Kilmarnock open their home league account against the worst possible opponent. Their only competitive result of pre-season came in the League Cup against lower-division sides, and they were beaten 3-4 at St Johnstone on matchday one. Celtic, by contrast, opened with a clean-sheet win over Dundee FC and arrive as clear Premiership favourites.
The head-to-head record is unambiguous: Kilmarnock have lost all five of the last meetings, conceding 16 goals and keeping zero clean sheets across those games. Every single fixture produced over 2.5 goals. Celtic scored in all five; Kilmarnock failed to score in one. The market prices Celtic at 1.40 (bet365) with the over 2.5 at 1.44 - both reflect the weight of evidence.
Celtic away at 1.40 is short but earned. The alt play is BTTS YES at 1.62, supported by four of the last five h2h fixtures ending with both sides scoring. Main tip: Celtic to win.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 15.02.26 | Premiership | 2–3 | O2.5 |
| 09.11.25 | Premiership | 4–0 | O2.5 |
| 14.09.25 | Premiership | 1–2 | O2.5 |
| 12.04.25 | Premiership | 5–1 | O2.5 |
| 18.01.25 | Scottish Cup | 2–1 | O2.5 |
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