Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2023-24 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
3 – 2
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Sat 18 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Mark O'Hara
Matt O'Riley 21' 1–1
1–2 26' Mark O'Hara pen
Kyogo Furuhashi 37' 2–2
Luis Palma 86' 3–2

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs St. Mirren FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

22
3
2
Celtic FC 27 games · Avg 3.1 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC 2024-04-13 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC 2024-01-02 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-11-01 Celtic FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-05-20 Celtic FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May St. Mirren FC H 3–2 W
15 May Kilmarnock FC A 5–0 W
11 May Rangers FC H 2–1 W
04 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
28 Apr Dundee FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Celtic FC A 2–3 L
15 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–2 D
11 May Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
04 May Dundee FC A 3–1 W
28 Apr Rangers FC H 1–2 L
13 Apr Celtic FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Celtic FC St. Mirren FC
#1 Position #5
18 Points 10
7 Played 7
6 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 3
14 Scored 8
4 Conceded 9
+10 GD -1
2.57 PPG 1.43
86% Win % 43%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). St. Mirren FC are 5th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G
St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Paul Nsio 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting St. Mirren FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Mirren FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 7' Magnificent from Mark O'Hara! That is 37 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Mirren FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matt O'Riley makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 26' GOAL! Mark O'Hara fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 31' Callum McGregor, a Scotland , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' The Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 2-2!
  • 42' Stephen Welsh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. St. Mirren FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Kuhn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' St. Mirren FC is showing some good football. However, St. Mirren FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' Liam Scales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stephen Welsh at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and St. Mirren FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Toyosi Olusanya is replaced by Mikael Mandron on 75 minute.
  • 77' Callum McGregor makes way for Paulo Bernardo at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 80' Ryan Flynn is replacing Caolan Boyd Munce for the St. Mirren FC side.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 86' Luis Palma puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 88' Celtic FC ring the changes. Joe Hart has done his job and it is now time for Scott Bain to step up.
  • It finishes all square. Celtic FC and St. Mirren FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

St. Mirren FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Turnbull 6
Callum McGregor 6
Kyogo Furuhashi 6
James Forrest 4
Liel Abada 4
Mark O'Hara 4
Odsonne Edouard 4
Curtis Main 3

Head to Head

2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC 2024-04-13 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC 2024-01-02 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-11-01 Celtic FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2023-05-20 Celtic FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC

Celtic FC Form

2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC W 2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC W 2024-05-11 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-04-28 Dundee FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2024-04-13 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W

St. Mirren FC Form

2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC L 2024-05-15 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-05-11 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2024-05-04 Dundee FC 1–3 St. Mirren FC W 2024-04-28 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2024-04-13 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.5 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC71% Draw18% St. Mirren FC11%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
89%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
29%
Celtic FC or St. Mirren FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC52% Draw37% St. Mirren FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.5%
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 21% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.