Kilmarnock vs Celtic

2 - 3

🕒 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park 🧑‍⚖️ Duncan Nicolson 🔁 1st Phase - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 27

1st Phase Table

Kilmarnock 11 · Celtic 3

Referee Stats

Duncan Nicolson

13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.23
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	23%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (17-25).
Celtic controlled possession (61%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (7-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Kilmarnock (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 28

Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.89

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

1.32

PPG

1.89

1.47

1.58

1.47

1.37

59%

O2.5

59%

47%

BTTS

59%

41%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Kilmarnock rank11th

Celtic rank3rd

Kilmarnock points28

Celtic points67

Kilmarnock: #11 · 28 pts · GD -28

41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

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.

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

Kilmarnock last 5 home

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals11-8

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.

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.

Kilmarnock trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

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

Kilmarnock score at home71%

Kilmarnock clean sheet at home29%

Celtic score away76%

Celtic clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Kilmarnock score first41%

Kilmarnock win after scoring first43%

Celtic score first59%

Celtic win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Kilmarnock 22% · Celtic 50%

Avg first goal minute: Kilmarnock 24.6' · Celtic 28.4'

Vs league average

Kilmarnock score at home1.47 vs 1.58

Kilmarnock concede at home1.47 vs 1.16

Celtic score away1.58 vs 1.16

Celtic concede away1.37 vs 1.58

Kilmarnock score 7% below league average, while Celtic score 37% above league average.

Defensive side: Kilmarnock are 27% above league average at home, and Celtic are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Kilmarnock goal timing (home)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 8

61-75 8

46-60 6

0-15 2

31-45 1

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

296

462

Passes Accurate

198

399

Passes %

67%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. John-Jules

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hugill

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Hugill

Normal Goal · Assist: T. John-Jules

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Hatate

1st substitution · For: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

2nd substitution · For: S. Tounekti

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Adamu

3rd substitution · For: T. Čvančara

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Tounekti

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Tierney

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Maeda

4th substitution · For: J. Forrest

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Findlay Curtis

1st substitution · For: A. Tshibola

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

B. Nygren

Normal Goal

67'

67' D. Watson

70'

70' T. Čvančara

74'

74' C. McGregor

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Tierney

5th substitution · For: M. Saracchi

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Watson

2nd substitution · For: L. Polworth

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ G. Kiltie

3rd substitution · For: J. Thomson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Hugill

4th substitution · For: B. Anderson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ T. John-Jules

5th substitution · For: M. Dackers

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

J. Araujo

Normal Goal

90+8'

90+8' J. Araujo

Kilmarnock vs Celtic 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3-2 on Sunday, 15 February 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Duncan Nicolson. It was played at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park.

First half: Kilmarnock took the lead at 21' when T. John-Jules scored, with the assist credited to J. Hugill, making the score 1-0. Kilmarnock extended the lead at 28' when J. Hugill scored, with the assist credited to T. John-Jules, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Hatate replacing A. Oxlade-Chamberlain. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing S. Tounekti. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 46', with J. Adamu replacing T. Čvančara. Celtic reduced the deficit at 56' when S. Tounekti scored, with the assist credited to K. Tierney, making the score 2-1. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 62', with D. Maeda replacing J. Forrest. Kilmarnock made their 1st substitution at 63', with Findlay Curtis replacing A. Tshibola. Celtic leveled the score at 64' when B. Nygren scored, making the score 2-2. D. Watson received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 67'. T. Čvančara received a yellow card for Celtic at 70'. C. McGregor received a yellow card for Celtic at 74'. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 78', with K. Tierney replacing M. Saracchi. Kilmarnock made their 2nd substitution at 79', with D. Watson replacing L. Polworth. Kilmarnock made their 3rd substitution at 79', with G. Kiltie replacing J. Thomson. Kilmarnock made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Hugill replacing B. Anderson. Kilmarnock made their 5th substitution at 82', with T. John-Jules replacing M. Dackers. Celtic took the lead at 90' when J. Araujo scored, making the score 2-3. J. Araujo received a yellow card for Celtic at 90+8'.

Kilmarnock used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 5 substitutions. Kilmarnock got 1 yellow card, while Celtic got 3 yellow cards.