Celtic 2-1 Falkirk FC · Scottish Premiership
Celtic beat Falkirk FC 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Celtic and Falkirk FC met in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Celtic: C. Durán 4', 29'. Falkirk FC: C. Donovan 72'.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Celtic had 19 shots with 8 on target, Falkirk FC 5 with 1 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Celtic and 3 to Falkirk FC. Celtic conceded 7 fouls, Falkirk FC 14. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Celtic, 4 for Falkirk FC).
Line-ups
Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Colby Donovan, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Mika Baur, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Haissem Hassan, Benjamin Nygren, Yang Hyun-Jun, Camilo Durán.
Falkirk FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Scott Bain, Ryan Strain, Lewis Neilson, Liam Henderson, Leon McCann, Finley Barbrook, Brad Spencer, Ethan Ross, Ben Krauhaus, Calvin Fodrey, Ben Parkinson.
More from this competition: Scottish Premiership fixtures, results and table.