Celtic host Middlesbrough in a friendly at Celtic Park at 15:00 on Saturday 18 July 2026, with live coverage on CelticPlayer.
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- Celtic ended 2025-26 as Scottish Premiership champions with six straight league wins.
- Celtic won their final five home league matches after a 2-1 defeat to Hibernian.
- Middlesbrough finished fifth in 2025-26 and lost one of their final six league matches.
- Middlesbrough were unbeaten in their final six away league fixtures, with two wins and four draws.
Celtic v Middlesbrough takes place at Celtic Park in a friendly on Saturday 18 July 2026 at 15:00, as Celtic continue their pre-season schedule against Middlesbrough.
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Celtic won the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership and ended the league season with six straight wins, beating St Mirren, Falkirk, Hibernian, Rangers, Motherwell and Hearts in that closing run. At Celtic Park, they recovered from a defeat by Hibernian with five consecutive home league victories, scoring three times in four of those matches.
Middlesbrough finished fifth in 2025-26, closing with a draw at Swansea City, a defeat to Portsmouth, then a four-match unbeaten run featuring draws at Ipswich Town and Wrexham either side of home wins over Sheffield Wednesday and Watford. Away from home, they won at Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers before four successive draws.
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Last updated 18 July 2026, 8:15am
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