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Kilmarnock vs Celtic Prediction & Betting Tips - Scottish Premiership
by James | in Scottish Premiership Predictions
Celtic continue their title defense when they travel to Kilmarnock in the second round of Scottish Premier League fixtures this weekend. Top of the table after recording a 5-1 opening-day victory over Hamilton Academical, Celtic are going for their tenth league title in a row, an unprecedented feat. Several clubs also picked up wins in the first round, but Kilmarnock were not among them. They lost 2-1 at Hibs, a result which leaves them eighth in the table, the position they finished the previous season in. It is worth mentioning that the previous season's positions were decided on a points-per-game average as the campaign was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic. Another defeat looks likely for Kilmarnock as they have lost their last six meetings against Celtic. Four of those defeats saw Celtic score at least three goals. If one player is likely to fire past Kilmarnock's goalkeeper, it's Odsonne Edouard. The French forward followed up scoring 22 goals last season (a tally which earned him the Scottish top flight's Golden Boot) with a hat-trick in last week's league win. Edouard has scored five times in the eight games he's played against Killie, so he has pedigree in this fixture. Celtic have won on their last two visits to Rugby Park but lost the previous two encounters played there.
Dominant as ever domestically, Celtic have won 21 of their last 23 league fixtures. It is worth mentioning that Kilmarnock had the fifth-best home record in the top flight last season. However, the emphatic manner in which Celtic won last week leads us to believe that they will follow it up with another big win. Back Celtic to score at least three goals.
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Kilmarnock vs Celtic Form
Kilmarnock and Celtic's standings in the Scottish Premiership
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
69 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 42 |
|
11
|
28 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -14 |
Kilmarnock and Celtic Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2019 - Scottish Premiership
19 May 2019 - Scottish Premiership
1 Feb 2019 - Scottish Premiership
26 Jan 2019 - Scottish Premiership
23 Jan 2019 - Scottish Premiership
23 Sep 2018 - Scottish Premiership
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2019 - Scottish Premiership
19 May 2019 - Scottish Premiership
1 Feb 2019 - Scottish Premiership
23 Jan 2019 - Scottish Premiership
23 Sep 2018 - Scottish Premiership
7 Mar 2018 - Scottish Premiership
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
0/1 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jan 2019 - Scottish Premiership
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Aug 2020 - Scottish Premiership
27 Feb 2020 - Europa League
20 Feb 2020 - Europa League
29 Dec 2019 - Scottish Premiership
12 Dec 2019 - Europa League
28 Nov 2019 - Europa League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Aug 2020 - Scottish Premiership
27 Feb 2020 - Europa League
29 Dec 2019 - Scottish Premiership
28 Nov 2019 - Europa League
24 Oct 2019 - Europa League
22 Aug 2019 - Europa League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Feb 2020 - Europa League
12 Dec 2019 - Europa League
7 Nov 2019 - Europa League
19 Sep 2019 - Europa League
1 Sep 2019 - Scottish Premiership
29 Aug 2019 - Europa League
Kilmarnock vs Celtic Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
23 Sep 2018 - Scottish Premiership
Players list
D. Rogers
DefenderC. Waters
K. Broadfoot
R. Millen
S. Findlay
MidfielderG. Kiltie
A. Power
B. Haunstrup
G Dicker
A. Tshibola
ForwardN. Kabamba
V. Barkas
DefenderH. Elhamed
K. Ajer
C. Jullien
B. Bolingoli-Mbombo
MidfielderC. McGregor
P. Klimala
J. Forrest
O. Ntcham
ForwardO. Edouard
R. Christie
Substitutes
C. Lyle
DefenderA. McGowan
B. Haunstrup
C Dikamona
MidfielderM. El Makrini
G. Kiltie
M. Pinnock
D. Whitehall
E. Brophy
S. Bain
DefenderB. Bolingoli-Mbombo
H. Elhamed
I. Soro
N. Bitton
O. Ntcham
S. Robertson
ForwardK. Dembele
P. Klimala
Most goals and assists
Kilmarnock
Celtic
K. Lafferty
(9 Goals)
, 
C Burke
(9 Goals)
O. Edouard
(20 Goals)
R. Christie
(2 Assists)
, 
J. Frimpong
(2 Assists)
Kilmarnock - Celtic Key Points
- Celtic have won their last six meetings with Kilmarnock.
- Celtic have scored at least three goals in four of their last six meetings with Kilmarnock.
- Kilmarnock have failed to win their last five league fixtures.
- Celtic have won 21 of their last 23 league fixtures.
- Celtic have scored at least three goals in nine of their last eleven games.
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Our Kilmarnock vs Celtic Prediction
It will take a big effort from Kilmarnock to bring their losing streak against Celtic to a stop. Based on their opening day result, we don't see it happening this weekend. Back the visitors to score at least three goals.
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