Scotland Premiership · Full time ·Matchday 4

Celtic vs Falkirk

2 – 1 Full time

Celtic Park, GlasgowReferee: C. Graham

Celtic 79%
Draw 13%
Falkirk 8%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Celtic vs Falkirk overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Celtic vs Falkirk

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityCelticDrawFalkirk
Model84.9%9.7%5.4%
Market77.2%14.4%8.5%
Final79.1%13.2%7.7%
Edge+7.7%-4.7%-3.0%

Confidence: Low

Why Celtic

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 3.69 vs 0.99.
  • Better recent form: 5 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Celtic below the model: +7.7 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Celtic ↓ / Falkirk → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 2 3 4+ 19% 19%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 99%
2+ goals 95%
3+ goals 85%
No goals 1%

Celtic and Falkirk expected goals

Celtic 3.69
Falkirk 0.99

Total expected goals: 4.68

Celtic and Falkirk attack and defence ratings

Celtic

Attack 1.69 +69%
Defence 1.01 +1%

Falkirk

Attack 0.82 -18%
Defence 1.40 +40%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Celtic vs Falkirk: result vs prediction

Celtic 2 – 1 Falkirk

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

Other Matchday 4 fixtures

Scotland Premiership

Before and after this match

Celtic vs Falkirk markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Celtic 79.1% 1.26 +7.7% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 84.6% 1.18 — —
Both teams to score Yes 61.7% 1.62 — —
Double chance 1X (home or draw) 92.3% 1.08 — —
Handicap -1 Celtic win 70.3% 1.42 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Celtic79.1%
Draw13.2%
Falkirk7.7%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.584.6%
Under 2.515.4%
Both teams to scoreYes61.7%
No38.3%
Double chance1X (home or draw)92.3%
12 (either side)86.8%
X2 (draw or away)20.9%
Handicap -1Celtic win70.3%
Push (exactly one goal)14.6%
Loss15.1%
Correct score (top 3)3-07.8%
3-17.7%
4-07.2%

Celtic vs Falkirk stats

Celtic and Falkirk recent form

newest first
Celtic LWWWWW
Falkirk DLLLLW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Celtic and Falkirk going into this match

league record before kick-off

Celtic record

  • They have won 5 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 2.6 goals per match.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 5 matches.

Celtic vs Falkirk head-to-head

Last 7 meetings

7Celtic wins 0Draws 0Falkirk wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-04-25CelticFalkirkScotland Premiership3-1
2026-02-01CelticFalkirkScotland Premiership2-0
2026-01-14FalkirkCelticScotland Premiership0-1
2025-10-29CelticFalkirkScotland Premiership4-0
2025-08-15CelticFalkirkLeague Cup4-1
2024-09-22CelticFalkirkLeague Cup5-2
2021-04-03CelticFalkirkFA Cup3-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Celtic vs Falkirk odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 77.2%, draw 14.4%, away 8.5%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 1.21 6.20 12.00
1xBet 1.20 6.65 12.10
Bet365 1.22 6.50 11.00
BetVictor 1.18 6.50 11.00
Betano 1.23 6.60 11.25
Betfair 1.25 6.50 8.50
Dafabet 1.23 7.20 11.00
Marathonbet 1.19 6.65 12.50
Pinnacle 1.20 6.90 11.59
SBO 1.20 5.51 7.91
Superbet 1.23 6.80 10.00
Unibet 1.19 6.50 11.50
William Hill 1.22 6.00 11.00

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.21 —
X 6.50 —
2 11.00 ▼ -0.75

12 snapshots recorded, from .