Celtic should be riding the crest of a wave following their dramatic Scottish Premiership win, but will know better than to take wounded Championship side Dunfermline lightly in the Scottish Cup final. Martin O'Neill 's men pipped Hearts to the title after beating the Jambos 3-1 on the final day last weekend and can now turn their focus to claiming a 22nd league and cup double at Hampden .
However, December's shock 3-1 defeat to St Mirren in the League Cup final will give Celtic cause for pause, as will their penalty shoot-out loss to Aberdeen in the 2025 Scottish Cup final. Fans may be bracing for this weekend's showpiece to go beyond 90 minutes as well - Celtic 's last three matches in the competition have required extra-time or penalties, as did Dunfermline 's semi-final win over Falkirk - but we think the Hoops may finish this with room to spare against former boss Neil Lennon 's side.
Celtic have won their last 11 meetings with Dunfermline , while the Pars will have seen their confidence dented by last week's promotion play-off defeat to Partick Thistle , and our opening Celtic vs Dunfermline prediction is a 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 Hoops win @ 10/3.
Betting Odds
Celtic vs Dunfermline Betting Odds – Scottish Cup Final 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Celtic | 1/5 | 83.3% |
Dunfermline | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Draw | 11/1 | 8.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Celtic are 1/5 favourites to win this match in normal time. Dunfermline can be backed at 5/1, and the draw and the game to go to extra-time is 11/1.
How to Watch
How to Watch Celtic vs Dunfermline
The Scottish Cup final is scheduled to begin at 15:00 BST on Saturday and will be shown live on BBC1 Scotland and Premier Sports 2 .
Form Guides
Celtic Form Guide
Celtic make the short trip to Hampden on an eight-match winning streak in all competitions, including last weekend's title-snatching victory over Hearts and a thrilling Scottish Cup semi-final against St Mirren . O'Neill's troops were leading 2-0 against the Saints only to be pegged back by Mikael Mandron 's second-half brace. That sent the tie to extra-time, where Celtic scored four times in six minutes to record an ultimately convincing 6-2 victory.
The in-form Hoops have scored at least three goals in five of their last six games but not managed to keep a clean sheet in that run either, so a Celtic win with BTTS in Saturday's final @ 15/8 could be a sound selection in the Celtic vs Dunfermline odds. Daizen Maeda to get on the scoresheet @ 20/23 could also be a good pick.
The Japan striker had been on an 18-match barren run, but since ending that last month, he has now scored in six successive matches, including braces against Falkirk and Rangers .
Dunfermline Form Guide
Dunfermline are appearing in their sixth Scottish Cup final and are looking to add to their victories over Celtic and Hearts in the 1960s. Their three other final appearances have all resulted in defeats to Celtic , going down in 1965, 2004 and 2007, and they are 10/1 to reverse that trend and get their hands on the trophy again on Saturday. Lennon's men go into the match having been knocked out of the play-offs by Partick, eliminated 3-2 on aggregate after losing last Friday's second leg 2-1.
That was Dunfermline 's only loss in their last six games, although three of those have ended in draws. The Pars have kept 23 clean sheets this season but have also drawn blanks in almost a quarter of their 50 fixtures as well, so odds of 4/7 for under 3.5 goals in total could bear fruit. Scotland Under-21 international Andrew Tod , second in the Championship scoring charts with 13 goals, has not found the back of the net since early April.
But he is 10/3 to end that barren streak this weekend, while fellow forward Chris Kane is 7/2 to score at any stage in our Celtic vs Dunfermline betting tips.
Betting Tips
Celtic vs Dunfermline Betting Tips
Celtic Win 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 @ 10/3
Daizen Maeda Anytime Scorer @ 20/23
Chris Kane Anytime Scorer @ 7/2
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