- Celtic's recent form reads: W2, D1, L2.
- Kilmarnock's recent form: W1, D1, L3.
- Celtic have conceded only 5 goals in 6 home league games this season.
Celtic Park is still a fortress
Celtic have won four, drawn one and lost one of their six home games in the Premiership 2026/2027, so this should be a routine win for the hosts at Celtic Park. But Martin O'Neill's men have been stumbling a bit lately with a 2-2 draw at Dundee United, 2-0 defeat at Falkirk and a 3-2 win over Besiktas coming in their last three.
The Hoops remain on track for the title with 28 points from 12 games at the top of the Premiership, but they haven't been playing as well as before. The visitors, Kilmarnock, are 11th with nine points from 12 and are in danger of getting sucked in at the wrong end of the table.
Killie won't have good memories of their last two visits to Glasgow as they have failed to win either of the two meetings between the two clubs in the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027 so far. Their away record in the league is a poor W1, D1, L4 from six matches and that suggests this could be a very tough night for Neil McCann's men.
Both teams to score is in play
The best way for Killie to play this game is on the break as they will be better in transition than possession-based football where Celtic's extra quality can dominate them. But McCann has played with an expansive mindset at times this season, playing his full backs high up the pitch and pressing Celtic when they have the ball, so that could create plenty of chances.
Celtic's 4-2-3-1 formation under O'Neill looks more like an attacking system than his previous set-ups as they use the width and runners to really speed up the pace of their attacks after a more patient build-up. Camilo Duran has been electric with four goals in his last five games while the Hoops have plenty of runners in behind who will punish Killie if they overcommit.
Celtic are odds-on favourites at 7/50 and there seems little point in betting on that, but both teams to score seems worth a punt at 19/20 while over 2.5 goals looks likely at 7/20. The most likely script for this game is a Celtic win with goals at both ends - because Killie average 1.00 goal per game and 2.17 goals per game against on the road in the Prem this term.
