Sunday , 15 November 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Sat 17 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Celtic Park 58,889 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 51' Jonah Ayunga
James Forrest 90+4' 1–1

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Assistant 1 Ross Nelson (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
14 May Aberdeen FC A 5–1 W
10 May Hibernian FC H 3–1 W
04 May Rangers FC A 1–1 D
26 Apr Dundee United FC A 5–0 W
12 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 5–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Celtic FC A 1–1 D
14 May Hibernian FC H 2–2 D
10 May Dundee United FC A 2–0 W
03 May Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
26 Apr Rangers FC H 2–2 D
12 Apr Ross County FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Celtic FC St. Mirren FC
#1 Position #8
31 Points 14
13 Played 13
10 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 7
28 Scored 12
10 Conceded 22
+18 GD -10
2.38 PPG 1.08
77% Win % 31%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts). St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G 2 A
Eseosa Sule 2 G 1 A
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome St. Mirren FC for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jeffrey Schlupp is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Mirren FC.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mikael Mandron, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Marcus Fraser, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Celtic FC have won 826 goals from 429 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Scotland international Mark O'Hara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' St. Mirren FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' What a moment for Jonah Ayunga! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' Another change for Celtic FC made on 54 minute. Nicolas Kuhn leaves to be changed by James Forrest.
  • 55' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Luke McCowan on, Adam Idah off on 55 minutes.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' The St. Mirren FC bench stirs into life. Declan John is withdrawn and Scott Tanser gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Johnny Kenny gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Daizen Maeda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Mark O'Hara is booked for St. Mirren FC — card on 75.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Arne Engels as he leaves the pitch. Jeffrey Schlupp steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 81' James Scott is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikael Mandron at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Alex Iacovitti on, Ryan Alebiosu off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Arne Engels has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Marcus Fraser is booked for St. Mirren FC — card on 88.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.57 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC69% Draw19% St. Mirren FC12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
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 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
87%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
31%
Celtic FC or St. Mirren FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC54% Draw36% St. Mirren FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
5 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 21% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 21% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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