Celtic v Kilmarnock: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Celtic begin their Scottish Premiership title defence against Kilmarnock on Sunday after an impressive pre-season run.

The Bhoys also beat Killie 5-0 to win the league back in May and they're heavy favourites for another victory.

Killie had a brilliant 2023/24 season, but can they bridge the gap to the league's top sides?

How to watch Celtic v Kilmarnock and TV channel

Celtic v Kilmarnock will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra. The game will also be streamed on Now TV. 

Celtic v Kilmarnock kick-off time, date and venue

Celtic's opening Premiership game of the season takes place at Parkhead on Sunday 4th August, with kick-off at 16:30pm. 

Celtic v Kilmarnock stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Celtic have dominated meetings between these two, losing just seven of 121 encounters.

The Bhoys won 5-0 in their last clash, although they did win only two of the five clashes between the two sides across all competitions last season. 

Celtic v Kilmarnock head-to-head record (H2H)

Celtic wins	92
Draws	22
Kilmarnock wins	7

* H2H stats refer to all competitions

Celtic v Kilmarnock team news

Celtic team news

Celtic have a full-strength squad to choose from ahead of their opening game of the campaign. With Joe Hart retiring at the end of last season, Kasper Schmeichel is set to start in goal with summer signing Viljami Sinisalo as his backup.

In-demand midfielder Matt O'Riley remains at the club and he’s expected to feature.

Kilmarnock team news

Kilmarnock were in European action on Thursday and they're expected to make changes from that loss to Cercle Brugge.

New signings Robby McCrorie, Corrie Ndaba and Bruce Anderson could make their league debuts.