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Celtic vs Kilmarnock prediction

Scotland · Scottish Premiership · 08 November 2026

Celtic1st · 28 pts
1 - 0Full time
Kilmarnock12th · 9 pts
CelticDrawKilmarnock
Prediction correctModel pick before kick-off: Celtic to win (85%)
Our predictionCeltic to winStrong pick
85%Probability
1.18Fair odds
3-0Likely score
3.14-0.88Expected goals

Betting markets

Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Celtic85%1.18
  • Draw10%10.41
  • Kilmarnock5%18.31

Double chance

  • Celtic or draw95%1.06
  • Celtic or Kilmarnock90%1.11
  • Draw or Kilmarnock15%6.64

Goals

  • Over 2.576%1.31
  • Under 2.524%4.24

Both teams to score

  • Yes56%1.79
  • No44%2.27

Match in numbers

This season, Celtic at home and Kilmarnock away

Celtic (home)Kilmarnock (away)
Matches66
Points per game2.170.67
Goals scored per game2.501.00
Goals conceded per game0.832.17
Shots on target per game6.63.8
Shots on target conceded3.85.2
Clean sheets33%33%
Over 2.5 goals67%67%
Both teams scored50%50%
  • Celtic: 1st in the table; the model rates their attack 1st and their defence 1st in the league.
  • Kilmarnock: 12th in the table; the model rates their attack 9th and their defence 12th in the league.
  • Our predictions for Celtic matches: 2 of 4 correct.
  • Our predictions for Kilmarnock matches: 3 of 4 correct.

Match preview

Celtic go in as strong favourites: 85% to win, against 10% for a draw and 5% for Kilmarnock.

At home this season Celtic average 2.17 points and 2.5 goals per game, conceding 0.8. Away from home Kilmarnock take 0.67 points per game, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.2. On shots on target, the measure the model leans on most, Celtic manage 6.6 per home game and Kilmarnock 3.8 per away game.

Expected goals from the model: Celtic 3.14, Kilmarnock 0.88. The single most likely score is 3-0 (9%), and the chance of three or more goals is 76%.

Celtic won all 5 of the last league meetings between the two.

Most likely scores

  • 3-09%
  • 2-09%
  • 3-18%
  • 2-18%
  • 4-07%

Celtic form

WWWDL
  • Lat Falkirk0-22026-11-01
  • Dvs Dundee United2-22026-10-28
  • Wat Hibernian2-12026-10-25
  • Wvs Hearts7-12026-10-18
  • Wat Motherwell2-02026-10-11

Kilmarnock form

LWLLD
  • Dvs St. Johnstone2-22026-10-31
  • Lat Dundee1-32026-10-28
  • Lat Falkirk0-32026-10-24
  • Wvs Motherwell3-22026-10-17
  • Lat Rangers1-32026-10-10

Head to head

  • 2026-08-09Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic
  • 2026-02-15Kilmarnock 2-3 Celtic
  • 2025-11-09Celtic 4-0 Kilmarnock
  • 2025-09-14Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic
  • 2025-04-12Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock

Prediction made 2026-11-08 15:17 UTC and frozen at kick-off. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.