Callum McGregor
Celtic

Celtic

Celtic were founded in 1887 and play their home games at Celtic Park in Scotland.

Celtic match
Callum McGregor with the League Cup · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Celtic were founded on 6 November 1887 and remain anchored at Celtic Park, where the club’s identity has been built as much through expectation as success. For supporters, the weight is familiar: a club measured not by occasional peaks, but by the demand to keep winning.

The recent record is strong. The 2025/26 Premiership title followed league wins in 2024/25, 2022/23 and 2021/22, with the 2024/25 League Cup also added in that period. In the broader ledger, Celtic stand on 16 Premiership titles, eight Scottish Cups and eight League Cups.

The current squad is valued at around £112m by Transfermarkt, with 33 players and an average age of 25. Benjamin Nygren has led the scoring with four goals, followed by Camilo Durán and Kasper Høgh on three each, with Luke McCowan and Sebastian Tounekti also contributing.

The 2026/27 league campaign has opened cleanly: five matches, 15 points, and first place in the Premiership. Recent wins over Kilmarnock, Dundee, Hearts, Motherwell, Rangers and Hibernian point to a side already in rhythm, with the away return particularly sharp and the home defence yet to concede on average.

Celtic’s season has also taken in the League Cup quarter-finals, the Champions League qualifying play-offs and the Europa League league phase. Domestically, the position is clear enough for now: top of the table, full points taken, and the usual standards applying.

📈 Key stats and insights

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Celtic have the best defensive record in the Premiership
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Celtic are the league's top scorers overall
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Celtic score more goals away from home than any other side
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Celtic average a high number of corners per match, especially at home
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1887
Founded
Martin O'Neill (age 74)
Manager
Brian Wilson
Chair
The Bhoys
Nickname
Celtic Park
Stadium
60,411
Capacity
Glasgow, G40 3RE, UK
Address
celticfc.com
Website
£112m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📅 Recent results

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In recent matches, Celtic have recorded six wins.

Celtic are on a clear run of form, stringing together consecutive wins across domestic and cup fixtures — recent highlights include a 4-0 League Cup win over Dundee United and a 5-1 away demolition of Kilmarnock — and that momentum has translated into league points even after a Champions League exit where they were eliminated by LASK on aggregate.

📈 League position analysis

After 2 games, Celtic are top of the league.

After an early wobble that saw them as low as fifth, Celtic have climbed to first and settled at the summit; the early-season movement looks more like short-term volatility followed by a rapid consolidation at the top rather than sustained instability.

📊 League form

Track the performance of Celtic in Scotland's Premiership over their last six matches, home and away.

Home form in the Premiership has been imperious with a run of home victories, while away performances are exceptionally aggressive — the team scores far more on the road and have produced several high-scoring trips, though there is a single away defeat to Dundee United that shows occasional susceptibility on the road.

💪 Strengths and weaknesses

How well-rounded are Celtic across key performance areas this season?

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Aberdeen

The radar highlights a potent overall attack combined with the league's best defensive numbers, making Celtic the most complete side; their standout strengths are away goal threat and set-piece dominance, while the most notable weakness is lower home goal production, which means they often rely on defensive control at Parkhead rather than high-scoring home displays.

⚽ Average statistics

Check out these per game stats for Celtic in their domestic league season 2026 - 2027.

⚽️ Goals scored
1
Home
5
Away
⚽️ Goals conceded
Home
1
Away

Celtic lead the division both for goals scored and for goals conceded, which means they are winning by outscoring opponents and by limiting chances; at home they are defensively dominant while St Johnstone lead home goalscoring, and St Mirren stand out for away defending, whereas Kilmarnock and Falkirk illustrate the gulf the other way in defensive and attacking quality respectively.

🟨 Yellow cards
1
Home
Away
🟥 Red cards
Home
Away

Discipline is a relative strength; yellow cards are low overall and skew slightly towards home matches, which implies a controlled approach that becomes marginally more physical at Celtic Park.

🤩 Biggest victory
1-0
Home
5-1
Away
🫣 Biggest defeat
Home
Away

Their ceiling is evident in an emphatic 5-1 away win that shows they can overload weaker defences, while the pattern of narrow home victories suggests a more conservative, control-oriented approach at Celtic Park rather than blowout wins.

