- Celtic FC have won two of their four away games, drawn one and lost one.
- Kilmarnock have won four of their last five, drawn none and lost one.
- The Hoops have scored seven goals in their four away games to date.
Killie will try to make it tight
Kilmarnock have the form, but Celtic FC have the pedigree to win this match, so the best way to play it will be to take the Bhoys to win and both teams not to score.
Neil McCann has moulded Killie into a shrewd, disciplined unit that will be solid, sit deep and narrow, and look to nick a goal on the break or from set plays if they can.
Killie have conceded just three goals in their current run of four wins from four at home in all competitions and they have been on a roll in all-competitions, winning nine and losing once in their last ten.
Celtic have the more impressive overall record of six wins, three draws and one defeat in the last ten, but have only won one of their last five - three draws and a defeat.
The Hoops were caught off guard by Sporting Clube de Portugal in their 4-1 defeat away to the Lisbon club and were then held at home by Middlesbrough and AC Milan in back-to-back friendly games - so have lost a bit of a sharp edge in the final third.
Celtic can still be a little bit tasty
Martin O'Neill has got them back to the more familiar shape where they control the ball and play at a high tempo and aggressively counter-press.
But Killie are so compact and have had a great run, so Kilmarnock vs Celtic FC prediction is that this could be a bit of a scrap rather than a stroll in the park for the visitors.
Camilo Duran has been Celtic's in-form player with three goals in their five-match run where the Bhoys have scored eight times.
Greg Kiltie has been a decent target for Killie and two of his team's five goals in their past five have come from his boot - so he can be their weapon if they are to nick a point.
Killie can take heart from the fact that the Bhoys have drawn their past two games and they have won five of the past five meetings between these two teams in all-competitions, although the most recent clash was 3-2 to Celtic away in the Premiership 2025/2026 - a little reminder that this fixture can still get a wee bit tasty.
Kilmarnock vs Celtic FC betting tips suggest the odds of 1.28 on the visitors to take the win are simply too short for us, given that Kilmarnock have won their four home games so far in all-competitions.
The Ayrshire club are a 9.4 outsider to snag the points and the draw is at 5.4 - both far too big to back on a game this tough to call, so we will lean towards Celtic to edge it because they are the only team on the park capable of pinning Killie back for long periods.
