Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Sun 25 Aug 2024 · 11:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 6,940 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Callum McGregor
0–2 33' Reo Hatate
0–3 71' Alistair Johnston

Overview

Match Preview

St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FCPremier League at The SMISA Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Calum Spence
  • Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Celtic FC H 0–3 L
11 Aug Aberdeen FC A 1–3 L
04 Aug Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
18 May Celtic FC A 2–3 L
15 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–2 D
11 May Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
11 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–0 W
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 4–0 W
18 May St. Mirren FC H 3–2 W
15 May Kilmarnock FC A 5–0 W
11 May Rangers 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' The ball is rolling at The SMISA Stadium. St. Mirren FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
  • 3' Callum McGregor doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 5' It’s a booking for St. Mirren FC player. Alexandros Gogic gets a card.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' St. Mirren FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Reo Hatate needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' GOAL! Reo Hatate fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 38' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Alexandros Gogic is replaced by Roland Idowu on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Mirren FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Adam Idah by Kyogo Furuhashi on 59 minute.
  • 60' The crowd applauds James Forrest as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Kuhn steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 65' St. Mirren FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at The SMISA Stadium. St. Mirren FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' The deadlock is broken! Alistair Johnston gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
  • 73' That is a card for St. Mirren FC. Shaun Rooney will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Fresh legs for St. Mirren FC! Oisin Smyth comes on to replace Killian Phillips.
  • 75' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Odin Holm is hanging Paulo Bernardo on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Idah, as he is very good at scoring at The SMISA Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' St. Mirren FC ring the changes. Toyosi Olusanya has done his job and it is now time for Ethan Sutherland to step up.
  • 89' Francis Turley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reo Hatate on 89 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.68 St. Mirren FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC13% Draw21% Celtic FC66%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw
34%
Draw or Celtic FC
87%
St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Mirren FC9% Draw40% Celtic FC51%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
13.4%
0 – 1
11.8%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 4
5.4%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
3%
2 – 2
3%
2 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Mirren FC

Handicap St. Mirren FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% 91%
+0.5 29% 71%
+1 29% 23% 48%
+1.5 52% 48%
+2 52% 22% 27%
+2.5 73% 27%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
12%
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
51%

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