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Falkirk

15:00

Kick-off Sun 1 Nov, 15:00

Celtic

Odds 1X2

1Falkirk6.22XDraw5.202Celtic1.47Nito’s pick

Falkirk Stadium

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Nito’s pick1.47

Nito’s pick

Confidence is our model's estimated chance that the pick wins. 65% means we expect it to land about 2 times in 3. It is an estimate, not a guarantee.

Our strongest pick for this match, with the current price

Match result (1X2)Celtic

1.47

82%Confidence

Nito’s note: The numbers lean clearly one way here. Still football, though: 82% is not 100%.

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Match information

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Match information

Competition: Scottish Premiership
Kick-off: Sun 1 Nov 15:00 EET
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Capacity: 9,008

Our pick: why Nito chose it

Confidence is our model's estimated chance that the pick wins. 65% means we expect it to land about 2 times in 3. It is an estimate, not a guarantee.

The pick, the price and the numbers behind it

Match result (1X2)Celtic82%Confidence1.47Price

Why
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Value = our confidence minus the bookmaker's implied probability (1 ÷ odds). Plus means the price is higher than our numbers say it should be.

Best price 1.47 means bookmakers give it 68%; Nito's confidence is 82% (+14 pts)
Celtic won 2 of their last 5 (goals 13–10); Falkirk won 3 (goals 8–4)
In the table Celtic are 1st with 28 pts, Falkirk 6th with 15 pts
In 30 meetings Celtic won 24, Falkirk won 2, 4 were drawn

Best price 1.47 means bookmakers give it 68%; Nito's confidence is 82% (+14 pts)

Nito’s note: The numbers lean clearly one way here. Still football, though: 82% is not 100%.

All our picks for this match

Confidence is our model's estimated chance that the pick wins. 65% means we expect it to land about 2 times in 3. It is an estimate, not a guarantee.

Every market where our confidence is at least 60%

Our picks for this match

Match result (1X2)CelticHigh confidence

Confidence82%

Indicative price1.47

Celtic to win: our confidence is 82%, 14 points above the 68% the best price of 1.47 implies.

Asian handicap +1.5Celtic -1.5

Confidence60%

Indicative price2.20

Asian handicap: Celtic -1.5: our confidence is 60%, 15 points above the 45% the best price of 2.20 implies.

Picks can change until kick-off; the version live at kick-off is the one settled, at a flat 1-unit stake. Quarter lines are settled as two half-stakes. 18+

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Win probability

Implied probability = 1 ÷ odds. We remove the bookmaker's margin so the three outcomes add up to 100%.

Bookmaker 1X2 prices turned into chances, with the margin removed

Falkirk16%6.22

Draw19%5.20

Celtic66%1.47

Probabilities derived from live 1X2 odds (bookmaker margin removed).

Odds comparison

Prices come from our odds feed and are indicative — the bookmaker’s own price may differ. Arrows show how the price moved since we first recorded it.

Match odds by market, from our odds feed. ↑ ↓ = the price moved since we first saw it

Odds

Match result (1X2)margin 3.3%

Falkirk6.2216%Draw5.2019%Celtic1.4766%

Total goals 2.5margin 5.3%

Over 2.51.4765%Under 2.52.6835%

Asian handicapmargin 4.2%

Falkirk +1.251.8851%Celtic -1.251.9649%

More markets (1)

1st-half resultmargin 5.8%

Falkirk6.0516%Draw2.7734%Celtic1.8850%

Indicative prices from our odds feed; % = de-vigged probability. The bookmaker’s own price may differ — check it before you bet. 18+ · T&Cs apply.

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Head-to-head

Results between the two teams and each team's latest matches. W win · D draw · L loss

Head-to-head

2Falkirk wins

4Draws

24Celtic wins

Last matches: Falkirk

28.10.26Scottish PremiershipAberdeenFalkirk01W
24.10.26Scottish PremiershipFalkirkKilmarnock30W
17.10.26Scottish PremiershipHibernianFalkirk12W
10.10.26Scottish PremiershipFalkirkDundee FC12L
19.09.26Scottish PremiershipSt JohnstoneFalkirk11D

Last matches: Celtic

28.10.26Scottish PremiershipCelticDundee Utd22D
25.10.26Scottish PremiershipHibernianCeltic12W
22.10.26Europa LeagueCelticCelta Vigo12L
18.10.26Scottish PremiershipCelticHearts71W
15.10.26Europa LeagueBenficaCeltic41L

Head-to-head matches

29.08.26Scottish PremiershipCelticFalkirk21L
25.04.26Scottish PremiershipCelticFalkirk31L
01.02.26Scottish PremiershipCelticFalkirk20L
14.01.26Scottish PremiershipFalkirkCeltic01L
29.10.25Scottish PremiershipCelticFalkirk40L
15.08.25League CupCelticFalkirk41L

2.67Avg goals33%Both scored53%Over 2.5

W/D/L from the perspective of the team in the list title (mutual games: the home team of this match).

