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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 8
Sep 18, 2022 at 12pm UK
St Mirren Park
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St Mirren
2 - 0
Celtic

O'Hara (43'), Ayunga (53')
Gallagher (64'), O'Hara (80'), Baccus (89')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ralston (84'), Haksabanovic (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Mirren and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Johnstone 3-0 St Mirren
Saturday, September 3 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Shakhtar 1-1 Celtic
Wednesday, September 14 at 5.45pm in Champions League

We said: St Mirren 0-3 Celtic

The Bhoys have been formidable in Scotland's top flight so far this season, and we do not see St Mirren derailing their perfect record, instead opting for another dominant victory for Postecoglou's men. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 70.32%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for St Mirren had a probability of 10.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (13.24%) and 0-3 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.89%), while for a St Mirren win it was 1-0 (4.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood.

Result
St MirrenDrawCeltic
10.8% (0.285 0.29) 18.88% (0.219 0.22) 70.32% (-0.502 -0.5)
Both teams to score 42.83% (0.301 0.3)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.01% (-0.159 -0.16)47.99% (0.16 0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.84% (-0.146 -0.15)70.16% (0.148 0.15)
St Mirren Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.91% (0.448 0.45)51.09% (-0.447 -0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.6% (0.297 0.3)85.4% (-0.295 -0.3)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.57% (-0.18700000000001 -0.19)12.43% (0.19 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.65% (-0.394 -0.39)38.35% (0.394 0.39)
Score Analysis
    St Mirren 10.8%
    Celtic 70.32%
    Draw 18.88%
St MirrenDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 4.27% (0.082999999999999 0.08)
2-1 @ 2.99% (0.075 0.08)
2-0 @ 1.43% (0.046 0.05)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 10.8%
1-1 @ 8.89% (0.109 0.11)
0-0 @ 6.35% (0.042 0.04)
2-2 @ 3.11% (0.056 0.06)
Other @ 0.53%
Total : 18.88%
0-2 @ 13.8% (-0.11 -0.11)
0-1 @ 13.24% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-3 @ 9.59% (-0.149 -0.15)
1-2 @ 9.27% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
1-3 @ 6.44% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
0-4 @ 5% (-0.115 -0.11)
1-4 @ 3.36% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.16% (0.023 0.02)
0-5 @ 2.09% (-0.063 -0.06)
1-5 @ 1.4% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-4 @ 1.13% (0.0039999999999998 0)
Other @ 2.83%
Total : 70.32%

How you voted: St Mirren vs Celtic

St Mirren
7.9%
Draw
7.9%
Celtic
84.2%
38
Head to Head
Mar 2, 2022 7.45pm
Celtic
2-0
St Mirren
Carter-Vickers (55'), McGregor (81')
McGregor (49'), Dembele (86')

Dunne (45+1'), Tanser (55')
Dec 22, 2021 7.45pm
St Mirren
0-0
Celtic

Tanser (18'), Offord (39')

Welsh (33'), Rogic (64')
Aug 21, 2021 3pm
Celtic
6-0
St Mirren
Abada (17', 22'), Turnbull (28', 44', 84'), Edouard (62')
Soro (86')

McGrath (39'), Main (46')
Power (19')
Feb 10, 2021 8pm
St Mirren
0-4
Celtic

Obika (64'), Flynn (78'), McCarthy (88')
Rogic (16'), Edouard (79' pen.), Christie (82'), Turnbull (83')
Duffy (84')
Jan 30, 2021 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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