Celtic are averaging 18.3 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 31.8 total shots on average. That puts them 2nd of 12 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against St. Mirren, and a full match-by-match log.
Benjamin Nygren leads with 32 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (3.2/g, 90% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Celtic player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.
Celtic are averaging 18.3 shots per game over 10 games and concede 13.5 for a match-total of 31.8. That ranks 2nd of 12 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against St. Mirren, the page weights each Celtic attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Celtic fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arne Engels | midfielder | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 100% |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 4 | 12 | 3 | 100% |
| Mika Baur | attacker | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| Kasper Høgh | attacker | 4 | 16 | 4 | 100% |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 100% |
| James Forrest | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Oliver Sørensen | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Callum Osmand | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Benjamin Nygren | attacker | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 90% |
| Camilo Durán | attacker | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 83% |
| Hyun-jun Yang | attacker | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 70% |
| Callum McGregor | midfielder | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 56% |
| Kieran Tierney | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 56% |
| Alistair Johnston | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Sebastian Tounekti | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Haissem Hassan | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Liam Scales | defender | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Colby Donovan | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Luke McCowan | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Auston Trusty | defender | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Viljami Sinisalo | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Reo Hatate | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Anthony Ralston | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Aberdeen | Home | 3-0 | 27 | 9 | 36 | Camilo Durán (6) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Falkirk | Home | 2-1 | 19 | 5 | 24 | Benjamin Nygren (8) |
| 25 Aug 2026 | LASK Linz | Away | 5-1 | 8 | 40 | 48 | Kasper Høgh (2) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | LASK Linz | Home | 3-0 | 17 | 20 | 37 | Camilo Durán (6) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Kilmarnock | Away | 1-5 | 33 | 10 | 43 | Kasper Høgh (9) |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Dundee | Home | 1-0 | 18 | 11 | 29 | Kasper Høgh (4) |
| 16 May 2026 | Hearts | Home | 3-1 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Benjamin Nygren (3) |
| 13 May 2026 | Motherwell | Away | 2-3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | Arne Engels (3) |
| 10 May 2026 | Rangers | Home | 3-1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | Daizen Maeda (4) |
| 3 May 2026 | Hibernian | Away | 1-2 | 28 | 4 | 32 | Benjamin Nygren (7) |