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Scotland Premiership 2025/26 · Championship Group - 34

Celtic vs Falkirk, 25 April 2026: result and statistics

Celtic crest

Celtic

3 : 1 Half-time score 2:0 25 April 2026
Falkirk crest

Falkirk

1.2 xG Expected goals (xG) 0.81
Premiership standings Premiership
#TeamPScoredConcededPoints
3 Celtic 33 59 35 67
6 Falkirk 33 45 48 46

Squad news

Preliminary squads: Celtic — Falkirk

Squads may change before kickoff.

Preliminary
Celtic 4-2-3-1
CoachMartin O'Neill
Falkirk 4-2-3-1
CoachJohn McGlynn
6.8 12. V. Sinisalo
7.0 56. A. Ralston
7.2 6. A. Trusty
7.2 5. L. Scales
7.3 63. K. Tierney
7.2 42. C. McGregor
6.7 27. A. Engels
6.9 49. J. Forrest
7.2 8. B. Nygren
7.0 13. Yang Hyun-Jun
6.6 38. D. Maeda
6.8 1. N. Hogarth
6.6 2. K. Adams
6.6 15. L. Neilson
6.9 20. C. Allan
6.8 3. L. McCann
6.9 21. D. Tait
7.1 8. B. Spencer
7.2 11. B. Broggio
6.6 14. F. Yeats
6.9 29. C. Miller
7.1 16. B. Stewart
Celtic Substitutes
31
R. Doohan G
17
K. Iheanacho F
6.5
23
S. Tounekti F
7.0
21
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain M
6.9
36
M. Saracchi D
7.1
41
R. Hatate M
6.7
14
L. McCowan M
6.7
2
A. Johnston D
7.7
47
D. Murray D
7.1
Falkirk Substitutes
35
J. Hastings G
9
R. MacIver F
6.8
23
E. Ross F
6.6
27
B. Parkinson F
6.3
22
K. Wilson F
6.6
7
B. Graham F
6.6
6
C. Donaldson D
6.8
42
S. Hart D
6.8
17
H. Cartwright M
6.6

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Celtic — Falkirk

Celtic

4 wins, 0 draws, 1 losses in the last 5 matches

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Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Celtic — at home

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Celtic
Falkirk

2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses in the last 5 matches

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Falkirk — all matches

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Falkirk

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Falkirk — away

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Falkirk

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Head-to-head: Celtic and Falkirk

Head-to-head
DateCompetitionOpponentScore
01.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Falkirk 2:0
14.01.2026 Premiership Falkirk — Celtic 0:1
29.10.2025 Premiership Celtic — Falkirk 4:0

Match timeline

Match events: Celtic — Falkirk

First half 2 - 0
1 - 0
D. Maeda Goal
2 - 0
K. Tierney Assist: D. Maeda Goal
Second half 3 - 1
S. Tounekti Replaced: J. Forrest Substitution
E. Ross Replaced: F. Yeats Substitution
K. Wilson Replaced: B. Broggio Substitution
Auston Trusty Yellow card · Foul
Anthony Ralston Yellow card · Foul
2 - 1
K. Wilson Assist: L. McCann Goal
Kyrell Wilson Yellow card · Foul
K. Iheanacho Replaced: Yang Hyun-Jun Substitution
M. Saracchi Replaced: K. Tierney Substitution
A. Johnston Replaced: A. Ralston Substitution
Dylan Tait Yellow card · Foul
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain Replaced: C. McGregor Substitution
B. Parkinson Replaced: B. Stewart Substitution
3 - 1
D. Maeda Assist: S. Tounekti Goal
Leon McCann Yellow card · Foul
H. Cartwright Replaced: D. Tait Substitution
Celtic Metric Falkirk
3 Goals 1
1.2 Expected goals (xG) 0.81
14 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 7
5 Blocked shots 1
6 Shots inside the box 7
8 Shots outside the box 4
9 Corners 7
16 Fouls 1
3 Offsides 3
55 % Ball possession, % 45 %
2 Goalkeeper saves 4
446 Total passes 364
35 Accurate passes 276
78 % Pass accuracy, % 76 %
2 Yellow cards 3
Referee: R. Lee

