Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Mirren FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 16 Sep 2020 · 18:45 UTC The Simple Digital Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Marcus Fraser 34' Y
Y 45' Scott Brown
Ethan Erhahon 83' Y
Richard Tait 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee Andy McWilliam
  • Referee Craig Napier
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 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

2
3
22
St. Mirren FC 27 games · Avg 3.1 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-16 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2020-03-07 Celtic FC 5–0 St. Mirren FC 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

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Celtic FC H 1–2 L
12 Sep Hibernian FC H 0–3 L
29 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Ross County FC H 1–1 D
15 Aug Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
09 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
12 Sep Ross County FC A 5–0 W
30 Aug Motherwell FC H 3–0 W
22 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–0 W
09 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
02 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 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
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' Temperatures are rising at The Simple Digital Arena as St. Mirren FC face off against Celtic FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lee Erwin makes it 1-0.
  • 8' Supporters expect more eagerness from Albian Ajeti, as he is very good at scoring at The Simple Digital Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Conor McCarthy made 161 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' Brilliant from the centre-back! Shane Duffy makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 21.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' 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.
  • 34' St. Mirren FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 36' A goal from the Scotland international James Forrest! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-2!
  • 41' Vasileios Barkas, a Greece , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott Brown.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' St. Mirren FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Kyle McAllister gets the nod from St. Mirren FC. He replaces Dylan Connolly and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Celtic FC ring the changes. Patryk Klimala has done his job and it is now time for Albian Ajeti to step up.
  • 71' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' Ilkay Durmus has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Jules Ntcham comes on to replace Odsonne Edouard.
  • 83' St. Mirren FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The referee shows St. Mirren FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 89' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Ilkay Durmus comes on to replace Sam Foley.
  • 90' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Sam Foley is replaced by Ilkay Durmus on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

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
Curtis Main 3

Head to Head

2020-09-16 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2020-03-07 Celtic FC 5–0 St. Mirren FC 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

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-09-16 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2020-09-12 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Hibernian FC L 2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L 2020-08-22 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2020-08-15 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-08-09 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC L

Celtic FC Form

2020-09-16 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2020-09-12 Ross County FC 0–5 Celtic FC W 2020-08-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC W 2020-08-22 Dundee United FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2020-08-09 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2020-08-02 Celtic FC 5–1 Hamilton Academical FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.56 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC12% Draw20% Celtic FC68%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
32%
Draw or Celtic FC
88%
St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC7% Draw40% Celtic FC53%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
15%
0 – 1
13.5%
0 – 3
10.8%
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 4
6%
1 – 4
3.5%
1 – 0
2.8%
0 – 5
2.7%
2 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 24% 50%
+1.5 50% — 50%
+2 50% 22% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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