Celtic vs Falkirk

1 February 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee David Dickinson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • T. Čvančara 39’
  • B. Nygren 62’

Match summary

Celtic beat Falkirk 2-0. Celtic led 1-0 at half-time.

T. Čvančara put Celtic ahead with a header in the 39th minute and B. Nygren made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute.

Falkirk can feel hard done by, creating 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Celtic's 0.66 from 10.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
10 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 3
9 Corners 4
546 Passes 404
87.7% Pass accuracy 81.7%
17 Tackles 23
7 Fouls 5
0 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Celtic Falkirk
9’
B. StewartShot on target
17’
Y. Hyun-JunShot on target
26’
T. ČvančaraHeader1-0 (Celtic)
39’
42’
L. MarshShot on target
52’
C. AllanShot on target
B. NygrenLeft foot shot2-0 (Celtic)
62’
63’
64’
E. RossK. Wilson
64’
H. CartwrightD. Tait
66’
B. NygrenShot on target
67’
71’
74’
B. GrahamB. Stewart
J. AraujoShot on target
77’
83’
K. IheanachoD. Maeda
84’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.07 39’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), 1-0 39’ 62’ B. Nygren (Celtic), 2-0 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.07 39’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), 1-0 Čvančara 39’ 62’ B. Nygren (Celtic), 2-0 Nygren 62’
Celtic 0.66 xGFalkirk 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Falkirk attacking Celtic attacking 
10’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 42’ L. Marsh (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.21 xG, saved 67’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 9’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 55’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 26’ Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 56’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ C. Allan (Falkirk), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ L. Marsh (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ L. Marsh (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ K. Wilson (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ C. Miller (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ J. Araujo (Celtic), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ J. Araujo (Celtic), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 42’ L. Marsh (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.21 xG, saved 67’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 9’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 55’ B. Stewart (Falkirk), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 26’ Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 56’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ C. Allan (Falkirk), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ L. Marsh (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ L. Marsh (Falkirk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ K. Wilson (Falkirk), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ C. Miller (Falkirk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ C. Miller (Falkirk), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ J. Araujo (Celtic), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ J. Araujo (Celtic), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Celtic 4-4-2 Starting XI
Schmeichel
Araujo
Murray
Scales
Tierney 83’
Hyun-Jun 48’
Engels 71’
McGregor
Maeda 84’
Čvančara
Nygren
Falkirk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bain
Adams
Allan
Henderson
McCann
Stewart 74’
Tait 64’
Wilson 64’
Spencer
Miller 84’
Marsh 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
K. Schmeichel
90′ 4 0 57 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ 3 – – 3 – 54 1 – – –
90′ – – – 1 1 77 – – – –
90′ 3 2 – 6 1 99 – – – –
83′ 4 1 – 9 4 48 – – 1 –
S. Welsh Came on as a substitute
11′ – 1 – – – 15 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
48′ – – 12 – – – – 3 1 1 –
71′ – – 26 1 – 2 1 2 – – –
90′ – 1 59 2 – 5 2 5 1 – –
D. Maeda
84′ – – 9 – – 1 1 3 1 – –
J. Forrest Came on as a substitute
42′ – – 26 – – 1 – 2 – – –
R. Hatate Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 9 – – – – – – – –
K. Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
72′ 1 – 3 1 0.20 – – 3 2 11 –
90′ 1 – 2 2 0.26 – – 3 1 37 –
S. Tounekti Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – 1 5 – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Celtic win 69% Avg odds 1.36
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.92
Falkirk win 12% Avg odds 7.51

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.