Premiership 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Celtic 2–1 Falkirk FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 75%.

Celtic won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Camilo Durán, 64.7 in 70′.

Well above their usual level: Camilo Durán +18.7, Scott Bain +15.5, Ryan Strain +13.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

25 Aug 2026	L 1–4	at LASK Champions League
19 Aug 2026	W 3–0	v LASK Champions League
9 Aug 2026	W 5–1	at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
3 Aug 2026	W 1–0	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
16 May 2026	W 3–1	v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership

9 Aug 2026	D 0–0	at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
1 Aug 2026	L 0–2	v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
16 May 2026	L 2–5	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
13 May 2026	L 0–3	at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
9 May 2026	L 1–3	v Hibernian Scottish Premiership

25 Apr 2026	Celtic 3–1 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
1 Feb 2026	Celtic 2–0 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
14 Jan 2026	Falkirk FC 0–1 Celtic Scottish Premiership
29 Oct 2025	Celtic 4–0 Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Camilo Durán Forward	70	2	0	0.84	64.7	+18.7
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	92	0	0	–	53.7	+1.9
Liam Scales Defender	92	0	0	–	52.4	+4.2
Auston Trusty Defender	22	0	0	–	50.1	–
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder	78	0	0	0.04	49.3	+11.0
James Forrest Midfielder	29	0	0	0.06	45.7	–
Colby Donovan Defender	92	0	0	–	42.2	+3.9
Benjamin Nygren Forward	92	0	0	1.23	41.9	−6.8
Callum Osmand Forward	22	0	0	0.16	41.6	–
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	14	0	0	–	38.3	–
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	78	0	0	0.29	36.1	−1.4
Luke McCowan Midfielder	14	0	0	–	35.6	–
Cameron Carter-Vickers Defender	92	0	0	–	34.9	−23.0
Kieran Tierney Defender	70	0	1	–	33.6	+0.3
Mika Baur Midfielder	92	0	0	0.26	33.4	−14.3
Haissem Hassan Midfielder	63	0	0	–	30.2	−20.6

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Scott Bain Goalkeeper	92	–	62.2	+15.5
Finley Barbrook Midfielder	92	0.09	48.7	–
Ryan Strain Midfielder	92	–	47.7	+13.1
Lewis Neilson Defender	92	–	46.1	+6.4
Ethan Ross Forward	69	–	42.4	+1.9
Connor McLeod Midfielder	23	–	41.2	–
Liam Henderson Defender	92	–	41.1	−5.8
Jacob Murrell Forward	32	0.27	40.9	–
Brad Spencer Midfielder	92	0.01	40.3	+0.6
Ben Krauhaus Midfielder	78	–	39.5	–
Ben Parkinson Forward	60	0.13	38.3	+0.5
Calvin Fodrey Midfielder	69	0.03	38.0	+6.9
Leon McCann Defender	69	–	32.6	+3.0
Deniss Melniks Defender	14	–	31.9	–
Scott Tanser Defender	23	–	31.2	–
Aodhan Doherty Midfielder	23	–	30.0	–