Falkirk vs Celtic - prediction, team news, lineups

Falkirk volition invited Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic to the Falkirk Stadium connected Sunday for a matchday 12 clash. 

The hosts are sixth successful the standings with 15 points from 11 games, portion the visitors are apical of the array with 28 points from 11 league fixtures.

Match preview

Falkirk get into matchday 12 disconnected the backmost of a superb three-game winning streak, with victories implicit Hibernian (2-1), Kilmarnock (3-0) and Aberdeen (1-0). 

Those results people a sizeable betterment upon the Bairns' dilatory commencement to the term, which saw John McGlynn's broadside prime up conscionable six points from their archetypal 8 matches, aft 3 draws and 1 win. 

The biggest origin successful Falkirk's upturn successful results has been their attacking output, with six goals scored successful their past 3 matches compared to 7 goals successful those archetypal 8 fixtures.

Alongside a antiaircraft grounds bettered lone by Celtic and Rangers, having conceded lone 12 goals and keeping back-to-back cleanable sheets, Falkirk volition beryllium afloat of assurance coming into this encounter.

Celtic, however, are the Scottish Premiership leaders and contempt caller inconsistencies volition stay the favourites to prime up each 3 points astatine the Falkirk Stadium. 

The Bhoys person won conscionable 3 of their past 9 games crossed each competitions, alongside 1 gully and 5 defeats, but Celtic person managed to support their momentum successful the league during that run. 

Martin O'Neill's broadside person been eliminated from the Scottish League Cup and mislaid each of their archetypal 3 Europa League fixtures during that run, but 3 wins, 1 gully and 1 nonaccomplishment successful the league has been capable to clasp archetypal spot successful the division. 

Celtic's biggest spot has undoubtedly been their singular scoring ability, with 27 goals scored successful conscionable 11 league matches, portion they person conceded a league-low 8 times. 

However, the Bhoys person present conceded successful each of their past 3 Scottish Premiership matches, including 2 successful the 2-2 gully with Dundee United past clip out. 

Celtic person besides been astatine their champion erstwhile playing distant from home, winning each of their 5 distant fixtures successful the league, portion Falkirk are ninth successful the location array with 2 wins and 3 defeats. 

Falkirk Scottish Premiership form:

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Team News

Falkirk volition beryllium incapable to telephone upon Aodhan Doherty, Joseph Gardner, Ethan Laidlaw, Keelan Adams and Aidan Nesbitt owed to wounded issues, portion Leon McCann is besides a doubt.

Ben Krauhaus scored the victor for Falkirk successful midweek, and the midfielder could beryllium rewarded with a starting presumption successful midfield arsenic a result, perchance alongside Brad Spencer astatine the basal of midfield.

Meanwhile, Celtic are without the availability of Alistair Johnston and Yang Hyun-Jun owed to ongoing wounded problems. 

Camilo Duran has scored successful 4 consecutive league fixtures, and the guardant should enactment up alongside Benjamin Nygren, Callum Osmand and Kasper Hogh connected Sunday.

Falkirk imaginable starting lineup:

Bain; Strain, Neilson, Henderson, Tanser; Krauhaus, Spencer; Ross, Barbrook, Eames; Murrell

Celtic imaginable starting lineup:

Johnstone; Donovan, Murray, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Baur; Duran, Nygren, Osmand; Hogh

We say: Falkirk 1-2 Celtic

Celtic stay the Scottish Premiership's astir formidable force, and though Falkirk get successful fantastic form, the Bhoys should person capable to get implicit the enactment with each 3 points.

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