Premiership 25/26 · 27 Dec 2025

Livingston 2–4 Celtic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 54%.

Celtic won and made the better chances: 3.8 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Benjamin Nygren, 65.3 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Benjamin Nygren +16.9, Cristian Montaño +16.8, Tony Ralston +13.3.

Well below it: Danny Finlayson −20.9, Kieran Tierney −14.3, Jérôme Prior −13.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

20 Dec 2025	L 0–1	at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
13 Dec 2025	D 2–2	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
6 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
30 Nov 2025	L 0–1	v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
22 Nov 2025	L 1–2	at Rangers Scottish Premiership

21 Dec 2025	W 3–1	v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
17 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
11 Dec 2025	L 0–3	v AS Roma Europa League
7 Dec 2025	L 1–2	v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025	W 1–0	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership

23 Aug 2025	Celtic 3–0 Livingston Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ryan McGowan Defender	90	0	0	–	52.4	+7.2
Cristian Montaño Defender	78	2	0	0.47	50.4	+16.8
Jeremy Bokila Forward	45	0	0	0.22	44.5	+2.3
Stevie May Forward	74	0	0	–	42.5	+0.7
Scott Pittman Midfielder	90	0	1	0.12	41.6	+1.2
Mohamad Sylla Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	38.7	−1.8
Danny Wilson Defender	90	0	0	–	37.6	+0.5
Macaulay Tait Midfielder	78	0	0	0.02	36.4	−2.0
Mahamadou Susoho Midfielder	16	0	0	–	35.3	–
Tete Yengi Forward	68	0	0	0.09	34.7	−7.6
Jérôme Prior Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	32.9	−13.5
Lewis Smith Forward	45	0	0	0.08	29.5	−7.8
Samson Lawal Midfielder	12	0	0	–	28.7	–
Danny Finlayson Defender	90	0	0	–	27.1	−20.9
Joshua Brenet Defender	12	0	0	–	23.5	–
Robbie Muirhead Forward	22	0	0	0.06	18.2	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Benjamin Nygren Forward	71	2	0	0.93	65.3	+16.9
Tony Ralston Defender	90	0	0	–	52.0	+13.3
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	–	51.0	−3.5
Arne Engels Midfielder	90	1	0	0.79	49.4	+5.0
Colby Donovan Defender	19	0	0	–	47.2	–
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.3	–
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	43.6	−6.5
Daizen Maeda Forward	90	0	1	0.44	42.2	−4.6
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	71	1	0	1.08	40.2	−0.7
Reo Hatate Midfielder	19	0	0	0.05	38.5	–
Luke McCowan Midfielder	90	0	0	0.34	38.4	+2.8
Johnny Kenny Forward	82	0	1	0.11	36.5	−7.3
Kieran Tierney Defender	90	0	1	0.02	30.2	−14.3
Paulo Bernardo Midfielder	8	0	0	–	23.6	–