⛳ Corners awarded
9
Home
7
Away
⛳ Corners conceded
4
Home
5
Away

Celtic generate a high volume of set-piece opportunities, particularly at home where corners are especially plentiful, giving them a repeated route to pressure opponents and a useful platform for both direct chances and second-phase play.

🎯 Top scorers

Top scorers for Celtic in all competitions for the season 2026 - 2027.

⚽️ Goals
4
Player
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
⚽️ Goals
1
⚽️ Goals
1
Player
⚽️ Goals
1

The goal threat is carried by a small group rather than a single talisman: Benjamin Nygren, Kasper Høgh and Camilo Durán account for the bulk of the scoring, with Høgh the top league scorer — Celtic rely on that trio to provide finishing rather than a broad spread across the entire squad.

⏱️ Time of first goal

Time of first goal scored for and against Celtic in their previous 20 games.

⏱️ Time
0-10 mins
For
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Against
⚽️⚽️
⏱️ Time
11-20 mins
For
⚽️⚽️
Against
⚽️⚽️
⏱️ Time
21-30 mins
For
⚽️⚽️⚽️
Against
⚽️⚽️
⏱️ Time
31-40 mins
For
⚽️⚽️
Against
⚽️
⏱️ Time
41-50 mins
For
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Against
⚽️⚽️⚽️
⏱️ Time
51-60 mins
For
⚽️⚽️⚽️
Against
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
⏱️ Time
61-70 mins
For
Against
⚽️
⏱️ Time
71-80 mins
For
Against
⏱️ Time
81-90 mins
For
Against

Celtic most often open the scoring around the 40-50 minute period, suggesting strength just before and after half-time, while the team is likelier to concede first in the 50-60 minute window, pointing to a brief vulnerability immediately after the interval.

👥 Squad statistics

Squad stats for all Celtic players across the domestic league season 2026 - 2027.

Player
Viljami Sinisalo
Viljami Sinisalo
Goalkeeper
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
187
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.2
Player
Ross Doohan
Ross Doohan
Goalkeeper
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.7
Player
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
140
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.0
Player
Liam Scales
Liam Scales
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.6
Player
Auston Trusty
Auston Trusty
Defender
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
187
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.0
Player
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
187
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.2
Player
Adam Montgomery
Adam Montgomery
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.8
Player
Dane Murray
Dane Murray
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.3
Player
Colby Donovan
Colby Donovan
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
58
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.0
Player
Anthony Ralston
Anthony Ralston
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.4
Player
Finlay Hale
Finlay Hale
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
Player
Kieran Tierney
Kieran Tierney
Defender
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
176
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
8.0
Player
Joseph Haney
Joseph Haney
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
Player
Benjamin Nygren
Benjamin Nygren
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
157
⚽️ Goals
2
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.8
Player
Luke McCowan
Luke McCowan
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
30
⚽️ Goals
1
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.8
Player
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.4
Player
Mika Baur
Mika Baur
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.3
Player
Reo Hatate
Reo Hatate
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.5
Player
Callum McGregor
Callum McGregor
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
187
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.2
Player
Sean McArdle
Sean McArdle
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
Player
Samuel Isiguzo
Samuel Isiguzo
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
Player
Francis Turley
Francis Turley
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
Player
João Jota
João Jota
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.3
Player
Kasper Høgh
Kasper Høgh
Attacker
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
176
⚽️ Goals
3
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
8.3
Player
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.8
Player
Camilo Durán
Camilo Durán
Attacker
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
142
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.7
Player
Hyun-jun Yang
Hyun-jun Yang
Attacker
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
152
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.3
Player
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
45
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.7
Player
Callum Osmand
Callum Osmand
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
1
⏱️ Mins
11
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.7
Player
Haissem Hassan
Haissem Hassan
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
7.2
Player
Johnny Kenny
Johnny Kenny
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.8
Player
James Forrest
James Forrest
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
35
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating
6.7
Player
Thomas Hatton
Thomas Hatton
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Rating

Usage suggests heavy rotation early in the season: thirty-three players have seen action and the most-used player has only two starts, which points to broad squad deployment rather than reliance on a fixed starting eleven and may explain the spread of minutes and modest individual goal tallies.

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