Falkirk vs Celtic: head-to-head record

30 meetings since 1994: results, goals, BTTS and over/under.

2Falkirk wins

4Draws

24Celtic wins

15:65Goals (Falkirk : Celtic)

2.67Goals per match

33%BTTS

73%Over 1.5

53%Over 2.5

30%Over 3.5

Falkirk at home: 1-3-97:22 goals in 13 games
Celtic at home: 15-1-143:8 goals in 17 games
Falkirk's biggest win: 0–2Celtic 0–2 Falkirk, 21 Oct 1994
Celtic's biggest win: 4–0Celtic 4–0 Falkirk, 29 Oct 2025

Meetings (20 most recent)

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
29 Aug 2026	Scottish Premiership	Celtic	2–1	Falkirk
25 Apr 2026	Scottish Premiership	Celtic	3–1	Falkirk
1 Feb 2026	Scottish Premiership	Celtic	2–0	Falkirk
14 Jan 2026	Scottish Premiership	Falkirk	0–1	Celtic
29 Oct 2025	Scottish Premiership	Celtic	4–0	Falkirk
15 Aug 2025	League Cup	Celtic	4–1	Falkirk
3 Apr 2021	FA Cup	Celtic	3–0	Falkirk
7 Mar 2010	Premier League	Falkirk	0–2	Celtic
16 Jan 2010	Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Falkirk
8 Nov 2009	Premier League	Falkirk	3–3	Celtic
8 Apr 2009	Premier League	Celtic	4–0	Falkirk
21 Dec 2008	Premier League	Falkirk	0–3	Celtic
23 Aug 2008	Premier League	Celtic	3–0	Falkirk
27 Jan 2008	Premier League	Falkirk	0–1	Celtic
11 Dec 2007	Premier League	Celtic	4–0	Falkirk
11 Aug 2007	Premier League	Falkirk	1–4	Celtic
18 Mar 2007	Premier League	Falkirk	1–0	Celtic
22 Dec 2006	Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Falkirk
30 Sept 2006	Premier League	Falkirk	0–1	Celtic
7 Feb 2006	Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Falkirk

Every meeting we have on record: our match archive plus the head-to-head feed.

Form, last 5 matches

Newest first: result, date and competition, opponent, score. H = home, A = away

Falkirk3W 1D 1L · goals 8–4

W28.10Scottish PremiershipAAberdeen1–0
W24.10Scottish PremiershipHKilmarnock3–0
W17.10Scottish PremiershipAHibernian2–1
L10.10Scottish PremiershipHDundee FC1–2
D19.09Scottish PremiershipASt Johnstone1–1

Celtic2W 1D 2L · goals 13–10

D28.10Scottish PremiershipHDundee Utd2–2
W25.10Scottish PremiershipAHibernian2–1
L22.10Europa LeagueHCelta Vigo1–2
W18.10Scottish PremiershipHHearts7–1
L15.10Europa LeagueABenfica1–4

Goals and trends · last 10

Averages and shares from each team's latest matches, all competitions

FalkirkCeltic

1.3Goals scored per game1.7

1.0Goals conceded per game1.7

70%Both teams scored60%

60%Over 2.5 goals70%

3Clean sheets2

10%Failed to score20%

2-0-2Home team at home · away team away (W-D-L)3-0-2

Season stats

Per game this season, each team in its own league

FalkirkCeltic

Play-offs 1/2 2026/2027 · 7 gamesPlay-offs 1/2 2026/2027 · 6 games

0.9Goals scored2.2

1.3Goals conceded0.7

4.7Corners9.5

10.7Shots20.3

46%Possession60%

2.0Yellow cards1.2

14%Clean sheets33%

29%Failed to score17%

1-0-2Home / away record (W-D-L)3-0-0

Standings

Both teams highlighted, with the clubs around them

Table · Premier League

#	Team	P	GD	Pts	Form
1	Celtic	11	+19	28	DWWWL
2	Rangers	11	+10	24	DWDWW
5	Dundee Utd	11	0	16	DWDWW
6	Falkirk	11	+1	15	WWWLD
7	St. Mirren	11	-7	14	DWLLL

About this match

Falkirk vs Celtic preview

Scottish Premiership fixture: Falkirk welcome Celtic on Sun, 1 Nov 2026 (15:00 kick-off).

