Kilmarnock vs Celtic — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Kilmarnock

15 MAY

0:5

Celtic

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal5'

Adam Idah (assist: Matt O'Riley) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal12'

Daizen Maeda (assist: Alistair Johnston) · Right foot shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal35'

James Forrest (assist: Daizen Maeda) · Right foot shot 0-3

GOAL

AST

Goal51'

Matt O'Riley (assist: James Forrest) · Left foot shot 0-4

GOAL

AST

Goal71'

Matt O'Riley (assist: Nicolas Kühn) · Left foot shot 0-5

Man of the match

Matt O'RileyCeltic10.0

Expected goals (xG)

KilmarnockxGCeltic

0.794.30

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Venue

Rugby ParkKilmarnock · 18,128 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeDon Robertson
1st AssistantGraeme Stewart
2nd AssistantFrank Connor
4th OfficialEuan Anderson

Pressure index

KilmarnockCeltic

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal5'

Adam Idah (assist: Matt O'Riley) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal12'

Daizen Maeda (assist: Alistair Johnston) · Right foot shot 0-2

PLAYER

Yellow card30'

Liam Donnelly · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal35'

James Forrest (assist: Daizen Maeda) · Right foot shot 0-3

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Liam Polworth · Out: K. Vassell · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Joe Wright · Out: Corrie Ndaba · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card49'

Robbie Deas · Substitution because of injury

GOAL

AST

Goal51'

Matt O'Riley (assist: James Forrest) · Left foot shot 0-4

PLAYER

VAR53'

Danny Armstrong

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Kyogo Furuhashi · Out: James Forrest · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Nicolas Kühn · Out: Adam Idah · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Luis Palma · Out: Daizen Maeda · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal71'

Matt O'Riley (assist: Nicolas Kühn) · Left foot shot 0-5

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Paulo Bernardo · Out: Matt O'Riley · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Tomoki Iwata · Out: Callum McGregor · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Fraser Murray · Out: Matty Kennedy · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Rory McKenzie · Out: David Watson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Kevin van Veen · Out: Marley Watkins · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

