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Falkirk vs Celtic

Falkirk
0 - 1
Celtic
🕒 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 1st Phase - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 17
1st Phase Table
Falkirk 6 · Celtic 3
Referee Stats
John Beaton
18 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 44%
Draws 28%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-8).
  • Celtic controlled possession (57%).
  • Falkirk had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Falkirk (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-5-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 34
Avg: 1.65 / 1.70

Points

26
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3
Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26
Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.89
1.65
GF
1.58
1.70
GA
1.37
59%
O2.5
59%
71%
BTTS
59%
47%
Score 1st
59%

League-position context

Falkirk rank6th
Celtic rank3rd
Falkirk points46
Celtic points67
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.
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.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Falkirk last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals12-12
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Celtic last 5 away

W L W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals9-8
Record3-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 29%

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Falkirk score at home82%
Falkirk clean sheet at home18%
Celtic score away76%
Celtic clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Falkirk score first47%
Falkirk win after scoring first50%
Celtic score first59%
Celtic win after scoring first70%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Falkirk 63% · Celtic 50%
Avg first goal minute: Falkirk 23.8' · Celtic 28.4'

Vs league average

Falkirk score at home1.65 vs 1.58
Falkirk concede at home1.70 vs 1.16
Celtic score away1.58 vs 1.16
Celtic concede away1.37 vs 1.58
Falkirk score 4% above league average, while Celtic score 37% above league average.
Defensive side: Falkirk are 47% above league average at home, and Celtic are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.75
BTTS25%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Falkirk goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
0-15 2

Celtic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
11
8
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
3
4
Fouls
8
10
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
427
582
Passes Accurate
335
488
Passes %
78%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
B. Nygren
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Engels
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ B. Stewart
1st substitution · For: Ben Parkinson
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ F. Yeats
2nd substitution · For: L. Marsh
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun
1st substitution · For: L. McCowan
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ S. Tounekti
2nd substitution · For: R. Hatate
74'
74' K. Tierney
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ D. Tait
3rd substitution · For: H. Cartwright
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ Kyrell Wilson
4th substitution · For: E. Ross
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ C. Miller
5th substitution · For: Ethan Williams
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ A. Engels
3rd substitution · For: J. Kenny

Falkirk vs Celtic 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Falkirk 1-0 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by John Beaton.

First half: Celtic took the lead at 43' when B. Nygren scored, with the assist credited to A. Engels, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 63', with B. Stewart replacing Ben Parkinson. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 63', with F. Yeats replacing L. Marsh. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 66', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing L. McCowan. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 66', with S. Tounekti replacing R. Hatate. K. Tierney received a yellow card for Celtic at 74'. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 74', with D. Tait replacing H. Cartwright. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 78', with Kyrell Wilson replacing E. Ross. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Miller replacing Ethan Williams. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Engels replacing J. Kenny.

Falkirk used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 3 substitutions. Celtic got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-8).
  • Celtic controlled possession (57%).
  • Falkirk had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Falkirk vs Celtic 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