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Celtic v Falkirk, Scottish Premiership, Sat, 29 Aug 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Round 4. Sat, 29 Aug 2026

CelticHome
21Full time, half-time 2–0
FalkirkAway

Celtic won by 1 goal.

WWWWLLeague form, oldest to newestLDWDL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Celtic Park. Photo: Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Celtic have 1 scored home results and Falkirk 1 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Celtic at home: 3.00 points per match (1 measured matches); Falkirk away: 1.00 points per match (1 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Celtic scored 1.00 per home match (1 measured match); Falkirk scored 0.00 away (1). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.38 per club appearance across 26 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 0 of 2 pooled club appearances (0.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 4. Celtic: 4 wins; Falkirk: 0 wins; draws: 0.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half20
Second half01

The match in numbers

CelticFalkirk
  • 19Shots5
  • 8Shots on target1
  • 2.88xG0.53
  • 6Corners3
  • 7Fouls14
  • 1Yellow cards4
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Celtic

xG 2.88
  • Shots19
  • On target8
  • Goals2

42% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Falkirk

xG 0.53
  • Shots5
  • On target1
  • Goals1

20% of shots on target, 100% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

4 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

4
Celtic wins
0
Draws
0
Falkirk wins
Goals / meeting
2.75
11 goals in 4 meetings
Both scored
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Over 1.5
75%
3 of 4 meetings
Over 2.5
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Over 3.5
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Celtic clean sheets
75%
3 of 4 meetings
Falkirk clean sheets
0%
0 of 4 meetings
Corners / meeting
11.25
4 with corner data
Cards / meeting
2.75
4 with card data
  1. Celtic v FalkirkSat, 25 Apr 2026 · Scottish Premiership 2025-263–1HT 2–0
  2. Celtic v FalkirkSun, 1 Feb 2026 · Scottish Premiership 2025-262–0HT 1–0
  3. Falkirk v CelticWed, 14 Jan 2026 · Scottish Premiership 2025-260–1HT 0–1
  4. Celtic v FalkirkWed, 29 Oct 2025 · Scottish Premiership 2025-264–0HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Celtic at homeWWWWLL
Falkirk awayWDDLDD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Celtic at home, Falkirk away
  • 50%
    Both teams scored
    League 52%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 96%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 74%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 38%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 54%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 0%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 20%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 0%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 1.9
    Avg total goals
    League 2.61
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 80%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 38%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 35%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 12.1
    Corners per match
    League 11.79
    4 + 4 matches
  • 88%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 81%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 69%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 64%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 3.9
    Cards per match
    League 3.83
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 62%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 50%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 29%
    4 + 4 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Celtic at home, Falkirk away
Celtic (home)Falkirk (away)
2Position11
WWWLLast 5, oldest to newestDLDD
4Played4
2.25Points per match0.75
75%Win %0%
1.50Scored / match0.75
0.50Conceded / match1.00
2.00Avg total goals1.75
25%Both scored75%
50%Clean sheets25%
25%Failed to score25%
2.15xG for0.68
0.73xG against1.68

Half by half

CelticFalkirk
  • 1.251st half scored / match0.25
  • 0.251st half conceded / match0.50
  • 0.252nd half scored / match0.50
  • 0.252nd half conceded / match0.50
  • 50%Leading at half-time25%
  • 75%1st half over 0.550%
  • 50%1st half over 1.525%
  • 50%2nd half over 0.575%
  • 0%2nd half over 1.525%
  • 0%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Celtic at home, Falkirk away, this season.

Goals

CelticFalkirk
  • 1.50Scored / match0.75
  • 0.50Conceded / match1.00
  • 2.00Match total / match1.75
  • 75%Scored 1+75%
  • 50%Scored 2+0%
  • 50%Conceded 1+75%
  • 0%Conceded 2+25%
  • 50%Match over 1.575%
  • 50%Match over 2.525%
  • 0%Match over 3.50%

Shots and xG

CelticFalkirk
  • 17.25Shots for10.00
  • 10.00Shots against16.25
  • 6.25On target for2.50
  • 3.50On target against5.75
  • 9%Shot conversion8%
  • 2.15xG for0.68
  • 0.73xG against1.68

Corners

CelticFalkirk
  • 9.50Corners for4.50
  • 4.00Corners against6.25
  • 13.50Match total10.75
  • 100%Over 7.575%
  • 100%Over 8.575%
  • 75%Over 9.550%
  • 75%Over 10.550%
  • 75%Over 11.525%

Cards

CelticFalkirk
  • 1.25Cards for2.00
  • 2.25Cards against2.25
  • 3.50Match total4.25
  • 50%Over 2.5100%
  • 50%Over 3.575%
  • 50%Over 4.550%
  • 0%Over 5.50%
  • 10.50Fouls committed15.50
Referee this season
C Graham
Matches
3
Cards / match
5.00
3 matches
Over 3.5 cards
100%
3 matches
Over 4.5 cards
67%
3 matches
Fouls / match
28.00
3 matches

The table, 2026-27

#ClubPGDPts
1Rangers8619
2Celtic71018
3Hearts81116
4Dundee8313
9Motherwell7-28
10Hibernian8-47
11Falkirk8-46
12Kilmarnock8-115
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