119

90+5′The second half concludes - Kilmarnock 0, Celtic 5.
90+5′Opportunity missed. Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box that narrowly misses the goal.
90+5′Attempt thwarted. Luis Palma of Celtic's left-footed shot from the middle of the box is stopped.
90+3′Offside called - Kilmarnock. Kevin van Veen has been flagged for offside.
89′Missed chance. Alistair Johnston - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Reo Hatate with a head after corner.
88′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Kieran O'Hara's actions.
88′Another offensive effort. Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic takes a shot with his right foot from a challenging spot on the right, but it's saved in the right corner. Paulo Bernardo assists with a through ball.
88′Opportunity squandered. Rory McKenzie of Kilmarnock takes a right-footed shot from the heart of the penalty area, it's a near miss but no goal.Penalty
88′Another offensive move. Liam Polworth of Kilmarnock tries a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist came from Fraser Murray.
83′Attempt thwarted. Danny Armstrong of Kilmarnock tries a left-footed shot from the right side of the box but it's deflected. The assist came from Joe Wright.
82′Player swap - Kilmarnock. David Watson makes way for Rory McKenzie.
82′Player switch - Kilmarnock. Marley Watkins is replaced by Kevin van Veen.
80′Luis Palma of Celtic has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
80′Danny Armstrong of Kilmarnock commits a foul.
79′New attacking attempt. Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Fraser Murray with a cross.
79′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
78′Match interruption - Cameron Carter-Vickers from Celtic is injured.
Thats all. Game finished - Kilmarnock 0, Celtic 5.
78′Cameron Carter-Vickers of Celtic commits a foul.
90+5′Missed chance. Kyogo Furuhashi - Celtic - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Nicolas Kühn.
77′Paulo Bernardo of Celtic commits a foul.
75′Liam Donnelly of Kilmarnock has been granted a defensive free kick.
75′Paulo Bernardo commits a foul - Celtic.
74′Player swap - Celtic. Matt O'Riley is being replaced by Paulo Bernardo.
74′Player change - Celtic. Callum McGregor is being replaced by Tomoki Iwata.
74′Player change for Kilmarnock. Matty Kennedy is replaced by Fraser Murray.
72′Missed chance. Danny Armstrong - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Liam Donnelly following a fast break.
71′Score! Kilmarnock 0, Celtic 5. Matt O'Riley of Celtic strikes with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending the ball to the left corner. The assist was by Nicolas Kühn.
70′Opportunity squandered. Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area following a corner, but fails to hit the target.Penalty
69′Corner kick awarded to Celtic. Forced by Liam Donnelly.
69′Opportunity missed. Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic takes a shot with his right foot from within the six-yard box on the left side, almost scoring. The assist was provided by Luis Palma with a cross.
68′Matty Kennedy of Kilmarnock commits a foul.
68′Alistair Johnston from Celtic has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
78′Fraser Murray - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in attack.
66′Attempt thwarted. Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic makes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's obstructed. Luis Palma provides the assist with a through pass.
77′Joe Wright - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
62′Fouled by Alistair Johnston - Celtic
62′Player change - Celtic. Luis Palma is coming on to replace Daizen Maeda.
62′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
62′Player change - Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is replacing Adam Idah.
62′Player change - Celtic. Nicolas Kühn is coming on to replace James Forrest.
61′Delay in match - injury Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
60′Matty Kennedy of Kilmarnock has secured an offensive free kick.
60′Callum McGregor of Celtic commits a foul.
59′Robbie Deas of Kilmarnock strikes the crossbar with a header from the left side of the six-yard box. The assist was provided by Danny Armstrong with a cross.
66′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Joe Wright.
59′Fouled by Callum McGregor - Celtic
62′Matty Kennedy - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
56′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
53′Match interruption - Joe Hart from Celtic is injured.
53′VAR DISALLOWS GOAL: Danny Armstrong from Kilmarnock finds the net, but the goal is nullified following a VAR check.
53′Offside - Kilmarnock. Marley Watkins is in offside.
51′Score! Kilmarnock 0, Celtic 4. Matt O'Riley of Celtic fires a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area into the top right corner of the net. The assist came from James Forrest following a corner kick.
51′Attempt thwarted. Reo Hatate of Celtic's right-footed shot from beyond the box is obstructed.
59′Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
51′New attacking attempt. Matt O'Riley - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.
56′VAR Decision: No Goal Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic.
49′Robbie Deas of Kilmarnock has been handed a yellow card.
49′Joe Wright from Kilmarnock commits a foul.
49′Daizen Maeda of Celtic has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
48′Corner kick awarded to Kilmarnock, thanks to a deflection off Matt O'Riley.
51′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Kieran O'Hara.
47′Attempt thwarted. Liam Scales of Celtic tries a left-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's intercepted. Matt O'Riley provides assistance with a cross.
50′New attacking attempt. Adam Idah - Celtic - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the left is saved in the left corner. Assist - Reo Hatate.
45′Player change - Kilmarnock. Kyle Vassell is replaced by Liam Polworth.
45′Player swap for Kilmarnock. Joe Wright is coming on to replace Corrie Ndaba.
45′The second half kicks off with Kilmarnock trailing 0-3 against Celtic.
48′Shot blocked. Matty Kennedy - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Marley Watkins.
45+1′Shot blocked. Reo Hatate - Celtic - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Matt O'Riley.
47′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Lewis Mayo.
43′Reo Hatate of Celtic has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
45+3′First Half ended - Kilmarnock 0, Celtic 3.
43′Kyle Vassell of Kilmarnock has earned a defensive free kick.
45+1′Shot blocked. Adam Idah - Celtic - shot with right foot from few metres is blocked. Assist - Reo Hatate.
41′Another offensive push is underway. Matt O'Riley of Celtic takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by James Forrest.Penalty
43′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
40′Shot blocked. Liam Scales - Celtic - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Adam Idah.
43′Fouled by Reo Hatate - Celtic
39′Attempt thwarted. Liam Scales from Celtic makes a header from close range but it's stopped. The cross for the assist was provided by Matt O'Riley.
40′Shot blocked. Callum McGregor - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Reo Hatate.
39′Another offensive move. Adam Idah of Celtic tries a shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's safely caught in the right corner.Penalty
39′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Robbie Deas.
35′Score! Kilmarnock 0, Celtic 3. James Forrest of Celtic strikes with his right foot from a short distance straight into the heart of the goal. The assist came from Daizen Maeda with a cross.
39′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Kieran O'Hara.
32′David Watson of Kilmarnock has earned a defensive free kick.
38′Shot blocked. Matt O'Riley - Celtic - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - James Forrest.
32′Fouled by Reo Hatate - Celtic
30′Liam Donnelly of Kilmarnock is given a yellow card for committing a foul.
32′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31′Delay in match - injury Reo Hatate - Celtic
30′Reo Hatate - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
30′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
29′Kieran O'Hara - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
29′Fouled by Adam Idah - Celtic
27′Missed chance. Reo Hatate - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Matt O'Riley after corner.
27′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Kieran O'Hara.
27′New attacking attempt. Liam Scales - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Callum McGregor.
25′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
25′Alistair Johnston - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
25′Shot blocked. Matty Kennedy - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Kyle Vassell.
24′Missed chance. Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Matty Kennedy with a cross.
22′Missed chance. Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Stuart Findlay with a head.
22′Fouled by Callum McGregor - Celtic
22′Corrie Ndaba - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
20′Missed chance. James Forrest - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Matt O'Riley.
17′New attacking attempt. Adam Idah - Celtic - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Daizen Maeda.
16′Matt O'Riley - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
16′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
15′Fouled by Daizen Maeda - Celtic
15′Danny Armstrong - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
11′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
10′Shot blocked. James Forrest - Celtic - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8′Missed chance. Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards missed to the left from a free kick.
8′Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
8′Fouled by Liam Scales - Celtic
4′Attempt thwarted. James Forrest of Celtic's left-footed strike from beyond the box is intercepted. The assist came from Matt O'Riley.
3′Celtic earns a corner kick, forced by Matty Kennedy.
2′Missed chance. Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
The initial half commences...