Player statistics

Player ratings: Celtic — Falkirk

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Celtic Rating
38
Daizen Maeda F · 90 min · goals: 2 · assists: 1
9.2
Goals 2 Assists 1 Shots 4 Shots on target 3 Total passes 14 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Key passes 1 Tackles 3 Duels: won / total 5 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
63
Kieran Tierney D · 72 min · goals: 1
7.9
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 45 Pass accuracy, % 32 % Interceptions 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 5 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Benjamin Nygren M · 90 min
7.6
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 43 Pass accuracy, % 36 % Key passes 3 Tackles 3 Duels: won / total 8 / 10 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Liam Scales D · 90 min
7.2
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 60 Pass accuracy, % 50 % Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 6 / 8 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
23
Sebastian Tounekti F · 28 min · Substitute appearance · assists: 1
7.2
Assists 1 Total passes 8 Pass accuracy, % 7 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Auston Trusty D · 90 min
7.0
Assists 0 Total passes 47 Pass accuracy, % 43 % Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2
Alistair Johnston D · 18 min · Substitute appearance
7.0
Assists 0 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 2 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Arne Engels M · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 36 Pass accuracy, % 27 % Tackles 5 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 8 / 12 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 4 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
42
Callum McGregor M · 78 min · Captain
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 41 Pass accuracy, % 37 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 5 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
49
James Forrest M · 62 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 13 % Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 3 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
36
Marcelo Saracchi D · 18 min · Substitute appearance
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 7 Pass accuracy, % 6 % Duels: won / total 2 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 2 Dribbled past 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
17
Kelechi Iheanacho F · 18 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 4 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Duels: won / total 2 / 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
21
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain M · 12 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 7 Pass accuracy, % 6 % Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
56
Anthony Ralston D · 72 min
6.5
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 36 Pass accuracy, % 31 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 5 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 4 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
13
Yang Hyun-Jun M · 72 min
6.2
Assists 0 Total passes 26 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Dribbled past 2 Fouls committed 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
12
Viljami Sinisalo G · 90 min
6.0
Assists 0 Total passes 40 Pass accuracy, % 20 % Goalkeeper saves 2 Goals conceded 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
31
Ross Doohan G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
47
Dane Murray D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Luke McCowan M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
41
Reo Hatate M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
Falkirk Rating
22
Kyrell Wilson F · 28 min · Substitute appearance · goals: 1
7.9
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 2 Total passes 8 Pass accuracy, % 5 % Duels: won / total 3 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
8
Brad Spencer M · 90 min · Captain
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 44 Pass accuracy, % 35 % Key passes 2 Tackles 2 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 14 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Dribbled past 2 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
20
Connor Allan D · 90 min
6.7
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 46 Pass accuracy, % 41 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 2 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 5 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Finn Yeats M · 62 min
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 18 Pass accuracy, % 16 % Key passes 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 6 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
23
Ethan Ross F · 28 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 3 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Duels: won / total 2 / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Ben Parkinson F · 10 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 4 % Duels: won / total 2 / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
29
Calvin Miller M · 90 min
6.6
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 22 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Key passes 2 Duels: won / total 8 / 15 Dribbles: successful / attempted 3 / 6 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 4 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Leon McCann D · 90 min · assists: 1
6.2
Assists 1 Total passes 44 Pass accuracy, % 35 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 6 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 4 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
1
Nicky Hogarth G · 90 min
6.0
Assists 0 Total passes 40 Pass accuracy, % 26 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 2 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Goalkeeper saves 4 Goals conceded 3 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
15
Lewis Neilson D · 90 min
5.9
Assists 0 Total passes 41 Pass accuracy, % 30 % Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 2 / 5 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
21
Dylan Tait M · 89 min
5.9
Assists 0 Shots 3 Total passes 34 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 3 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
16
Barney Stewart F · 80 min
5.9
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 13 Pass accuracy, % 8 % Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 15 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Offsides 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Ben Broggio M · 62 min
5.9
Assists 0 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 13 % Duels: won / total — / 2 Dribbled past 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2
Keelan Adams D · 90 min
5.0
Assists 0 Total passes 25 Pass accuracy, % 14 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 2 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
17
Henry Cartwright M · 1 min · Substitute appearance
—
Assists 0 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 4 % Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
35
Joe Hastings G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
42
Sam Hart D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Coll Donaldson D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
7
Brian Graham F · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
9
Ross Maclver F · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Celtic — Falkirk

