • 78' ↑ E. Williams ↓ C. Miller Falkirk
  • 79' ↑ J. Kenny ↓ A. Engels Celtic
Cards
  • 74' K. Tierney Celtic
Head-to-head
Falkirk 0 1 draws 6 Celtic
2026-04-25 Celtic vs Falkirk 0 - 0
2026-02-01 Celtic vs Falkirk 2 - 0
2026-01-14 Falkirk vs Celtic 0 - 1
2025-10-29 Celtic vs Falkirk 4 - 0
2025-08-15 Celtic vs Falkirk 4 - 1
2024-09-22 Celtic vs Falkirk 5 - 2
Recent form
Falkirk D D D D L
Celtic W D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Falkirk vs Celtic?
Falkirk lost 0-1 against Celtic on 14 January 2026.
Who won Falkirk vs Celtic?
Celtic won the match 1-0.
Where was Falkirk vs Celtic played?
The match was played at Falkirk Stadium.
Who had more possession in Falkirk vs Celtic?
Celtic had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.