Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Mirren FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 3 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Laurentiu Corbu 38' Y
Y 70' Kristoffer Ajer
Y 84' Jozo Simunovic

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at The Simple Digital Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Andy McWilliam
  • Referee Graham McNeillie
  • Referee David Lowe

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

2
3
22
St. Mirren FC 27 games · Avg 3.1 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-03 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-01-23 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-09-14 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Celtic FC H 0–2 L
30 Mar Dundee FC H 2–1 W
27 Mar St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
11 Mar Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
02 Mar Livingston FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–0 W
31 Mar Rangers FC H 2–1 W
17 Mar Dundee FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
27 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–1 W
24 Feb Motherwell FC H 4–1 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
43% 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
4/1
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' KICK OFF: Celtic FC gets underway.
  • 5' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Tim Weah doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Jozo Simunovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Mirren FC tonight.
  • 35' Mikael Lustig has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Laurentiu Corbu. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Celtic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 48' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' St. Mirren FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' St. Mirren FC have won 289 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' Celtic FC make a change. Jules Ntcham trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Christie on 63 minutes.
  • 64' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Stephen McGinn is replaced by Brad Lyons on 64 minute.
  • 69' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 70' Kristoffer Ajer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 70' The whistle greets Mikael Lustig as he departs to be replaced by Filip Benkovic.
  • 71' The St. Mirren FC bench stirs into life. Duckens Nazon is withdrawn and Simeon Jackson gets his opportunity.
  • 76' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Jim Kellerman departs to be replaced by Paul McGinn.
  • 78' Odsonne Edouard gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Tim Weah and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' Jozo Simunovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Christie makes it 0-2.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Mirren FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • Celtic FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oran Kearney

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-04-03 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-01-23 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Mirren FC 2018-09-14 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Celtic FC

St. Mirren FC Form

2019-04-03 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2019-03-30 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Dundee FC W 2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2019-03-11 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-03-02 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D

Celtic FC Form

2019-04-03 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-03-31 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2019-03-17 Dundee FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2019-03-09 Celtic FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.45 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 69% + Celtic FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC14% Draw24% Celtic FC62%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
38%
Draw or Celtic FC
86%
St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC7% Draw47% Celtic FC46%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
18.2%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 3
9.8%
1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 3
4.7%
0 – 4
4.5%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
2.3%
2 – 1
1.8%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 27% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 22% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓

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