Celtic vs Falkirk - prediction, team news, lineups

Celtic volition resume their Scottish Premiership rubric complaint erstwhile they instrumentality connected Falkirk astatine Celtic Park connected Saturday successful the archetypal lucifer of the post-split campaign.

The hosts are 3rd successful the standings and way the leaders by 3 points, portion the visitors are sixth and hoping to propulsion into the European places.

Match preview

Celtic's four-year grip connected the Scottish Premiership league rubric is nether superior menace of coming to an extremity this season, arsenic the Bhoys find themselves 3rd successful the array and 3 points down league leaders Hearts.

Martin O'Neill has managed to usher Celtic backmost into the rubric contention pursuing the disastrous tenure of Wilfried Nancy, but with lone 5 league games remaining, determination is inactive plentifulness of enactment to bash to clasp their crown. 

The Bhoys caput into this fixture having won each of their past 3 matches crossed each competitions, including a gruelling triumph implicit St Mirren successful the Scottish FA Cup semi-final past clip out. 

Celtic were taken into extra-time aft conceding a 91st-minute equaliser, but 4 goals successful six extra-time minutes secured the eventual 6-2 win, mounting up a last against Dunfermline astatine the extremity of May. 

Celtic volition look to physique connected that effect erstwhile they instrumentality connected Falkirk connected Saturday, with the Bhoys successful hopeless request of 3 points arsenic they purpose to support their rubric hopes live earlier important clashes with second-placed Rangers and leaders Hearts successful the coming weeks. 

Meanwhile, Falkirk caput into the gathering disconnected the backmost of signaling lone 1 triumph successful their past 5 matches, including 2 league defeats and a dismal punishment nonaccomplishment to Scottish Championship Dunfermline successful the Scottish FA Cup semi-final. 

John McGlynn volition beryllium hoping his broadside tin enactment those results down them heading into the post-split Scottish Premiership campaign, with Falkirk inactive successful the moving to unafraid European qualification. 

Falkirk are sixth successful the array with 46 points from 33 games, aft 13 wins, 7 draws and 13 defeats, meaning they way fifth-placed Hibernian by 5 points and fourth-placed Motherwell by 8 points.

The Bairns will, therefore, necessitate a beardown post-split run if they are to ascent the rankings, and McGlynn volition beryllium hoping his side's awesome distant signifier tin assistance pb them to an important triumph connected Saturday. 

Falkirk person taken 23 points from 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats successful 16 distant league games this term, meaning the Bairns beryllium 4th successful the distant signifier table. 

However, Falkirk's grounds against Celtic is acold from favourable, having mislaid each of the past 8 clashes with the Bhoys.

Celtic Scottish Premiership form:

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Celtic signifier (all competitions):

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Falkirk Scottish Premiership form:

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Falkirk signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Celtic are anticipated to beryllium without Kasper Schmeichel, Colby Donovan, Julian Araujo, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Adam Montgomery, Jota and Callum Osmand owed to wounded issues.

Kelechi Iheanacho came disconnected the seat and scored doubly successful Celtic's semi-final victory, and the striker could travel into the starting broadside up of Sebastian Tounekti, with Daizen Maeda shifted retired wide.

Falkirk are expected to beryllium without Coll Donaldson and Louie Marsh connected Saturday owed to fittingness problems.

Barney Stewart has impressed for Falkirk since returning from indebtedness successful January, scoring 8 goals successful 14 league games, and the striker should pb the enactment connected Saturday.

Celtic imaginable starting lineup:

Sinisalo; Ralston, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Hyun-Jun, Nygren, Maeda; Iheanacho

Falkirk imaginable starting lineup:

Balls; Adams, Donaldson, Henderson, Lissah; Spencer, Tait; Broggio, Yeats, Miller; Stewart

We say: Celtic 2-0 Falkirk

Celtic person a fantastic caller grounds against Falkirk, and combined with the Bairns' caller mediocre form, the Bhoys volition expect to instrumentality each 3 points connected Saturday.

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