St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

St. Mirren FC

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Celtic FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 6,911 HT 45' · FT 45'

Nikolas Agrafiotis pen 22' 1–0

1–1 51' Liam Scales

1–2 68' Hyun-jun Yang

Y 8' Colby Donovan

Calvin Ramsay 37' Y

Eseosa Sule 90' Y

Overview

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St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.

St. Mirren FC 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryan Lee (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Scott Anderson (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Ross Nelson (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

St. Mirren FC 27 games · Avg 3.1 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2026-04-11 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2025-11-22 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2025-08-03 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2025-05-17 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Celtic FC	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Motherwell FC	H	3–3	D
08 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	Falkirk FC	A	2–0	W
17 May	Dundee United FC	H	1–1	D

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	2–1	W
02 Sep	Aberdeen FC	H	3–0	W
29 Aug	Falkirk FC	H	2–1	W
25 Aug	LASK Linz	A	1–5	L
19 Aug	LASK Linz	H	3–0	W
09 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	A	5–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Celtic FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/–

46-60

4/1

61-75

2/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at The SMISA Stadium. St. Mirren FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
5' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
8' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Colby Donovan on 8 minutes.
13' 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.
18' Paul Nsio is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
22' Against the run of play, Nikolas Agrafiotis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
27' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' GOAL! Camilo Duran fires home to make it 1-1!
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Forrest is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
37' Controversy at the stadium! Calvin Ramsay argues furiously but the card stands.
42' A quiet spell here at The SMISA Stadium. St. Mirren FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' Magnificent from Liam Scales! That is 7 goals in 26 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Mirren FC that had 294 games and scored 289 goals.
62' The whistle greets Fraser Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Samu Ramos.
67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
68' Magnificent from Hyun-jun Yang! That is 10 goals in 11 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' St. Mirren FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eseosa Sule is hanging Nikolas Agrafiotis on the field on 68 minute.
69' The crowd applauds Chris Mochrie as he leaves the pitch. Luke Thomas steps in for St. Mirren FC.
72' James Forrest gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Haissem Hassan and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Oliver Sorensen gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Mika Baur and will look to change the dynamic.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Nygren made 320 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
83' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Camilo Duran exits the field as Shumaira Mheuka enters on 83.
87' Dane Murray has so much to prove this time. He replaces Colby Donovan on 87 minute.
90' St. Mirren FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
Another three points for Celtic FC.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Luke Thomas ↑ 69'
2
Jayden Richardson
20
Jake Young ↑ 83'
6
Louis Jackson
9
Eseosa Sule ↑ 68'
31
Ryan Mullen
10
Samu Ramos ↑ 62'
37
Carrick McEvoy

Coach Craig McLeish

Celtic FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Cameron Carter-Vickers
6
Auston Trusty
42
Callum McGregor
23
Haissem Hassan ↓ James Forrest 72'
8
Benjamin Nygren
5
Liam Scales
1
Viljami Sinisalo
13
Hyun-jun Yang ↓ Sebastian Tounekti 73'
22
Mika Baur ↓ Oliver Sorensen 73'
11
Camilo Duran ↓ Shumaira Mheuka 83'
51
Colby Donovan ↓ Dane Murray 87'

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	6
David Turnbull	6
Callum McGregor	6
Odsonne Edouard	4
James Forrest	4
Liel Abada	4
Mark O'Hara	4
Leigh Griffiths	3

Head to Head

St. Mirren FC Form

2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2026-09-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2026-08-30 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Motherwell FC D 2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2026-08-01 Falkirk FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2026-05-17 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D

Celtic FC Form

2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-09-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC W 2026-08-29 Celtic FC 2–1 Falkirk FC W 2026-08-25 LASK Linz 5–1 Celtic FC L 2026-08-19 Celtic FC 3–0 LASK Linz W 2026-08-09 Kilmarnock FC 1–5 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 St. Mirren FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.85 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Mirren FC22% Draw26% Celtic FC52%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Celtic FC

78%

St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Mirren FC16% Draw44% Celtic FC40%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 2

10%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 3

1 – 3

5.9%

2 – 1

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 3

0 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap	St. Mirren FC covers	Push	Celtic FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	23%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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