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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 33
Apr 12, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
5 - 1
Kilmarnock

Hatate (9', 24'), Maeda (11'), Carter-Vickers (21'), Ralston (90+3')
FT(HT: 4-1)
Armstrong (29')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Johnstone 1-0 Celtic
Sunday, April 6 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Kilmarnock 2-0 Motherwell
Saturday, April 5 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

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 90.33%. A draw had a probability of 7% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 2.64%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (11.18%) and 2-0 (11.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.34%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 0-1 (0.96%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawKilmarnock
90.33% (0.069999999999993 0.07)7.02% (-0.0379 -0.04)2.64% (-0.0291 -0.03)
Both teams to score 39.22% (-0.177 -0.18)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
76.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)23.97% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
56.43% (0.0049999999999955 0)43.57% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
96.88% (0.012 0.01)3.11% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
86.09% (0.036999999999992 0.04)13.91% (-0.035 -0.04)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
40.48% (-0.187 -0.19)59.52% (0.189 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
9.59% (-0.0969 -0.1)90.4% (0.099000000000004 0.1)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 90.32%
    Kilmarnock 2.64%
    Draw 7.02%
CelticDrawKilmarnock
3-0 @ 12.89% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
4-0 @ 11.18% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
2-0 @ 11.15% (0.02 0.02)
5-0 @ 7.77% (0.036 0.04)
3-1 @ 6.69% (-0.023 -0.02)
1-0 @ 6.43% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 5.81% (-0.014 -0.01)
2-1 @ 5.79% (-0.025 -0.03)
6-0 @ 4.49% (0.025 0.03)
5-1 @ 4.03% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
6-1 @ 2.33% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
7-0 @ 2.23% (0.015 0.02)
3-2 @ 1.74% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.51% (-0.013 -0.01)
7-1 @ 1.16% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-2 @ 1.05% (-0.008 -0.01)
8-0 @ 0.97% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.14%
Total : 90.32%
1-1 @ 3.34% (-0.017 -0.02)
0-0 @ 1.85%
2-2 @ 1.5% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 7.02%
0-1 @ 0.96% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 1.68%
Total : 2.64%

How you voted: Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Celtic
90.5%
Draw
9.5%
Kilmarnock
0.0%
21
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Kilmarnock
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Wales (45+4')
Polworth (59'), McKenzie (90+1')
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Kilmarnock
0-2
Celtic

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McGregor (45+4'), Kuhn (71')
Hatate (80'), Trusty (83'), Maeda (90')
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Celtic
4-0
Kilmarnock
Hatate (17'), Scales (40'), Kuhn (59'), Ralston (90+4')

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Kilmarnock
0-5
Celtic

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Idah (5'), Maeda (12'), Forrest (35'), O'Riley (51', 71')
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Celtic
1-1
Kilmarnock
Furuhashi (32')
Watson (90+2')
Donnelly (21'), Mayo (38'), Armstrong (73')