Celtic 2–1 Falkirk
Celtic
2–1HT 2–0
Falkirk
Celtic played Falkirk in the Premiership on 29 August 2026 at Celtic Park. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 4'C. Duran
- 29'C. Duran (assist by K. Tierney)
- 35'Lewis Neilson — Yellow card
- 44'Leon McCann — Yellow card
- 45+2'Colby Donovan — Yellow card
- 72'C. Donovan (OG)
- 77'Connor McLeod — Yellow card
- 82'Aodhan Doherty — Yellow card
Line-ups
Celtic 4-2-3-1
- V. Sinisalo
- C. Donovan
- C. Carter-Vickers
- L. Scales
- K. Tierney
- M. Baur
- A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- H. Hassan
- B. Nygren
- Yang Hyun-Jun
- C. Duran
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Doohan
- A. Trusty
- D. Murray
- C. Osmand
- L. Kennedy
- J. Forrest
- S. Tounekti
- J. Kenny
- L. McCowan
- COACHES: Martin O'Neill
Falkirk 4-2-3-1
- S. Bain
- R. Strain
- L. Neilson
- L. Henderson
- L. McCann
- F. Barbrook
- B. Spencer
- E. Ross
- B. Krauhaus
- C. Fodrey
- B. Parkinson
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Hogarth
- J. McMillan
- C. Donaldson
- S. Tanser
- D. Melniks
- C. McLeod
- R. MacIver
- J. Murrell
- A. Doherty
- COACHES: John McGlynn
Match statistics
| Celtic | Falkirk | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 19 | Total shots | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 13 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Corners | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 583 | Total passes | 459 |
| 528 | Accurate passes | 388 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 2.87 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.53 |
| 1.86 | goals_prevented | 1.86 |