Newly promoted Kilmarnock proceed a hellish begin to the season with the go to of reigning champions Celtic on Sunday lunchtime.
Killie have been lumbered with each halves of the Outdated Agency derby of their opening three matches of the marketing campaign, dropping 2-0 to Rangers final weekend in addition to beginning the marketing campaign at residence to final season’s fourth-placed Dundee United.
Celtic have begun the defence of their title with a pair of convincing wins, leaving supervisor Ange Postecoglou “actually proud of the consequence and the efficiency” of their 3-1 victory in opposition to Ross County final weekend.
Here is every part you could know in regards to the assembly between this duo.
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H2H Outcomes (Final 5 Video games)
Kilmarnock: 0 Wins
Celtic: 4 Wins
Attracts: 1
Present Type (Final 5 Video games)
Kilmarnock: LWWDL
Celtic: DDWWW
Kilmarnock group information
Blair Alston scored the legend-cementing Ninetieth-minute winner in opposition to Arbroath final season to ship Killie into the highest flight however is but to characteristic within the Premiership whereas he nurses a calf harm.
First-choice goalkeeper Zach Hemming stays sidelined with a groin drawback whereas Chris Stokes (hamstring) and Scott Robinson (heel) aren’t anticipated to return for an additional couple of weeks.
Kilmarnock Beginning 11: Walker; Taylor, Dorsett, Wright; Alebiousu, Energy, Donnelly, Murray; McKenzie, Lafferty, Shaw
Bench: Woods, Armstrong, Hodson, Sanders, Lyons, Waters, McInroy, Cameron, Polworth
Celtic group information
Reo Hatate got here in for some tough remedy throughout Celtic’s opening day win over Aberdeen and hasn’t been capable of shake off a muscle harm attributable to that bodily strategy.
His Japanese compatriot Yosuke Ideguchi can also be battling a leg grievance. The pair are anticipated to return by the top of the month.
Considerably controversially, centre-back Moritz Jenz managed to keep away from a second yellow card for the jubilant celebration of his maiden objective for the membership final weekend.
Celtic Beginning 11: Hart; Juranovic, Jenz, Carter-Vickers, Taylor; O’Riley, McGregor, Turnbull; Maeda, Furuhashi, Jota
Bench: Siegrist, Starfelt, Welsh, Raltson, Mooy, McCarthy, Forrest, Abada, Giakoumakis
Kilmarnock’s midfielder Alan Energy insisted there have been “lots of positives” to glean from final weekend’s defeat to Rangers as his aspect “go into the Celtic sport confidently”.
Nonetheless, that admirable self-belief is not fairly so plentiful outdoors Rugby Park. Whereas they could properly frustrate the Bhoys for lengthy spells, Celtic so usually discover a approach to objective, significantly with a participant within the kind Jota is having fun with.
Prediction: Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic
