GLASGOW. Kilmarnock succeeded in clinch a draw against Celtic with a late goal from D. Watson scored in the (90′) after Celtic got a lead with a goal from K. Furuhashi (32′). Celtic was vastly better in terms of ball possession (71%)
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 John Beaton who had the assistance of Calum Spence and David Dunne. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.19 degrees Celsius or 50.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 6
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 135 Attack 96
- 78 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 71% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Celtic to win the match.
Celtic shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards (Liam Donnelly, Lewis Mayo and Danny Armstrong).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Celtic has 62 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock will has 37 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away with Motherwell on the 24th of February with a 48-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (11 draws).
Kilmarnock will host Aberdeen on the 24th of February with a 34-14 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (12 draws).
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
61'
32'
Celtic started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Anthony Ralston , Stephen Welsh , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Daizen Maeda , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Luis Palma , Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn , Hyun-jun Yang , Maik Nawrocki, Hyeon-gyu Oh , Tomoki Iwata, Alexandro Bernabéi , Paulo Bernardo , Scott Bain and Daniel Kelly.
Substitutions
Celtic made 5 changes: Luis Palma for Hyun-jun Yang (46′), Adam Idah for Paulo Bernardo (67′), Greg Taylor for Alexandro Bernabéi (61′), Daizen Maeda for Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (68′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyeon-gyu Oh (80′).
Player of the match: Joe Hart
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was the goalkeeper: Joe Hart. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
38'
Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Joe Wright , Stuart Findlay , Corrie Ndaba , Danny Armstrong , Liam Polworth , Liam Donnelly , Matty Kennedy , Marley Watkins and Kyle Vassell .
They had on the bench: Rory McKenzie, David Watson , James Balagizi , Fraser Murray , Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Greg Stewart , Gary Mackay-Steven and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Kyle Vassell for James Balagizi (68′), Danny Armstrong for Greg Stewart (73′), Marley Watkins for Kevin van Veen (73′), Matty Kennedy for Fraser Murray (85′) and Liam Polworth for David Watson (85′).
Player of the match: Corrie Ndaba
The most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Corrie Ndaba.
His rating is with 23 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – St. Mirren – 1-0
- Hearts – Motherwell – 2-0
- Dundee – Ross County – 2-0
- Celtic – Kilmarnock – 1-1
- Aberdeen – Hibernian – 2-2
