Celtic commenced their Scottish Premiership title defense with a decisive 4-0 victory over Kilmarnock, showcasing their dominance early in the season. Reo Hatate opened the scoring in the 17th minute, followed by a header from Liam Scales five minutes before halftime. Nicolas Kühn added a third goal shortly after the hour mark, benefiting from a deflected strike, and Anthony Ralston sealed the win with a stoppage-time goal. This victory marks Celtic's 13th consecutive win in season openers and extends their unbeaten home streak in domestic openers to 35 matches. Meanwhile, Dundee and Dundee United played to an exciting 2-2 draw, while St Mirren secured a 3-0 win over Hibernian, following their midweek European success.