St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

St. Mirren FC

1 – 2

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Celtic FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC The SMISA Stadium 6,911 HT 45' · FT 45'

Nikolas Agrafiotis pen 22' 1–0

1–1 51' Liam Scales

1–2 68' Hyun-jun Yang

Y 8' Colby Donovan

Calvin Ramsay 37' Y

Eseosa Sule 90' Y

Overview

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St. Mirren FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at The SMISA Stadium.

St. Mirren FC 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 9 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryan Lee (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Scott Anderson (Scotland)
Assistant 2 Ross Nelson (Scotland)

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	9	24
2	Rangers FC	9	20
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	9	16
4	Dundee FC	9	14
5	St. Johnstone FC	9	12
6	Dundee United FC	9	12
7	Aberdeen FC	9	11
8	St. Mirren FC	9	10
9	Falkirk FC	9	9
10	Motherwell FC	9	8
11	Kilmarnock FC	9	8
12	Hibernian FC	9	7

Head-to-Head

St. Mirren FC 27 games · Avg 3.1 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2026-04-11 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2025-11-22 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2025-08-03 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC 2025-05-17 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

St. Mirren FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Celtic FC	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Motherwell FC	H	3–3	D
08 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	Falkirk FC	A	2–0	W
17 May	Dundee United FC	H	1–1	D

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	2–1	W
02 Sep	Aberdeen FC	H	3–0	W
29 Aug	Falkirk FC	H	2–1	W
25 Aug	LASK Linz	A	1–5	L
19 Aug	LASK Linz	H	3–0	W
09 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	A	5–1	W

Season Stats

St. Mirren FC		Celtic FC
#8	Position	#1
10	Points	24
9	Played	9
3 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 0 / 1
9	Scored	23
17	Conceded	5
-8	GD	+18
1.11	PPG	2.67
33%	Win %	89%

Key Stats

37% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
St. Mirren FC this season

44% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

St. Mirren FC are 8th (10 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Mirren FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

–/4

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Celtic FC

0-15

6/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

6/2

46-60

6/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Mirren FC

Killian Phillips	3 G	1 A
Samu Ramos	1 G	2 A
Declan John	1 G
Fraser Taylor	1 G
Paul Nsio	1 G

Celtic FC

Benjamin Nygren	6 G	3 A
Camilo Duran	5 G	5 A
Kasper Hogh	3 G	2 A
Hyun-jun Yang	2 G
Callum Osmand	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
8' Controversy at the stadium! Colby Donovan argues furiously but the card stands.
13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
22' What a strike from Nikolas Agrafiotis! The score is 1-0.
27' Australia international Jacob Chapman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
29' Brilliant from the ! Camilo Duran makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 29.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' The referee shows St. Mirren FC player a card on 37.
42' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
51' Magnificent from Liam Scales! That is 7 goals in 26 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Mirren FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' 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.
62' The St. Mirren FC manager makes a substitution. Fraser Taylor departs to be replaced by Samu Ramos.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martin O'Neill might look to freshen things up shortly.
68' A goal from the South Korea international Hyun-jun Yang! He fires home on 68 to make it 1-3!
68' Nikolas Agrafiotis makes way for Eseosa Sule at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Mirren FC.
69' It is a substitution in St. Mirren FC team. Chris Mochrie is replaced by Luke Thomas on 69 minute.
72' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Haissem Hassan is replaced by James Forrest on 72 minute.
73' Oliver Sorensen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mika Baur on 73 minute.
78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
83' The whistle greets Camilo Duran as he departs to be replaced by Shumaira Mheuka.
87' Dane Murray is replacing Colby Donovan for the Celtic FC side.
90' The referee shows St. Mirren FC player a card on 90.
St. Mirren FC will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Mirren FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Luke Thomas ↑ 69'
2
Jayden Richardson
20
Jake Young ↑ 83'
6
Louis Jackson
9
Eseosa Sule ↑ 68'
31
Ryan Mullen
10
Samu Ramos ↑ 62'
37
Carrick McEvoy

Coach Craig McLeish

Celtic FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Cameron Carter-Vickers
6
Auston Trusty
42
Callum McGregor
23
Haissem Hassan ↓ James Forrest 72'
8
Benjamin Nygren
5
Liam Scales
1
Viljami Sinisalo
13
Hyun-jun Yang ↓ Sebastian Tounekti 73'
22
Mika Baur ↓ Oliver Sorensen 73'
11
Camilo Duran ↓ Shumaira Mheuka 83'
51
Colby Donovan ↓ Dane Murray 87'

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

St. Mirren FC Form

2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2026-09-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC W 2026-08-30 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Motherwell FC D 2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2026-08-01 Falkirk FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC W 2026-05-17 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D

Celtic FC Form

2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-09-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC W 2026-08-29 Celtic FC 2–1 Falkirk FC W 2026-08-25 LASK Linz 5–1 Celtic FC L 2026-08-19 Celtic FC 3–0 LASK Linz W 2026-08-09 Kilmarnock FC 1–5 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.91 St. Mirren FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.56 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Celtic FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Mirren FC17% Draw21% Celtic FC62%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

St. Mirren FC or Draw

37%

Draw or Celtic FC

83%

St. Mirren FC or Celtic FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Mirren FC11% Draw36% Celtic FC53%

Actual: St. Mirren FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

8.5%

1 – 1

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 3

7.6%

0 – 4

5.4%

1 – 4

4.9%

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

2 – 3

3.5%

2 – 1

3.2%

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%	7%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	28%	—	72%
+1	28%	21%	51%
+1.5	49%	—	51%
+2	49%	21%	30%
+2.5	70%	—	30%

Clean Sheet

St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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