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Falkirk vs Celtic: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Scottish Premiership, Sunday, 1 November 2026: Falkirk vs Celtic. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Falkirk vs Celtic: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
Scottish Premiership
Date
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
13:00
Venue
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

Match overview

Scottish Premiership action on Sunday, 1 November 2026 sees Falkirk take on Celtic, with kick-off at 13:00 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Falkirk Stadium in Falkirk. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Falkirk in 6th place (15 points from 11 matches) and Celtic in 1st place (28 points from 11 matches). Celtic hold a 13 points advantage over Falkirk in the standings.

Falkirk have scored 13 goals and conceded 12 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1. Celtic are top of the table. Celtic have scored 27 goals and conceded 8 goals in the league, a goal difference of +19.

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Celtic11911278+1928
2Rangers11731199+1024
3Heart of Midlothian116232417+720
4Dundee115241713+417
5Dundee United114431616016
6Falkirk114341312+115

Recent form

Falkirk: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (D-L-W-W-W), scoring 8 goals and conceding 4 goals. Falkirk have won 3 matches in a row.

Celtic: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-W-D), scoring 13 goals and conceding 10 goals.

Falkirk arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Celtic.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Falkirk28 OctAberdeenA1-0W
Falkirk24 OctKilmarnockH3-0W
Falkirk17 OctHibernianA2-1W
Falkirk10 OctDundeeH1-2L
Falkirk19 SeptSt JohnstoneA1-1D
Celtic28 OctDundee UnitedH2-2D
Celtic25 OctHibernianA2-1W
Celtic22 OctCelta VigoH1-2L
Celtic18 OctHeart of MidlothianH7-1W
Celtic15 OctBenficaA1-4L

Head-to-head

We hold 3 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Falkirk, 3 wins for Celtic and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 29 August 2026: Celtic 2-1 Falkirk.

Across 3 meetings, the sides have produced 9 goals, an average of 3 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
29 AugCeltic2-1Falkirk
25 AprCeltic3-1Falkirk
1 FebCeltic2-0Falkirk

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Falkirk averaged 1.6 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game, while Celtic averaged 2.6 scored and 2 conceded.

Celtic have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Falkirk have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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