Celtic vs Falkirk

Celtic made home advantage count on Saturday, 29 August 2026, easing to a 2-1 win over Falkirk at Celtic Park. The hosts had this one more or less wrapped up by half-time, going in 2-0 up after a first-half performance that never really let Falkirk settle. Camilo Durán was at the heart of everything good about Celtic's play, picking up the man of the match award with an 8.9 rating that felt about right given how much he dictated the game. Celtic finished with 19 shots to Falkirk's 5, and their edge showed in the eight efforts on target compared to just one for the visitors. Falkirk did enough after the break to make a match of it, pulling one back and giving their travelling support something to shout about, but the damage had already been done. Six corners to three for Celtic tells its own story about territory, even if the scoreline stayed tight enough to keep things interesting late on. For Celtic, it's three points and a job done, if not exactly a statement performance. Falkirk will point to the second-half fight as something to build on, even in defeat.

Celtic beat Falkirk 2-1 at Celtic Park, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Celtic also had the better share of the ball, holding 56% possession, which usually goes hand in hand with the extra control a winning side tends to show. The shot count told a similar story, with 19 attempts from Celtic against 5 from Falkirk over the course of the game. Falkirk had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.