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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17
Dec 10, 2023 at 12pm UK
Rugby Park
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Kilmarnock
2 - 1
Celtic

Phillips (75' og.), Kennedy (87')
Lyons (41'), Deas (69'), Armstrong (79')
FT(HT: 0-1)
O'Riley (33')
Johnston (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Kilmarnock and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Kilmarnock

All competitions
Last Game: Aberdeen 0-1 Kilmarnock
Wednesday, December 6 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 4-1 Hibernian
Wednesday, December 6 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic

 Kilmarnock might not have been consistent this season, but they have managed to provide upsets and prove to be stubborn opposition throughout the campaign. While that will lead to the hosts providing a competitive game, the quality that Celtic possess should be enough to see them through here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 51.81%. A win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 25.41% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.52%) and 0-2 (7.86%). The likeliest Kilmarnock win was 2-1 (6.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
KilmarnockDrawCeltic
25.41% (0.00099999999999767 0) 22.78% (-0.012 -0.01) 51.81% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Both teams to score 59.59% (0.046999999999997 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.35% (0.058 0.06)40.65% (-0.059999999999995 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.96% (0.056999999999995 0.06)63.04% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.76% (0.034000000000006 0.03)29.24% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.81% (0.042999999999999 0.04)65.19% (-0.046000000000006 -0.05)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.21% (0.022999999999996 0.02)15.79% (-0.026 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.06% (0.043999999999997 0.04)44.94% (-0.046999999999997 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Kilmarnock 25.41%
    Celtic 51.81%
    Draw 22.78%
KilmarnockDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 6.44% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-0 @ 5.68% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 3.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 2.64% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.44% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.43%
Other @ 3.29%
Total : 25.41%
1-1 @ 10.48% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.95% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-0 @ 4.62% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.5% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 22.78%
1-2 @ 9.67%
0-1 @ 8.52% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-2 @ 7.86% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-3 @ 5.95% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-3 @ 4.84% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-3 @ 3.66% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.75% (0.004 0)
0-4 @ 2.23% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-4 @ 1.69% (0.004 0)
1-5 @ 1.01% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.63%
Total : 51.81%

How you voted: Kilmarnock vs Celtic

Kilmarnock
17.4%
Draw
8.7%
Celtic
73.9%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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