Scottish Premiership champions Celtic are out to win their 10th straight league title. They go into matchday 2 of the Premiership having defeated Hamilton with little worry on opening day claiming a 5-1 victory.
Now, Neil Lennon’s team head to Rugby Park to take on Kilmarnock, a team they have beaten in six straight games. Celtic have bagged six straight wins versus Kilmarnock winning four of those games with over 2.5 goals scored.
Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard scored a hat-trick on matchday 1 and is attracting interest from Premier League clubs. Lennon still has Edouard in the side for now and should start the striker versus Killie. Edouard scored 22 league goals last term and accounted for 25% of Celtic’s goals in the Premiership.
The Hoops are in the hunt to sign Charlton Athletic’s Lyle Taylor or Sheffield Wednesday’s Steven Fletcher. It is likely the club will move for one of the two strikers while selling off Edouard.
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Kilmarnock are coming off of an opening day loss to Hibernian 2-1. Chris Burke bagged a goal for Killie but they allowed Hibs’ player Martin Boyle to score a brace.
Manager Alex Dyer will hope for a better performance on Sunday, but with Celtic’s form and history against Kilmarnock, it doesn’t look good for the home side.
Celtic have won six straight games in the Premiership against Kilmarnock. Four of those games saw over 2.5 goals while two ended in Celtic wins to nil with under 2.5 goals scored.
Lennon doesn’t have any new injury problems heading into matchday 2. Kilmarnock have just one injury problem as Adam Frizzell is suffering from a knee issue and likely to miss out.
Kilmarnock finished eighth last season just four points away from the top half of the table. They were in no danger of relegation and were a solid midtable side. In spite of their midtable finish, they posted a 10-goal difference.
Eamonn Brophy could get a start for Kilmarnock against Celtic. The striker started on the bench against Hibs despite scoring nine goals last season. Brophy scored 29% of Killie’s goals in 2019-20.
Celtic ran riot against Hamilton on matchday 1 with a 5-1 victory. The Hoops outscored Kilmarnock 16-4 in their last six matches. Each of the last three games saw Celtic score 3.0 goals against.
Sunday’s game should once again see Celtic win big against Kilmarnock as they remain perfect to begin the Scottish Premiership.