Celtic vs Falkirk

Celtic

2 - 0

Falkirk

🕒 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ David Dickinson 🔁 1st Phase - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 24

1st Phase Table

Celtic 3 · Falkirk 6

Referee Stats

David Dickinson

21 matches · 3.52 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.52
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	48%
Draws	14%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-14).
Celtic controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 2.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Falkirk (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.94 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.28

2.26

0.94

0.79

1.56

69%

O2.5

50%

44%

BTTS

31%

81%

Score 1st

31%

League-position context

Celtic rank3rd

Falkirk rank6th

Celtic points67

Falkirk points46

Celtic: #3 · 67 pts · GD +24

2 pts off the top 2. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Falkirk: #6 · 46 pts · GD -3

23 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Falkirk last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals6-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 19%

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS31%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home94%

Celtic clean sheet at home56%

Falkirk score away56%

Falkirk clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first81%

Celtic win after scoring first85%

Falkirk score first31%

Falkirk win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 33% · Falkirk 22%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 32.1' · Falkirk 38.0'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home2.26 vs 1.58

Celtic concede at home0.79 vs 1.16

Falkirk score away0.94 vs 1.16

Falkirk concede away1.56 vs 1.58

Celtic score 43% above league average, while Falkirk score 18% below league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 32% below league average at home, and Falkirk are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.75

BTTS25%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Falkirk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

46-60 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

548

403

Passes Accurate

483

327

Passes %

88%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' L. McCann

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Čvančara

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Tierney

48' ↑↓

↑↓

48' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

1st substitution · For: J. Forrest

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Nygren

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McGregor

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Marsh

1st substitution · For: F. Yeats

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Tait

2nd substitution · For: H. Cartwright

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Kyrell Wilson

3rd substitution · For: E. Ross

66'

66' Henry Cartwright

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Engels

2nd substitution · For: R. Hatate

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Čvančara

3rd substitution · For: S. Tounekti

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Stewart

4th substitution · For: B. Graham

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Tierney

4th substitution · For: S. Welsh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Maeda

5th substitution · For: K. Ịheanachọ

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Miller

5th substitution · For: A. Nesbitt

Celtic vs Falkirk 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Falkirk 2-0 on Sunday, 01 February 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by David Dickinson. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: L. McCann received a yellow card for Falkirk at 17'. Celtic took the lead at 39' when T. Čvančara scored, with the assist credited to K. Tierney, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 48', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing J. Forrest. Celtic extended the lead at 62' when B. Nygren scored, with the assist credited to C. McGregor, making the score 2-0. Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Marsh replacing F. Yeats. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 64', with D. Tait replacing H. Cartwright. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Kyrell Wilson replacing E. Ross. Henry Cartwright received a yellow card for Falkirk at 66'. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Engels replacing R. Hatate. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Čvančara replacing S. Tounekti. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 74', with B. Stewart replacing B. Graham. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 83', with K. Tierney replacing S. Welsh. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Maeda replacing K. Ịheanachọ. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 84', with C. Miller replacing A. Nesbitt.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while Falkirk used 5 substitutions. Falkirk got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-14).
Celtic controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Celtic vs Falkirk Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Celtic vs Falkirk 3 - 1 01 Feb 2026 Celtic vs Falkirk 2 - 0 14 Jan 2026 Falkirk vs Celtic 0 - 1 29 Oct 2025 Celtic vs Falkirk 4 - 0