Sunday , 15 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

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
#8 Position #1
14 Points 31
13 Played 13
4 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 2
12 Scored 28
22 Conceded 10
-10 GD +18
1.08 PPG 2.38
31% Win % 77%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (14 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC
Killian Phillips 3 G 2 A
Eseosa Sule 2 G 1 A
Samu Ramos 1 G 2 A
Declan John 1 G
Fraser Taylor 1 G
Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The Simple Digital Arena that hosts another battle between St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Lee Erwin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' A quiet spell here at The Simple Digital Arena. St. Mirren FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' GOAL! Shane Duffy fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' Sam Foley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 192 appearances.
  • 34' Marcus Fraser picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' What a moment for James Forrest! That strike on 36 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Mirren FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Scott Brown on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Celtic FC will be frustrated.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Lennon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Mirren FC that had 302 games and scored 292 goals.
  • 60' 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.
  • 64' Time for substitution for St. Mirren FC. Dylan Connolly is replaced by Kyle McAllister.
  • 66' Albian Ajeti gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Patryk Klimala and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' Vasileios Barkas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' Jules Ntcham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Odsonne Edouard at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Ethan Erhahon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' Richard Tait picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Sam Foley as he leaves the pitch. Ilkay Durmus steps in for St. Mirren FC.
  • 90' Sam Foley makes way for Ilkay Durmus at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Mirren FC.
  • 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
Kyogo Furuhashi 6
David Turnbull 6
Callum McGregor 6
Odsonne Edouard 4
James Forrest 4
Liel Abada 4
Mark O'Hara 4
Matt O'Riley 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
0.55 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC11% Draw18% Celtic FC71%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
29%
Draw or Celtic FC
89%
St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC6% Draw37% Celtic FC57%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14.7%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 3
11.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 4
7.2%
1 – 1
7.1%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 4
4.2%
0 – 5
3.6%
1 – 0
2.2%
2 – 2
2.2%

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% 4% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 22% 56%
+1.5 44% — 56%
+2 44% 23% 34%
+2.5 66% — 34%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✗

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