Form · last 5 matches

FalkirkWWWLD8 scored · 4 conceded

CelticDWLWL13 scored · 10 conceded

Key facts · last 5

FalkirkCeltic

1.3Goals scored per game1.7

1.0Goals conceded per game1.7

70%Both teams scored60%

60%Over 2.5 goals70%

3Clean sheets2

Head-to-head in numbers

2Falkirk wins

4Draws

24Celtic wins

30 meetings · 2.7 goals per game · both teams scored in 33%

What's at stake

Falkirk6th15 pts · 11 played

Celtic1st28 pts · 11 played

Celtic lead by 13 pts

Our pick

Celtic to winCeltic82%Confidence1.47Price

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Falkirk Stadium hosts the match.

Bookmakers make Celtic the favourite at 1.47 (66% implied), with the draw at 5.20 (19%).

The selection we rate highest is Celtic to win: 82% confidence, priced at 1.47.

We also have Asian handicap: Celtic -1.5 (60%, 2.20).

Falkirk come into the game with WWWLD in their last 5 (8 scored, 4 conceded), while Celtic have DWLWL (13 scored, 10 conceded).

Over 2.5 goals came in 60% of Falkirk's recent games and 70% of Celtic's, with both teams scoring in 70% and 60%.

Per game, Falkirk average 1.3 goals scored and 1.0 conceded (clean sheets: 3), Celtic 1.7 and 1.7 (clean sheets: 2).

Head-to-head over 30 previous meetings: Falkirk 2 wins, Celtic 24 wins, draws 4.

Those 30 games averaged 2.7 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

The last meeting (2026-08-29) ended Celtic 2–1 Falkirk.

In the table, Falkirk are 6th (15 pts from 11 games) and Celtic are 1st (28 pts from 11).

Nito explains: Falkirk vs Celtic

What the numbers on this page mean, in plain words. Every figure comes from our match data.

What do the odds for Falkirk vs Celtic mean?

The best prices are 6.22 for a Falkirk win, 5.20 for a draw and 1.47 for a Celtic win. Decimal odds show the total return per unit staked: 10 at 6.22 returns 62.20 if Falkirk win. As chances (1 ÷ odds, with the bookmaker margin of 3.3% removed) that is 16% Falkirk, 19% draw and 66% Celtic.

What does Nito's pick "Celtic to win" mean?

It wins only if Celtic win; a draw or a Falkirk win loses. At 1.47, the price implies a 68% chance; Nito's data rates it at 82%. A pick is an opinion based on data, not a certainty.

How often do Falkirk and Celtic matches see both teams score?

Both teams to score (BTTS) pays on "Yes" when each side scores at least once. It happened in 70% of Falkirk's last 10 matches and 60% of Celtic's last 10. In their 30 recorded meetings it was 33%.

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

Over 2.5 goals wins when the match has 3 or more goals. Falkirk reached that in 60% of their last 10 matches, Celtic in 70% of their last 10. Their 30 meetings averaged 2.7 goals (53% over 2.5).

What does the form guide WWWLD mean?

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, newest result first. Falkirk, last 5: 3 W · 1 D · 1 L (8 scored, 4 conceded). Celtic, last 5: 2 W · 1 D · 2 L (13 scored, 10 conceded).

Where do Falkirk and Celtic stand in the table?

Falkirk are 6th with 15 points from 11 games. Celtic are 1st with 28 points from 11 games. The gap between them is 13 points.

Falkirk vs Celtic: questions & answers

Who will win Falkirk vs Celtic?

Our pick is Celtic to win with 82% confidence (best price 1.47). Bookmaker odds imply Falkirk 16%, draw 19%, Celtic 66%.

Will both teams score in Falkirk vs Celtic?

Both teams scored in 33% of their 30 previous meetings. In recent games both teams scored in 70% of Falkirk's matches and 60% of Celtic's.

What are the odds for Falkirk vs Celtic?

Odds: Falkirk 6.22, draw 5.20, Celtic 1.47. Our pick Celtic to win is available at 1.47.

When is the Falkirk vs Celtic kick-off?

Falkirk vs Celtic kicks off on Sun, 1 Nov 2026 at 15:00 (GMT+2) at Falkirk Stadium.

What is the head-to-head record between Falkirk and Celtic?

30 meetings: Falkirk 2 wins, 4 draws, Celtic 24 wins. Those 30 games averaged 2.7 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Falkirk vs Celtic prediction & odds

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Why?Value = our confidence minus the bookmaker's implied probability (1 ÷ odds). Plus means the price is higher than our numbers say it should be.

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