Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 7 January 2023
Result
Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock
Premiership · Saturday 7 January 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock: match report
Celtic defeated Kilmarnock 2-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 7 January 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Jota opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Celtic's goals came from Jota (45') and an own goal by Ash Taylor (51'). Kilmarnock did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Celtic were 1st on 55 points from 20 and Kilmarnock 9th on 20 points from 20. Celtic went on to finish that season 1st with 99 points, and Kilmarnock 10th with 40.
Celtic lined up in a 4-3-3 and Kilmarnock in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Carl Starfelt of Celtic (8.1), ahead of Jota (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Celtic wins, 1 draw and 0 for Kilmarnock.
Going into the match Celtic's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Kilmarnock's D-W-D-L-W.
Key events
- 45'Goal · Jota
- 51'Own goal · Ash Taylor
Head-to-head
Team news
Celtic line-up (4-3-3)
Joe Hart, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Carl Starfelt, Alexandro Bernabei, Aaron Mooy, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Jota, Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda
Kilmarnock line-up (5-3-2)
Sam Walker, Lewis Mayo, Joe Wright, Ash Taylor, Chris Stokes, Ben Chrisene, Alan Power, Liam Polworth, Rory McKenzie, Scott Robinson, K. Vassell