GLASGOW. Celtic defeats Kilmarnock 3-1. Celtic got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Reo Hatate (22′) and Luis Palma (33′). Kilmarnock tried to recover with a goal from David Watson (72′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (82′) scored by Greg Taylor for Celtic. Celtic was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid who had the assistance of David McGeachie and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was . The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 11.08 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Celtic

3 - 1

Kilmarnock

  • ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
  • 27 Total 6
  • 12 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 10 Shots blocked 0
  • 144 Attack 62
  • 71 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 77% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match​.

Celtic shot 27 times, 12 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Celtic received 2 yellow cards (Liam Scales and Greg Taylor). Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (Kyle Vassell and Lewis Mayo).

Match Timeline

Reo Hatate (goal)Callum McGregor
22'
28'
Lewis Mayo- Yellow
Luis Palma(goal)Reo Hatate
33'
46'
Liam Polworth- sub ->Robbie Deas
Reo Hatate (VAR)
60'
G. Taylor- Yellow
68'
72'
D. Watson(goal)Liam Polworth
James Forrest- sub ->Luis Palma
73'
73'
Liam Scales - Yellow
76'
76'
Kyle Vassell - Yellow
G. Taylor(goal)Daizen Maeda
82'
O. Holm- sub ->Matt O\'Riley
85'
Hyeon-gyu Oh- sub ->Kyogo Furuhashi
88'
89'
89'
Fraser Murray- sub ->Kyle Vassell
89'
Innes Cameron- sub ->David Watson
89'
Hyun-jun Yang- sub ->Daizen Maeda
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this encounter, Celtic will have 22 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock will stay with 7 points like Dundee and Ross County to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will host St. Mirren on the 13th of April with a 35-3 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (5 draws).

Kilmarnock will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 13th of April with a 18-15 head to head in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
6.8
D
Alistair Johnston 2.Canada
6.8
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.3
68' 82'
D
Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland
7.9
76'
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.0
73'
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.1
85'
M
Reo Hatate 41.Japan
8.5
22'
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
7.5
F
Luis Palma 7.Honduras
7.8
73' 33'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
6.8
88'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
6.7
89'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
N. Phillips 6.England
73'
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
M
O. Holm 15.Norway
85'
M
Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan
M
Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
73'
F
Hyun-jun Yang 13.South Korea
89'
F
Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea
88'

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart (6.8), Alistair Johnston (6.8), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.0), Liam Scales (7.9), Greg Taylor (7.3), Matt O’Riley (7.1), Callum McGregor (7.5), Reo Hatate (8.5), Daizen Maeda (6.7), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.8) and Luis Palma (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips, Yang Hyun-Jun, Odin Thiago Holm, Hyun-gyu Oh, Tomoki Iwata, Paulo Bernardo, Scott Bain, James Forrest and Anthony Ralston.

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Luis Palma for James Forrest (73′), Matt O’Riley for Odin Thiago Holm (85′), Cameron Carter-Vickers for Nathaniel Phillips (73′), Daizen Maeda for Yang Hyun-Jun (89′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyun-gyu Oh (88′).

Best player: Reo Hatate​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Reo Hatate.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 68 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Will Dennis 1.England
6.8
D
Joe Wright 4.Wales
6.6
D
Robbie Deas 6.Scotland
6.3
46'
D
Stuart Findlay 17.Scotland
6.4
M
Corrie Ndaba 3.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Lewis Mayo 5.Scotland
6.3
28'
M
Brad Lyons 8.Northern Ireland
6.8
M
Matty Kennedy 10.Scotland
6.6
89'
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
6.7
89'
M
D. Watson 12.Scotland
6.6
89' 72'
F
Kyle Vassell 9.Northern Ireland
7.0
89' 76'
Substitutes
G
K. O'Hara 20.Republic of Ireland
D
Jack Sanders 14.England
D
T. Davies 19.Wales
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
89'
M
S. Warnock 25.Scotland
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
46'
F
Innes Cameron 18.Scotland
89'
F
Andy Dallas 21.Scotland
89'
F
Aaron Brown 29.Scotland
89'

Kilmarnock started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis (6.8), Stuart Findlay (6.4), Joe Wright (6.6), Robbie Deas (6.3), Lewis Mayo (6.3), Danny Armstrong (6.7), David Watson (6.6), Bradley Lyons (6.8), Corrie Ndaba (6.7), Matthew Kennedy (6.6) and Kyle Vassell (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray, Innes Cameron, Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas, Steven Warnock, Aaron Brown and Liam Polworth.

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Robbie Deas for Liam Polworth (46′), Kyle Vassell for Fraser Murray (89′), Matthew Kennedy for Andrew Dallas (89′), Danny Armstrong for Aaron Brown (89′) and David Watson for Innes Cameron (89′).

Best player: Kyle Vassell​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Kyle Vassell.

His rating is (7.0) with 19 passes (20% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 25.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​