Celtic face Kilmarnock on Sunday afternoon as the Scottish Champions return to domestic action. Brendan Rodgers’ side have had a great week – beating Aberdeen to reach the League Cup Final then following this up with an impressive UCL victory over RB Leipzig.
Now, attention switches to Ayrshire as Brendan and his team travel to face Killie at Rugby Park. The dodgy Astro played host to Celtic clinching the league title back in May but the manager
Courtesy of One Football, here are five match facts ahead of the game from Rugby Park.
1. Kilmarnock have won two of their last three home games against Celtic in all competitions (L1), as many as their previous 22 beforehand (W2 D3 L17).
2. Celtic have lost just one of their last 17 league meetings with Kilmarnock (W14 D2), a 1-2 defeat in December 2023.
3. Kilmarnock have both scored and conceded in seven of their last eight league games (W3 D3 L2), with the only exception a 1-0 win over Rangers in October.
4. Celtic have won 15 of their last 16 league games (D1), including their last seven in a row away from home, their longest winning run on the road in the league since February 2020 (9).
5. Kilmarnock’s Matty Kennedy has created more chances (28) than any player in the Scottish Premiership this season, but despite this only has one assist to his name.
