It's advantage Celtic so far with their 2nd position in the Premiership table, welcoming Livingston who are placed 5th.
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premiership
- Livingston has the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premiership
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Celtic form and stats
Celtic are steadily winning Premiership games and points here at Celtic Park. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Hibernian in the Premiership last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Rangers.
The manager N. Lennon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Livingston in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 10 games), Celtic's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Celtic have conceded only 7 goals.
Livingston form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premiership travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Livingston have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. A great winning streak in away games for Livingston as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Ross County have they travelled home without three points.
The supporters enjoyed Livingston's previous game versus Ross County (placed 12th), a Premiership 3-1 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Hibernian with the score of 3-0.
A new game in only four days for Livingston, the Premiership home match versus Celtic. Busy days.
Livingston are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. 14 goals have been conceded by Livingston in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Celtic - Livingston 3-2. Celtic-Livingston H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Celtic six wins, Livingston one win, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Édouard 7 goals |  M. Elyounoussi 6 goals |  A. Ajeti 5 goals |
Celtic missing players
Livingston missing players
| Celtic | Livingston | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 46 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 28 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 81% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 52% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 52% |
| 45% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 29% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.6 | 17.5 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 35% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | 40% |
- All of Celtic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premiership
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Livingston has the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Premiership
- Livingston has the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premiership
- Livingston have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Livingston haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 53 | 65 |
| 2 | Celtic | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 44 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Livingston | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | St. Mirren | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 18 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -26 | 18 |
| 12 | Ross County | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -28 | 17 |