Match statistics

KILCEL

Possession and passing

25%Possession75%

63%Pass accuracy88%

237Passes725

151Successful Passes639

23Key Passes9

6Substitutions5

1 more

29Throw-ins21

Attack

0Goals5

12Shots Total30

2Shots On Target12

2Corners9

33Dangerous Attacks38

5Accurate Crosses8

11 more

78Attacks96

9Dribble Attempts10

47Duels Won49

2Offsides0

3Shots Blocked12

9Shots inside the box20

7Shots Off Target6

3Shots outside the box10

62%Successful dribbles75%

5Successful Dribbles4

13Total Crosses17

Defence and discipline

7Saves2

15Tackles15

6Interceptions5

7Fouls12

2Yellow cards0

Other

2Hit Woodwork0

15Successful Headers22

15Successful Interceptions15

42Headers33

6Challenges5

0Assists5

1 more

1Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

D. RobertsonPer-match averages this season · 18 matches · career: 247

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.89	1.17	1.72	3.70
Red cards	0.17	0.06	0.11	0.12
Second yellows	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.09
Penalties	0.22	0.11	0.11	0.25

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

KilmarnockxGCeltic

0.794.30

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.454.23

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.794.30

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.473.73

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.310.56

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.56

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.040.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.132.82

Starting XI

CelticFormation: 4-3-3 · €32M8/11

Brendan Rodgers

KilmarnockFormation: 4-4-2 · €1.5M3/11

Derek McInnes

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Kilmarnock€1.5Mstarting XI · 3/11€2.7Mwith bench · 6/20

Celtic€32Mstarting XI · 8/11€60Mwith bench · 13/20

Celtic's starting XI cost €31M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Kilmarnock — bench

Will DennisGoalkeeper4

Joe WrightDefender6.5 7

Rory McKenzieMidfielder6.0 15

Fraser MurrayMidfielder6.5 18

Innes CameronAttacker21

Greg StewartAttacker · €600K (2016)31

Liam PolworthMidfielder6.7 39

Gary Mackay-StevenMidfielder · €330K (2015)99

Kevin van VeenAttacker · €300K (2015)6.1

Celtic — bench

Luis PalmaAttacker · €4.1M (2026)7.0 8

Kyogo FuruhashiAttacker · €1.2M (2026)6.2 10

Nicolas KühnAttacker · €19M (2025)7.0 17

Maik NawrockiDefender · €2.5M (2026)24

Tomoki IwataMidfielder · €980K (2024)6.2 28

Paulo BernardoMidfielder6.3 29

Scott BainGoalkeeper56

Anthony RalstonDefender57

Stephen WelshDefender

Player statistics

Kilmarnock starters then subs, by rating

Liam Donnelly#22 · Midfielder · 90′6.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 0
Big chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.17

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 19/28
Pass accuracy: 68%
Key passes: 1
Long balls (won/total): 2/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 7/11
Aerials won: 2

Defence

Tackles: 3
Clearances: 3
Blocked shots: 5
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 3
Fouls drawn: 2
Yellow cards: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Kilmarnock	7.0014.29%	8.5011.76%
Draw	6.2516%	5.6017.86%
Celtic	1.3076.92%	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Kilmarnock or Draw	3.4029.41%	3.5028.57%
Kilmarnock or Celtic	1.1288.89%	1.1289.29%
Draw or Celtic	1.1090.91%	1.0595.24%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.0991.74%
0–1 goals	–	6.4015.63%
3+ goals	1.4071.43%	1.3872.46%
0–2 goals	3.0033.33%	2.9034.48%
4+ goals	–	1.9850.51%
0–3 goals	–	1.7756.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Kilmarnock	7.0014.29%	6.7514.81%
Draw	2.8734.78%	2.9034.48%
Celtic	1.7257.9%	1.6560.61%

Outcome	bet365
KIL → KIL	15.006.67%
KIL → X	19.005.26%
KIL → CEL	15.006.67%
X → KIL	19.005.26%
X → X	9.5010.53%
X → CEL	4.0025%
CEL → KIL	41.002.44%
CEL → X	17.005.88%
CEL → CEL	1.8354.56%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.1032.26%
6 - 8	5.5018.18%
9 - 11	2.8734.78%
Under 6	21.004.76%
Over 14	4.0025%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.4170.92%
0–2 cards	–	2.6038.46%
4+ cards	1.9052.38%	2.0748.31%
0–3 cards	1.8055.56%	1.6261.73%
5+ cards	–	3.4528.99%
0–4 cards	–	1.2480.65%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic	7	18
2	Rangers	7	16
3	Hearts	7	13
4	Dundee	7	10
5	St. Mirren	7	10
6	St. Johnstone	7	8
7	Aberdeen	7	8
8	Dundee United	7	8
9	Motherwell	7	8
10	Hibernian	7	7
11	Falkirk	7	6
12	Kilmarnock	7	5

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6660.02%	1.6859.52%
No	2.1047.62%	2.1247.17%