Celtic 3-1 Falkirk
Match summary
Celtic beat Falkirk 3-1 in Scottish Premiership on Sat, 25 Apr 2026.
Goals — Celtic: Maeda 30', 83'; Tierney 44' | Falkirk: Wilson 70'.
Celtic had 55% of the possession and 14 shots (7 on target) against 11 (3) for Falkirk; corners 9-7, yellow cards 2-3.
In their last 11 meetings Celtic won 9, Falkirk won 1 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Celtic Park. Referee: Ryan Lee.
Match timeline
- 30'MaedaGoal1-0
- 44'TierneyAssist: MaedaGoal2-0
- 62'⇄In TounektiOut ForrestSubstitution
- 62'⇄In E. RossOut YeatsSubstitution
- 62'⇄In WilsonOut B. BroggioSubstitution
- 64'TrustyYellow card
- 70'WilsonAssist: L. McCannGoal2-1
- 70'RalstonYellow card
- 71'WilsonYellow card
- 72'⇄In IheanachoOut Hyun-junSubstitution
- 72'⇄In SaracchiOut TierneySubstitution
- 72'⇄In JohnstonOut RalstonSubstitution
- 77'D. TaitYellow card
- 78'⇄In ChamberlainOut McGregorSubstitution
- 80'⇄In ParkinsonOut StewartSubstitution
- 83'MaedaAssist: TounektiGoal3-1
- 89'L. McCannYellow card
- 90'⇄In CartwrightOut D. TaitSubstitution
Lineups
Falkirk 4-2-3-1Celtic 4-2-3-1
Celtic
Coach: Martin O'Neill
Substitutes
- 2Alistair JohnstonDefender6.5
- 36Marcelo SaracchiDefender6.4
- 21Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainMidfielder6.5
- 23Sebastian TounektiAttacker6.8
- 17Kelechi IheanachoAttacker6.5
- 31Ross DoohanGoalkeeper
- 47Dane MurrayDefender
- 41Reo HatateMidfielder
- 14Luke McCowanMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Kasper SchmeichelShoulder injury
- Colby DonovanHamstring Injury
- Julian AraujoThigh injury
- Adam MontgomeryCalf Injury
- Cameron Carter-VickersAchilles tendon injury
- Callum OsmandHamstring Injury
- JotaCruciate ligament injury
Falkirk
Coach: John McGlynn
Substitutes
- 17Henry CartwrightMidfielder
- 23Ethan RossMidfielder6.1
- 22Kyrell WilsonAttacker7.1
- 27Ben ParkinsonAttacker
- 35Joe HastingsGoalkeeper
- 6Coll DonaldsonDefender
- 42Sam HartDefender
- 7Brian GrahamAttacker
- 9Ross MacIverAttacker
Unavailable players
- Scott BainAnkle injury
- Liam HendersonHamstring Injury
- Filip LissahAnkle injury
- Louie MarshThigh injury
Statistics
CelticFalkirk
Key statistics
55%Possession45%
14Total Shots11
7Shots On Target3
2Big Chances Created2
9Corners7
16Fouls10
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
3Offsides3
2Goalkeeper Saves4
350Passes Completed276
All statistics
190Attacks176
2Shots Off Target7
5Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork0
10Free Kicks15
6Shots Inside The Box7
446Total Passes364
8Shots Outside The Box4
0Big Chances Missed2
5/22 (23%)Crosses Completed5/24 (21%)
235Passes Own Half181
233Passes Opposition Half207
23/67 (34%)Long Passes Completed31/70 (44%)
15Throw-Ins24
7Key Passes8
75Passes Into Final Third69
79Backward Passes56
8Goal Kicks5
6Interceptions8
9/19 (47%)Tackles Won4/7 (57%)
37Clearances21
0Error Led To Goal2
61Duels Won48
23/39 (59%)Aerial Duels Won16/39 (41%)
38/70 (54%)Ground Duels Won32/70 (46%)
10Was Fouled15
10/15 (67%)Successful Dribbles10/20 (50%)
5Was Dribbled Past10
6Final Third Possession Won7
142Possession Lost157
5Substitutions4
Previous meetings
9 Celtic1 draws1 Falkirk
- Falkirk
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CelticScottish Premiership
- Celtic
- Celtic
- Falkirk
- Celtic
- Celtic
- Celtic
- Celtic
- Falkirk
- Falkirk
Match information
- Competition
- Scottish Premiership
- Round
- Round 34
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Celtic Park
- Capacity
- 60,355
- Referee
- Ryan Lee