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St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Mirren FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Paul McGinn 85' Y
Y 88' Christopher Jullien

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Barry Cook
  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Andy McWilliam

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

2
3
21
St. Mirren FC 26 games · Avg 3.2 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2019-10-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 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
26 Dec Celtic FC H 1–2 L
21 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 0–0 D
14 Dec Livingston FC H 3–3 D
07 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
04 Dec Motherwell FC H 0–3 L
30 Nov Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
21 Dec Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
18 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–0 W
15 Dec Hibernian FC H 2–0 W
12 Dec FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 0–2 L
04 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC Celtic FC
#10 Position #3
30 Points 67
33 Played 33
7 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 21 / 4 / 8
27 Scored 59
48 Conceded 35
-21 GD +24
0.91 PPG 2.03
21% Win % 64%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts). Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The Simple Digital Arena that hosts another battle between St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' England international Jonathan Obika has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' St. Mirren FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 22' Callum McGregor makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 27' It looks surprising St. Mirren FC does not make any changes. James Forrest has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Assisted by Odsonne Edouard with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Forrest makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. James Goodwin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' St. Mirren FC have won 281 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' St. Mirren FC make a change. Ilkay Durmus trudges off to be replaced by Tony Andreu on 65 minutes.
  • 69' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Johnston is hanging James Forrest on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' A tactical swap from St. Mirren FC — Cody Cooke on, Junior Morias off on 82 minutes.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Paul McGinn on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Leigh Griffiths. He replaces Odsonne Edouard on 87 minute.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Christopher Jullien. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' What composure from Cameron MacPherson! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 1-2 the final result. St. Mirren FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

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
Leigh Griffiths 3

Head to Head

2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2019-10-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC 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

2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D 2019-12-14 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Livingston FC D 2019-12-07 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2019-12-04 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Motherwell FC L 2019-11-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L

Celtic FC Form

2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2019-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-12-15 Celtic FC 2–0 Hibernian FC W 2019-12-12 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–0 Celtic FC L 2019-12-04 Celtic FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.78 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC17% Draw24% Celtic FC59%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
41%
Draw or Celtic FC
83%
St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC12% Draw43% Celtic FC45%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.2%
0 – 1
12%
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 3
7.8%
1 – 3
6.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
3.8%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 24% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 20% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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