Kilmarnock vs Celtic

Premiership 15 Feb 2026, 14:00
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
2–3
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 Rugby Park 👤 D. Nicolson Round 27

Match report

Celtic edged past Kilmarnock 3-2 in the Premiership on 15 February 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Celtic dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 25 shots to Kilmarnock's 17.

The match was played at Rugby Park, with D. Nicolson in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 17 - 25 On target 7 - 10 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 7 - 8 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Tyreece John-Jules
Kilmarnock · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Joe Hugill 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Julián Araujo 1 goal
8 Sebastian Tounekti 1 goal
8 Kelle Roos 6 saves
First half vs second half
Celtic came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 11 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–11 8–14
Shots On Goal 5–4 2–6
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 3–4 3–3
Attacks 37–72 29–51
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
66 Attacks 123
39 Dangerous Attacks 74
8 On Target 10
8 Off Target 15
17 Shots Total 25
7 Shots On Goal 10
7 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 7
12 Shots Inside Box 19
5 Shots Outside Box 6
7 Fouls 8
6 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
39% Ball Possession 61%
1 Yellow Cards 3
7 Saves 5
296 Passes Total 462
198 Passes Accurate 399
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Kilmarnock · 4-4-2
13 K. Roos
21 M. Schjønning-Larsen 25 E. Brown 6 R. Deas 3 D. Thompson
52 F. Curtis 8 B. Lyons 12 D. Watson 11 G. Kiltie
24 T. John-Jules 44 J. Hugill
Celtic · 4-3-3
1 K. Schmeichel
22 J. Araujo 6 A. Trusty 5 L. Scales 63 K. Tierney
8 B. Nygren 42 C. McGregor 41 R. Hatate
13 Y. Hyun-Jun 9 J. Adamu 38 D. Maeda
Kilmarnock
Coach
Kris Doolan
Substitutes
  • 36 Aaron Tshibola
  • 22 Jack Thomson
  • 31 Liam Polworth
  • 19 Bruce Anderson
  • 9 Marcus Dackers
  • 1 Max Stryjek
  • 4 Zac Williams
  • 7 Rory McKenzie
  • 2 Jamie Brandon
Celtic
Coach
Martin O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  • 23 Sebastian Tounekti
  • 11 Tomáš Čvančara
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 36 Marcelo Saracchi
  • 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 51 Colby Donovan
  • 14 Luke McCowan
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Oxlade-Chamberlain ↓ R. Hatate Celtic
  • 46' ↑ S. Tounekti ↓ Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
  • 46' ↑ T. Cvancara ↓ J. Adamu Celtic
  • 62' ↑ J. Forrest ↓ D. Maeda Celtic
  • 63' ↑ A. Tshibola ↓ F. Curtis Kilmarnock
  • 78' ↑ M. Saracchi ↓ K. Tierney Celtic
  • 79' ↑ L. Polworth ↓ D. Watson Kilmarnock
  • 79' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ G. Kiltie Kilmarnock
  • 79' ↑ B. Anderson ↓ J. Hugill Kilmarnock
  • 82' ↑ M. Dackers ↓ T. John-Jules Kilmarnock
Cards
  • 67' D. Watson Kilmarnock
  • 70' T. Cvancara Celtic
  • 74' C. McGregor Celtic
  • 90+8' J. Araujo Celtic
Head-to-head
Kilmarnock 2 3 draws 11 Celtic
2026-02-15 Kilmarnock vs Celtic 2 - 3
2025-11-09 Celtic vs Kilmarnock 4 - 0
2025-09-14 Kilmarnock vs Celtic 1 - 2
2025-09-13 Kilmarnock vs Celtic 0 - 0
2025-04-12 Celtic vs Kilmarnock 5 - 1
2024-11-10 Kilmarnock vs Celtic 0 - 2
Recent form
Kilmarnock D D D D W
Celtic W D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Kilmarnock lost 2-3 against Celtic on 15 February 2026.
Who won Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Celtic won the match 3-2.
Where was Kilmarnock vs Celtic played?
The match was played at Rugby Park.
Who had more possession in Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Celtic had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.