Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2026
Celtic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
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
Y 44' Killian Phillips
Y 75' Mark O'Hara
Y 88' Marcus Fraser

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)
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2025-05-17 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2025-03-01 St. Mirren FC 2–5 Celtic FC 2025-01-05 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC 2024-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
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
St. Mirren FC
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 #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 wait is over. St. Mirren FC get us underway at Celtic Park.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past St. Mirren FC's compact 3-5-2.
  • 15' Nicolas Kuhn is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and St. Mirren FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and St. Mirren FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' St. Mirren FC have won 288 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 44' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Killian Phillips gets a card.
  • 49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' The Kenya Jonah Ayunga breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-1!
  • 54' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Nicolas Kuhn by James Forrest on 54 minute.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Adam Idah is replaced by Luke McCowan.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Declan John has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Declan John as he leaves the pitch. Scott Tanser steps in for St. Mirren FC.
  • 72' Johnny Kenny is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daizen Maeda at the 72 minute mark.
  • 75' The referee shows St. Mirren FC player a card on 75.
  • 80' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeffrey Schlupp is hanging Arne Engels on the field on 80 minute.
  • 81' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Mikael Mandron departs to be replaced by James Scott.
  • 82' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Alex Iacovitti on, Ryan Alebiosu off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 88' Marcus Fraser picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Matt O'Riley 3

Head to Head

2025-05-17 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC 2025-03-01 St. Mirren FC 2–5 Celtic FC 2025-01-05 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC 2024-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC

Celtic FC Form

2025-05-17 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2025-05-14 Aberdeen FC 1–5 Celtic FC W 2025-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Hibernian FC W 2025-05-04 Rangers FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2025-04-26 Dundee United FC 0–5 Celtic FC W 2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC W

St. Mirren FC Form

2025-05-17 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2025-05-14 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Hibernian FC D 2025-05-10 Dundee United FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2025-05-03 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2025-04-26 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2025-04-12 St. Mirren FC 3–2 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.26 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 65% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC65% Draw21% St. Mirren FC14%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
86%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
35%
Celtic FC or St. Mirren FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC49% Draw40% St. Mirren FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 23% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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