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Celtic vs Falkirk

Celtic
2 - 1
Falkirk
🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Graham 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Celtic 1 · Falkirk 11
Referee Stats
Chris Graham
3 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.67
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.67
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Celtic outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Celtic controlled possession (56%).
  • Celtic had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 2
Avg: 1.50 / 0.50

Points

9
Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Falkirk (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 0-3-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 4
Avg: 0.75 / 1.00

Points

3
Avg: 0.75

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.25
PPG
0.75
1.50
GF
0.75
0.50
GA
1.00
50%
O2.5
25%
25%
BTTS
75%
75%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Celtic rank1st
Falkirk rank11th
Celtic points18
Falkirk points6
Celtic: #1 · 18 pts · GD +10
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Falkirk: #11 · 6 pts · GD -3
10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

L W W W
Points9/12
Weighted index60
Goals6-2
Record3-0-1
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

D D L D
Points3/12
Weighted index27
Goals3-4
Record0-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home75%
Celtic clean sheet at home50%
Falkirk score away75%
Falkirk clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first75%
Celtic win after scoring first100%
Falkirk score first50%
Falkirk win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 0% · Falkirk 0%
Avg first goal minute: Celtic 23.3' · Falkirk 32.0'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home1.50 vs 1.19
Celtic concede at home0.50 vs 1.36
Falkirk score away0.75 vs 1.36
Falkirk concede away1.00 vs 1.19
Celtic score 26% above league average, while Falkirk score 45% below league average.
Defensive side: Celtic are 63% below league average at home, and Falkirk are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: —
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Falkirk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
1
Total Shots
19
5
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
13
3
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
577
459
Passes Accurate
522
388
Passes %
90%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
4' ⚽
⚽
4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
C. Durán
Normal Goal
5' ⚽
⚽
5' ⚽ VAR
C. Durán
Goal confirmed
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
C. Durán
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Tierney
35'
35' L. Neilson
44'
44' L. McCann
45+2'
45+2' Colby Donovan
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ Ben Parkinson
1st substitution · For: J. Murrell
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ H. Hassan
1st substitution · For: J. Forrest
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ E. Ross
2nd substitution · For: Connor McLeod
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ C. Fodrey
3rd substitution · For: A. Doherty
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ L. McCann
4th substitution · For: S. Tanser
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ K. Tierney
2nd substitution · For: A. Trusty
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ C. Durán
3rd substitution · For: C. Osmand
72' ⚽
⚽
72' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
Colby Donovan
Own Goal
77'
77' Connor McLeod
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun
4th substitution · For: S. Tounekti
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
5th substitution · For: L. McCowan
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ B. Krauhaus
5th substitution · For: D. Meļņiks
82'
82' A. Doherty

Celtic vs Falkirk 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Falkirk 2-1 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Chris Graham. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: Celtic took an early lead at 4' when C. Durán scored, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 5' for Celtic (Goal confirmed). Celtic extended the lead at 29' when C. Durán scored, with the assist credited to K. Tierney, making the score 3-0. L. Neilson received a yellow card for Falkirk at 35'. L. McCann received a yellow card for Falkirk at 44'. Colby Donovan received a yellow card for Celtic at 45+2'.

Second half: Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 60', with Ben Parkinson replacing J. Murrell. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 63', with H. Hassan replacing J. Forrest. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 69', with E. Ross replacing Connor McLeod. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 69', with C. Fodrey replacing A. Doherty. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 69', with L. McCann replacing S. Tanser. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 70', with K. Tierney replacing A. Trusty. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 70', with C. Durán replacing C. Osmand. Falkirk reduced the deficit at 72' when Colby Donovan scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-1. Connor McLeod received a yellow card for Falkirk at 77'. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 78', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing S. Tounekti. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 78', with A. Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing L. McCowan. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 78', with B. Krauhaus replacing D. Meļņiks. A. Doherty received a yellow card for Falkirk at 82'.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while Falkirk used 5 substitutions. Celtic got 1 yellow card, while Falkirk got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Celtic outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Celtic controlled possession (56%).
  • Celtic had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Celtic vs Falkirk Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season
29 Aug 2026 Celtic vs Falkirk 2 - 1
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