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ST Mirren vs Celtic prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 6
Venue: The SMISA Stadium, Paisley
Referee: Ryan Lee, Scotland

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Form

Recent form

ST Mirren

4Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-0D-5L · -12 goal difference

Celtic

43Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · +3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Celtic or Draw

BetGenius backs Celtic or Draw (Double Chance) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

78%

Confidence

Strong

Preview

Match preview

A top-of-the-table Premiership clash sees league leaders Celtic travel to face second-placed ST Mirren. Both clubs have enjoyed positive starts to their domestic campaigns, with Celtic holding a perfect record of four wins from four matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding just twice.

ST Mirren sit closely behind with 10 points from their opening four league fixtures, having recorded three wins and a draw. However, their most recent home outing produced a high-scoring 3-3 draw against Motherwell, highlighting potential vulnerabilities in defence when tested by potent attacking sides.

Celtic have dominated this fixture in recent history, winning eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings across all competitions. With attacking contributors such as C. Durán, B. Nygren and K. Høgh each having scored three goals this season, the visitors carry substantial firepower into this matchup.

Analysis

Key factors

Celtic sit top of the Premiership with four wins from four matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding only two
Head-to-head history heavily favours Celtic, who have won eight of the last ten encounters against ST Mirren
ST Mirren have scored in every league fixture this season, averaging 1.8 goals per game across their opening four matches
Past meetings between these two sides have averaged 3.5 goals per match, with 60 percent seeing over 2.5 total goals

Availability

Team news

ST Mirren

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Celtic

C. Carter-VickersHealth problems
L. EmenaloOff the roster
A. JohnstonLeg Injury
JotaOff the roster
S. MheukaOff the roster
Yang Hyun-JunHamstring Injury
J. van den BergOff the roster

A. TrustyInactive

Numbers

Statistical comparison

ST Mirren at homeCeltic away

Played

1-1-2

W-D-L

4-0-0

1.3

Scored /game

2.5

Conceded /game

0.5

—

Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

40%

BTTS (last 5)

60%

80%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.8 goals per game (ST Mirren at home plus Celtic away).

Players

Key players this season

Celtic

B. Nygren6G · 3A
C. Durán5G · 5A
K. Høgh3G · 2A
K. Tierney3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	CelticPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	9	+18	24
2	RangersPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	9	+6	20
3	Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	9	+5	16
4	DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	9	+3	14
5	ST JohnstonePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	9	0	12
6	Dundee UtdPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	9	-1	12
7	AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)	9	0	11
8	ST MirrenPremiership (Relegation Group)	9	-8	10
9	FalkirkPremiership (Relegation Group)	9	-3	9
10	MotherwellPremiership (Relegation Group)	9	-5	8
11	KilmarnockPremiership (Relegation Group)	9	-10	8

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

1
ST Mirren: 1
Draws: 8
Celtic

Celtic have won 8 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.3 goals a game, 60% went over 2.5.

2026-09-05ST Mirren1-2Celtic
2026-04-19Celtic6-2ST Mirren
2026-04-11Celtic1-0ST Mirren
2025-12-14ST Mirren3-1Celtic
2025-11-22ST Mirren0-1Celtic

BetGenius

Our record in Premiership

59%42 won from 71 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

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FeaturedWON

Double Chance

Celtic or Draw

78%

Confidence

Celtic enter this fixture at the summit of the table having won all four of their league games with a plus nine goal difference. Historical encounters heavily favour Celtic, who have claimed victory in eight of the past ten meetings between the two sides. While ST Mirren remain unbeaten in league play with ten points from four games, Celtic's offensive record of 2.8 goals per match and strong historical superiority make them well positioned to secure at least a point on the road.

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Key players this season

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