Celtic right now
Celtic have made a dominant start and sit 1st in Scottish Premiership. A +13.13 xG difference backs up 18 points from 7 matches, which suggests the results rest on strong underlying performances. They have scored 5.39 fewer than their 19.39 xG, while conceding 2.26 fewer than the 6.26 xG against them. Their attack rates 1st of 12 in Scottish Premiership for the chances it creates against an average opponent.
How Celtic compares
Next match Scottish Premiership · Sun 11/10
Away Motherwell
- Motherwell
- 22%
- Draw
- 28%
- Celtic
- 50%
Data coverage: Full Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Last result Scottish Premiership · Sun 20/09
Home Rangers
0:1 Loss
- Expected goals
- 0.71 – 1.23
- xG difference
- -0.52
Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 03/08 | Dundee FC | Home | 1:0 | 2.55 | 0.47 | +2.08 | 1 |
| Sun 09/08 | Kilmarnock | Away | 5:1 | 5.64 | 0.86 | +4.78 | 5 |
| Sat 29/08 | Falkirk FC | Home | 2:1 | 2.87 | 0.53 | +2.34 | 2 |
| Wed 02/09 | Aberdeen | Home | 3:0 | 2.47 | 0.66 | +1.81 | 3 |
| Sat 05/09 | St. Mirren | Away | 2:1 | 2.93 | 1.74 | +1.19 | 2 |
| Wed 09/09 | St. Johnstone | Away | 1:0 | 2.22 | 0.77 | +1.45 | 1 |
| Sun 20/09 | Rangers | Home | 0:1 | 0.71 | 1.23 | -0.52 | 0 |
| The season so far | 19.39 | 6.26 | 14 | ||||
Finishing
-5.39
Goals vs xG
Defending
-2.26
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
+1.56
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 49/99
- Defence
- 56/99
- Attack
- 50/99
- Defence
- 67/99
- Attack
- 47/99
- Defence
- 50/99
- Attack
- 52/99
- Defence
- 37/99
- Attack
- 40/99
- Defence
- 49/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.