Kilmarnock vs Celtic

Celtic came to Rugby Park and produced a ruthless display, racking up five goals to leave Kilmarnock with little answer. The visitors were in complete control from start to finish, leading 3-0 at the break and never letting their hosts back into it. Kilmarnock did grab a consolation late on, but this 1-5 hammering laid bare the gulf in class between the two sides. Celtic had 64 percent possession and peppered the Kilmarnock goal with 16 shots on target, while the home side managed just six efforts of their own despite showing some fight. Max Stryjek earned the official Man of the Match rating for Kilmarnock with an impressive 9.2 performance, a rare bright spot in a difficult afternoon at Rugby Park. It was a day that will quickly be forgotten by the hosts, though it served as another statement of intent from the visitors in their title push.

Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic was the final score at Rugby Park, in a game where Celtic did enough across the ninety minutes to deserve the three points. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 36% in favour of Kilmarnock, Celtic made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 10 attempts from Kilmarnock against 33 from Celtic over the course of the game. It was not always comfortable for Celtic, and Kilmarnock pushed for a way back into the game, but the result stood. Games like this can carry real weight later in the season, so this is a scoreline worth remembering. Below is a closer look at how the match broke down, statistically.