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Celtic
Average per match
9
Team 4.2 Opponent 4.8
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Corners · Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Corners · Celtic — at home

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Celtic
Falkirk
Average per match
8.2
Team 4.8 Opponent 3.4
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Corners · Falkirk — all matches

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Falkirk

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Corners · Falkirk — away

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Falkirk

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Shots on target: Celtic — Falkirk

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Celtic
Average per match
8.4
Team 5 Opponent 3.4
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Celtic — all matches

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Celtic
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
11.04.2026 Premiership Celtic — ST Mirren 4:1 W
05.04.2026 Premiership Dundee — Celtic 8:3 W
22.03.2026 Premiership Dundee Utd — Celtic 3:8 L
14.03.2026 Premiership Celtic — Motherwell 6:3 W
04.03.2026 Premiership Aberdeen — Celtic 4:2 W

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Shots on target · Celtic — at home

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Celtic
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
11.04.2026 Premiership Celtic — ST Mirren 4:1 W
14.03.2026 Premiership Celtic — Motherwell 6:3 W
22.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Hibernian 3:4 L
11.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Livingston 12:2 W
01.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Falkirk 5:4 W
Falkirk
Average per match
9.8
Team 4.6 Opponent 5.2
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Falkirk — all matches

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Falkirk
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
12.04.2026 Premiership Falkirk — Rangers 3:9 L
04.04.2026 Premiership Motherwell — Falkirk 5:7 W
21.03.2026 Premiership Falkirk — ST Mirren 2:4 L
14.03.2026 Premiership Aberdeen — Falkirk 3:3 D
28.02.2026 Premiership Falkirk — Kilmarnock 10:3 W

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Shots on target · Falkirk — away

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Falkirk

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Yellow cards: Celtic — Falkirk

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Celtic
Average per match
3.6
Team 2 Opponent 1.6
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Celtic — all matches

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Celtic
DateCompetitionOpponentYellow cardsResult
11.04.2026 Premiership Celtic — ST Mirren 0:2 W
05.04.2026 Premiership Dundee — Celtic 2:0 W
22.03.2026 Premiership Dundee Utd — Celtic 2:2 L
14.03.2026 Premiership Celtic — Motherwell 4:2 W
04.03.2026 Premiership Aberdeen — Celtic 2:2 W

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Yellow cards · Celtic — at home

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Celtic
DateCompetitionOpponentYellow cardsResult
11.04.2026 Premiership Celtic — ST Mirren 0:2 W
14.03.2026 Premiership Celtic — Motherwell 4:2 W
22.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Hibernian 2:1 L
11.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Livingston 2:4 W
01.02.2026 Premiership Celtic — Falkirk 0:2 W
Falkirk
Average per match
4.2
Team 2 Opponent 2.2
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Falkirk — all matches

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Falkirk

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Yellow cards · Falkirk — away

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Falkirk

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Match information

Match information: Celtic — Falkirk

Kick-off25 April 2026, 19:30
CompetitionPremiership
Season2025/26
Round / stageChampionship Group - 34
VenueCeltic Park
CityGlasgow
RefereeR. Lee

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Celtic — Falkirk

01 What time does Celtic vs Falkirk kick off?

Celtic vs Falkirk (Premiership) kicks off 25 April 2026, 19:30.

02 Where is Celtic vs Falkirk being played?

The match is played at Celtic Park (Glasgow).

03 Who is the referee for Celtic vs Falkirk?

The referee for Celtic vs Falkirk is R. Lee.

04 What is the recent form of Celtic and Falkirk?

Celtic: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 8–5. Falkirk: 2 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 13–12.

05 How many times have Celtic and Falkirk played each other?

Our database has 3 previous head-to-head meetings for these teams.

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