Kilmarnock 2-3 Celtic — Scottish Premiership, 15 Feb 2026
Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3-2 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 27 on 15 February 2026 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. Tyreece John-Jules and Joseph Hugill scored for Kilmarnock; Sebastian Tounekti, B. Nygren and J. Araujo for Celtic. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Kilmarnock have won 0 and Celtic 5.
· kickoff·Rugby Park · Kilmarnock·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-021'assist: Joseph Hugill
- 2-028'assist: Tyreece John-Jules
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'out: T. Cvancara
- 2-156'assist: Kieran Tierney
- 62'
- 63'
- 2-264'
- 67'Argument
- 70'Argument
- 74'Foul
- 78'
- 79'
- 79'
- 79'
- 82'
- 2-390'
- 90+8'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Kilmarnock
- 8.7Kelle RoosG
- 8.5Tyreece John-JulesF
- 8.0Joseph HugillF
- 7.2Findlay CurtisM
- 6.9Bradley LyonsM
- 6.9Dominic ThompsonD
- 6.7Greg KiltieM
- 6.7Marcus DackersF
- 6.6David WatsonM
- 6.5Aaron TshibolaM
- 6.5Jack ThomsonM
- 6.5Ethan BrownD
- 6.3Bruce AndersonF
- 6.3Liam PolworthM
- 6.0Michael Schjønning-LarsenD
- 5.9Robbie DeasD
Celtic
- 8.5Sebastian TounektiF
- 8.3Julián AraujoD
- 7.3Kieran TierneyD
- 7.2Daizen MaedaF
- 7.2Benjamin NygrenM
- 7.0Kasper SchmeichelG
- 7.0Liam ScalesD
- 6.9Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 6.9Marcelo SaracchiD
- 6.9Callum McGregorM
- 6.9James ForrestM
- 6.5Junior AdamuF
- 6.3Auston TrustyD
- 6.3Yang Hyun-JunF
- 6.2Reo HatateM
- 6.0Tomáš ČvančaraF
Line-ups
Celtic4-3-3
Kilmarnock4-4-2
Substitutes
KilmarnockKris Doolan
Substitutes
- 1Maksymilian StryjekG
- 36Aaron Tshibola63'M6.5
- 7Rory McKenzieM
- 2Jamie BrandonD
- 31L. Polworth79'M6.3
- 19B. Anderson79'F6.3
- 9M. Dackers82'F6.7
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 22J. Thomson79'
CelticMartin O'Neill
Substitutes
- 21Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain46'M6.9
- 49James Forrest62'M6.9
- 36M. Saracchi78'D6.9
- 14Luke McCowanM
- 23Sebastian Tounekti56'46'F8.5
- 11T. Cvancara46'F6.0
- 12Viljami SinisaloG
- 47Dane MurrayD
- 51C. DonovanD
Team statistics
39%Possession61%
0.94Expected goals (xG)2.81
17Total shots24
7Shots on target10
7Shots off target8
3Blocked shots6
6Corners7
2Offsides0
7Fouls8
1Yellow cards3
7Goalkeeper saves5
-0.78Goals prevented-0.78
296Total passes472
193Accurate passes404
65%Pass accuracy86%
Kilmarnock
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelle Roos | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.7 |
| Tyreece John-Jules | 82 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 8.5 |
| Joseph Hugill | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Findlay Curtis | 63 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Bradley Lyons | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dominic Thompson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Greg Kiltie | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Marcus Dackers | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Watson | 79 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Aaron Tshibola | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jack Thomson | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ethan Brown | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Bruce Anderson | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Polworth | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Robbie Deas | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Tounekti | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 8.5 |
| Julián Araujo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Kieran Tierney | 78 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Daizen Maeda | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Nygren | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Scales | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| James Forrest | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Junior Adamu | 45 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Auston Trusty | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Reo Hatate | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Tomáš Čvančara | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 09 Nov 25Celtic4-0Kilmarnock
- 14 Sept 25Kilmarnock1-2Celtic
- 12 Apr 25Celtic5-1Kilmarnock
- 18 Jan 25Celtic2-1Kilmarnock
- 10 Nov 24Kilmarnock0-2Celtic
- 04 Aug 24Celtic4-0Kilmarnock
Most recent meetings
Final table, Scottish Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 | Rangers | 33 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 | Celtic | 33 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 33 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 33 | +14 | 51 |
| 9 | Dundee | 33 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 | ST Mirren | 33 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 33 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 | Livingston | 33 | -31 | 16 |
Before and after
Kilmarnock
- Previous: Kilmarnock 4-3 ST Mirren, 11 Feb 2026 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Dundee Utd 1-1 Kilmarnock, 21 Feb 2026 · Scottish Premiership
Celtic
- Previous: Celtic 2-1 Livingston, 11 Feb 2026 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Celtic 1-4 VfB Stuttgart, 19 Feb 2026 · Europa League
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