Falkirk host Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have been picking up wins consistently this season, while Falkirk have found results much harder to come by in the same spell.
These two sides have faced each other several times over the past couple of seasons, and that history gives a useful starting point before getting into the current numbers.
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Form across all competitions
Celtic's last 20 matches across all competitions show 12 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, with 40 goals scored against 28 conceded. That's a side scoring freely and winning more often than not.
Falkirk: 20 completed matches; Celtic: 20 completed matches.
Falkirk
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -6
Celtic
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | ST Johnstone | Falkirk | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Falkirk | Heart Of Midlothian | 15.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Dundee Utd | Falkirk | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Falkirk | Rangers | 02.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Celtic | Falkirk | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Motherwell | Falkirk | 09.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premiership | Falkirk | ST Mirren | 01.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Cup | Falkirk | Stranraer | 25.07.2026 | 3-0 |
| League Cup | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk | 21.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Falkirk | Genk | 18.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Celtic | Rangers | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Celtic | Ferencvarosi TC | 17.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| League Cup | Rangers | Celtic | 13.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premiership | ST Johnstone | Celtic | 09.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premiership | ST Mirren | Celtic | 05.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Celtic | Aberdeen | 02.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premiership | Celtic | Falkirk | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lask Linz | Celtic | 25.08.2026 | 5-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Celtic | Lask Linz | 19.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League Cup | Dundee Utd | Celtic | 15.08.2026 | 0-4 |
Falkirk's equivalent sample reads 6 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, with 26 goals for and 32 against. More losses than wins in that run points to a tougher stretch.
Celtic's recent form sample is clearly stronger across the board.
Comparative Team Statistics: Falkirk vs Celtic

History heavily favours Celtic
The recorded meetings between these two go back to 2021, and Celtic have won every single one, eight in a row. That includes the January 2026 fixture played at Falkirk's own ground, where Celtic won 1-0.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Celtic | Falkirk | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Celtic | Falkirk | 25.04.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Celtic | Falkirk | 01.02.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Falkirk | Celtic | 14.01.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premiership | Celtic | Falkirk | 29.10.2025 | 4-0 |
| League Cup | Celtic | Falkirk | 15.08.2025 | 4-1 |
| League Cup | Celtic | Falkirk | 22.09.2024 | 5-2 |
| FA Cup | Celtic | Falkirk | 03.04.2021 | 3-0 |
It's a small sample in football terms, but it's a complete one-way record, with no draws or Falkirk wins showing up anywhere in it.
Falkirk haven't beaten Celtic in any of the meetings on record.
League table underlines the gap
Celtic sit top of the Premiership with 18 points from seven games, six wins and just the one loss. Falkirk are down in 11th with six points from the same number of matches, having won only once.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14/4 | 18 |
| 2 | Rangers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8/4 | 16 |
| 3 | Heart Of Midlothian | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14/8 | 13 |
| 10 | Hibernian | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8/11 | 7 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6/9 | 6 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6/15 | 5 |
Celtic's goal difference is also strongly positive, 14 scored against 4 conceded, while Falkirk have conceded more than they've scored.

Attacking threats to watch
Celtic's scoring is spread around rather than resting on one man. C. Durán and B. Nygren both have 3 goals in 7 matches, K. Høgh has 3 in just 4, and Yang Hyun-Jun has chipped in too.
On the other side, Falkirk's listed contributors are thinner. R. Strain has 2 assists in 7 matches, which is the standout entry from their side in this data.
Celtic's attacking output looks more varied and more productive than Falkirk's.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bain | Scotland | 34 | Goalkeeper | 183 cm | 75 kg |
| R. Strain | Australia | 29 | Defender | 181 | 76 |
| E. Ross | Scotland | 25 | Attacker | 173 | 68 |
| S. Tanser | England | 31 | Defender | 182 | 65 |
| C. Sibbald | Scotland | 31 | Midfielder | 170 | n/a |
| C. Donaldson | Scotland | 31 | Defender | 188 | 83 |
| J. McMillan | Scotland | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 77 |
| L. Henderson | Scotland | 30 | Defender | 191 | n/a |
| B. Spencer | Scotland | 30 | Midfielder | 173 | 66 |
| R. MacIver | Scotland | 27 | Attacker | 189 | 77 |
| L. McCann | Scotland | 26 | Defender | 171 | n/a |
| N. Hogarth | Scotland | 25 | Goalkeeper | 182 | n/a |
| L. Neilson | Scotland | 23 | Defender | 184 cm | 67 kg |
| D. Meļņiks | Latvia | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Fodrey | USA | 22 | Midfielder | 188 | 84 |
| F. Yeats | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | 178 | 74 |
| Joseph Charles Gardner | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Ben Parkinson | England | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Allan | Scotland | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| B. Krauhaus | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Doherty | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Owen Eames | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. McGovern | Northern Ireland | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Finley Frank Barbrook | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Murrell | USA | 22 | Attacker | 188 | n/a |
| E. Laidlaw | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. McLeod | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Bennet | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Oxlade-Chamberlain | England | 33 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| J. Lotomba | Switzerland | 28 | Defender | 177 | 71 |
| A. Ralston | Scotland | 27 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| K. Tierney | Scotland | 29 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| J. Forrest | Scotland | 35 | Midfielder | 170 | 67 |
| C. McGregor | Scotland | 33 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| K. Høgh | Denmark | 25 | Attacker | 186 | 61 |
| S. Johnstone | England | 33 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 85 |
| C. Carter-Vickers | USA | 28 | Defender | 183 | 92 |
| H. Hassan | France | 24 | Attacker | 178 | 71 |
| R. Doohan | Scotland | 28 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 73 |
| L. McCowan | Scotland | 28 | Midfielder | 177 | n/a |
| B. Nygren | Sweden | 25 | Midfielder | 186 | 76 |
| A. Trusty | USA | 28 | Defender | 191 | 84 |
| S. Tounekti | Tunisia | 24 | Attacker | 183 | 68 |
| L. Scales | Republic of Ireland | 28 | Defender | 187 | 85 |
| A. Johnston | Canada | 28 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
| O. Sørensen | Denmark | 24 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| A. Engels | Belgium | 23 | Midfielder | 185 | 78 |
| V. Sinisalo | Finland | 25 | Goalkeeper | 196 | 76 |
| R. Hatate | Japan | 28 | Midfielder | 171 | 70 |
| M. Balikwisha | Belgium | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 69 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | Korea Republic | 24 | Attacker | 179 | 73 |
| J. Kenny | Republic of Ireland | 23 | Attacker | 177 | n/a |
| D. Murray | Scotland | 23 | Defender | 193 | n/a |
| M. Baur | Germany | 22 | Midfielder | 172 | 62 |
| C. Osmand | Wales | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Shumaira Mheuka | England | 18 | Attacker | 182 | 75 |
| J. van den Berg | Netherlands | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Colby Donovan | Scotland | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Durán | Colombia | 24 | Attacker | 178 | n/a |
| L. Kennedy | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Everything in the data, form, table position, head-to-head, leans one way here. Celtic look the far stronger side going into this one.
Without a market to assess against that picture, we're not in a position to make a selection this time. The underlying case for Celtic is strong, but a pass is the honest call until there's a price to weigh it against.
