About Match
Falkirk, 11th on 2 points, face a 16-point deficit to Celtic (1st, 18). In league terms the two rates read 2.33/0.5 for Celtic and 0.6/1.4 for Falkirk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3. If Falkirk win, their total rises to 5 and up to 9th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Falkirk's winless run stands at 5. From the last five rounds, Celtic hold 12 points of 15 and Falkirk 2.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Celtic 9, draws 2, Falkirk 0, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 64% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 55%.
The match takes place at Celtic Park in Glasgow (capacity 60,411).