Kilmarnock Vs Celtic

Today’s early Scottish game pits Kilmarnock, who are 7th against Celtic, who are 1st. Can Kilmarnock cause an upset once again, like they did in the cup, or will Celtic inflict revenge. Let’s look at the stats.

Current League Form
•    In the last 10 matches, Kilmarnock have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4. They have only won 1 in the last 6.
•    In the last 10 matches, Celtic have won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1.
•    Looking at current form (last 6), Kilmarnock have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3. They have scored 6 goals (1gpg) and conceded 12 goals (2gpg). They have kept 2 clean sheets and scored in 4 of the 6.
•    Looking at current form (last 6), Celtic have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1. They have scored 13 goals (2.17gpg) and conceded 4 goals (0.67gpg). They have kept 4 clean sheets and scored in all 6 matches.
•    Looking at current home form (last 6), Kilmarnock have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2. They have scored 6 goals (1gpg) and conceded 8 goals (1.33gpg). They have kept 2 clean sheets and scored in 4 of the 6 matches.
•    Looking at current away form (last 6), Celtic have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1. They have scored 17 goals (2.83gpg) and conceded 4 goals (0.67gpg). They have kept 4 clean sheets and scored in all 6 matches.

H2H’s
•    If we look at the last 12 league matches, Kilmarnock have won 1, Celtic have won 9 and there have been 2 draws. 9 of the 12 matches have been over 2.5 goals and 11 of the 12 matches have been over 1.5 goals.
•    If we look at the last 7 matches at Kilmarnock we have 1 Kilmarnock win, 5 Celtic wins and 1 draw. 5 of the 7 matches have been over 2.5 goals and 6 of the 7 have been over 1.5 goals.

General Stats
•    Kilmarnock score 1st at home 50% of the time compared to 69% of the time for Celtic away.
•    81% of Kilmarnock’s home matches have a goal compared to 100% of Celtic’s away matches.
•    56% of Kilmarnock’s home matches have a goal in the 1st half compared to 67% of Celtic’s away matches.
•    82% of Kilmarnock’s home matches have a goal in the 2nd half compared to 82% of Celtic’s away matches.
•    Kilmarnock keep 38% clean sheets at home compared to 63% for Celtic away.
•    Kilmarnock have won to 0 at home 19% of the time compared to 63% for Celtic.
•    Kilmarnock have scored in 75% of their home matches compared to 94% for Celtic’s away matches.
•    Kilmarnock have scored in the 1st half at home 44% of the time compared to 56% for Celtic away.
•    Kilmarnock have scored in the 2nd half at home 63% of the time compared to 69% for Celtic away.
•    Kilmarnock’s home games have a goal in the 1st 15mins 31% of the time compared to 44% of the time for Celtics away matches
•    Kilmarnock’s home matches have the 1st goals before 68mins 68% of the time compared to 88% of the time for Celtic away.
•    Kilmarnock score the 1st goals before 68mins at home 38% of the time compared to 56% for Celtic away
•    Kilmarnock are leading before 68 mins at home 44% of the time compared to 63% for Celtic away.
•    75% of Kilmarnock’s home matches have over 1.5 goals compared to 87.5% for Celtic away.
•    50% of Kilmarnock’s home matches have over 2.5 goals compared to 44% for Celtic away.

Verdict

I think Celtic will be out for revenge today, after losing in the cup to Kilmarnock. Also they could clinch the title today, if results go their way. Kilmarnock are on a poor run of form and Celtic have had a slight slip-up recently, but that was against Rangers away and Aberdeen away. Kilmarnock tend to concede more goals in the 2nd half and Celtic tend to score more goals in the 2nd half. I think Celtic will win, so backing Celtic from the start or laying the draw are options. Also backing over 1.5 goals if there are no early goals is also an option.