Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Celtic and Kilmarnock, taking place on Saturday, 07 January 2023, at Celtic Park in Glasgow.
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Celtic, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for Celtic and Rangers in their last match, which ended in a 2-2 draw. During that encounter they had 60% possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 5 of their 15 shots on goal.
Ange Postecoglou will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 15 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have lost 5 goals during those same matches. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 22 games in a row. With 8 clean sheets so far this season, they have one of the best shut out records in the league.
They are showing impressive form at home with a run of 11 straight wins in a row and added to that are unbeaten at Celtic Park in 34 league games.
On an individual basis, Kyogo Furuhashi will be looking to get on the scoresheet again at Celtic Park having scored 5 goals in Celtic's last 6 home games in the league.
Kilmarnock, Recent FormAn important point secured against St Mirren will have left Kilmarnock quite happy with their 0-0 draw. They came away from that fixture with a 72% share of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to St Mirren, who managed 6 attempts on goal, 0 of which were on target.
When it comes to attacking power Derek McInnes will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 6 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 10 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 7 away games out of 10 this season, he will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards. Away from home they have not had their troubles to seek, with at least 1 goal conceded in 9 of their last 10 away league matches this season, making points hard to come by on the road.
An away win for Kilmarnock is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 13 games.
Ash Taylor will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Celtic in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Kilmarnock.
The last time these two teams met Celtic enforced their superiority over Kilmarnock with a comfortable 0-5 win.
Celtic will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Killie having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 11 meetings. In the previous 3 league encounters between these two teams, Killie have failed to score a single goal against Celtic. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, The Bhoys know how to do it against Kilmarnock, having clocked up 15 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings. In their past 5 meetings, The Bhoys' defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Kilmarnock will have to take their chances when they come.
In the league, Celtic has an strong track record when they play host to Kilmarnock, notchng up a win in their last 5 home games.
Kilmarnock man Jordan Jones will be out for more of the same in front of goal in this match against Celtic, having bagged 2 goals in the last 3 encounters between these sides at Celtic Park.
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Sead Hakšabanović (Foot), James McCarthy (Hamstring), Anthony Ralston (Back) and Stephen Welsh (Knock) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Innes Cameron (Hamstring) and Jeriel Dorsett (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Derek McInnes will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Celtic Playing at home | Kilmarnock Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Goals scored | 0.4 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 17' | Time first goal scored | 58' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 28' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.9 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 6-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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