Kilmarnock vs Celtic

Premiership 14 Sep 2025, 14:00
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 Rugby Park Round 5

Match report

Celtic edged past Kilmarnock 2-1 in the Premiership on 14 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Celtic dominated possession with 76% of the ball and had 21 shots to Kilmarnock's 12.

The match was played at Rugby Park.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 24% - 76% Shots 12 - 21 On target 2 - 6 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
David Watson
Kilmarnock · 1 goal
8 Max Stryjek 4 saves
8 Marcus Dackers captained the side
8 Greg Kiltie 1 assist
8 Sebastian Tounekti captained the side
First half vs second half
Kilmarnock stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–9 9–12
Shots On Goal 0–3 2–3
Ball Possession 25–75 —
Corners 1–4 5–3
Attacks 30–78 28–59
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
58 Attacks 137
0 Attacks 2
45 Dangerous Attacks 72
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
2 On Target 5
10 Off Target 14
12 Shots Total 21
2 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 9
5 Shots Blocked 6
10 Shots Inside Box 18
2 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 10
6 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
24% Ball Possession 76%
2 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 1
208 Passes Total 732
147 Passes Accurate 662
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Kilmarnock · 5-3-2
1 M. Stryjek
15 J. Brown 14 G. Stanger 5 L. Mayo 6 R. Deas 3 D. Thompson
12 D. Watson 31 L. Polworth 7 R. McKenzie
9 M. Dackers 29 D. Daniels
Celtic · 4-3-3
1 K. Schmeichel
51 C. Donovan 20 C. Carter-Vickers 5 L. Scales 36 M. Saracchi
8 B. Nygren 42 C. McGregor 41 R. Hatate
23 S. Tounekti 38 D. Maeda 10 M. Balikwisha
Kilmarnock
Coach
Stuart Kettlewell
Substitutes
  • 22 Jack Thomson
  • 19 Bruce Anderson
  • 11 Greg Kiltie
  • 23 Marley Watkins
  • 4 Zac Williams
  • 30 Eddie Beach
  • 25 Ethan Brown
  • 32 Ruari Ellis
  • 38 Archie Traynor
Celtic
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 63 Kieran Tierney
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 14 Luke McCowan
  • 17 Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 13 Yang Hyun-Jun
  • 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 28 Paulo Bernardo
  • 27 Arne Engels
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ J. Forrest ↓ M. Balikwisha Celtic
  • 58' ↑ K. Tierney ↓ M. Saracchi Celtic
  • 70' ↑ G. Kiltie ↓ R. McKenzie Kilmarnock
  • 70' ↑ K. Iheanacho ↓ D. Maeda Celtic
  • 70' ↑ L. McCowan ↓ R. Hatate Celtic
  • 71' ↑ B. Anderson ↓ D. Daniels Kilmarnock
  • 71' ↑ J. Thomson ↓ L. Polworth Kilmarnock
  • 77' ↑ M. Watkins ↓ G. Stanger Kilmarnock
  • 84' ↑ Z. Williams ↓ J. Brown Kilmarnock
  • 88' ↑ Yang Hyun-Jun ↓ S. Tounekti Celtic
Cards
  • 39' S. Tounekti Celtic
  • 55' B. Nygren Celtic
  • 90+5' G. Kiltie Kilmarnock
  • 90+5' D. Watson Kilmarnock
  • 90+7' K. Iheanacho 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 1-2 against Celtic on 14 September 2025.
Who won Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Celtic won the match 2-1.
Where was Kilmarnock vs Celtic played?
The match was played at Rugby Park.
Who had more possession in Kilmarnock vs Celtic?
Celtic had 76% of possession, compared to 24% for the other side.