On Saturday Jan 7th, in week 21, Celtic hosts Kilmarnock in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Celtic sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Rangers. Daizen Maeda struck first for Celtic in the 5th minute, then in the 47th minute, Fashion Sakala sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ryan Kent . Celtic is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while kilmarnock sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against St. Mirren. Kilmarnock had 12 on net, and St. Mirren had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Kilmarnock is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Celtic and Kilmarnock last played eachother at the Rugby Park on Aug 14th. Celtic took the match by a score of 5 to 0. Kyogo Furuhashi struck first for Celtic in the 7th minute on a feed from Daizen Maeda, then João Filipe added another in the 35th minute In the end, Kilmarnock was frustrated by Celtic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celtic ended the match with the shutout victory.
Kilmarnock hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Armstrong and Ash Taylor, and they each have 1 goal. Celtic is glad to have Kyogo Furuhashi in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.