5 September 2026, 19:00 UTC

St Mirren vs Celtic Premiership prediction & result

The SMISA Stadium, Paisley
Full time1 2

Final score: St Mirren 1-2 Celtic.

Before kick-off the model made it 34% St Mirren, 29% draw, 37% Celtic — fair odds of 2.94, 3.45 and 2.70. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

The model called the exact scoreline.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Celtic at 37% here. Across 2485 settled matches, 1767 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.7%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

St Mirren0%Draw4%Celtic96%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

8'
Colby Donovan
Nikolas Agrafiotis (pen)
22'
31'
Camilo Duran
Calvin Ramsay
37'
51'
Liam Scalesassist: Benjamin Nygren
🔁Fraser Taylorout: Samuel Antonio Ramos Linares
62'
68'
Yang Hyun-Junassist: Camilo Duran
🔁Nikolas Agrafiotisout: Eseosa Sule
68'
🔁Chris Mochrieout: Luke Thomas
69'
72'
🔁Haissem Hassanout: James Forrest
73'
🔁Mika Baurout: Oliver Sorensen
73'
🔁Yang Hyun-Junout: Sebastian Tounekti
83'
🔁Camilo Duranout: Shumaira Mheuka
🔁Ryan Carrout: Jake Young
83'
87'
🔁Colby Donovanout: Dane Murray
90+5'
Shumaira Mheuka
Eseosa Sule
90+6'
Paul Nsio
90+7'
Samuel Antonio Ramos Linares
90+7'

Match stats — St Mirren vs Celtic

40%Possession60%
19Shots23
6On target8
6Corners10

Line-ups

St Mirren 4-2-3-1
  • 1J. ChapmanG
  • 47C. RamsayD
  • 13A. GogićD
  • 53Henry FieldsonD
  • 3D. JohnD
  • 8R. CarrM
  • 48P. NsioM
  • 23C. MochrieM
  • 30F. TaylorM
  • 19Ismeal KabiaM
  • 25N. AgrafiotisF
Substitutes
  • 16L. ThomasM
  • 9Eseosa SuleF
  • 2J. RichardsonD
  • 10SamuM
  • 31R. MullenG
  • 37C. McEvoyM
  • 6Louis JacksonD
  • 20J. YoungF
  • 24J. FarquharF
Coach: Craig McLeish
Celtic 4-2-3-1
  • 1V. SinisaloG
  • 51Colby DonovanD
  • 20C. Carter-VickersD
  • 6A. TrustyD
  • 5L. ScalesD
  • 42C. McGregorM
  • 22M. BaurM
  • 23H. HassanM
  • 8B. NygrenM
  • 13Yang Hyun-JunM
  • 11C. DuránF
Substitutes
  • 35J. van den BergM
  • 17S. TounektiF
  • 18O. SørensenM
  • 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
  • 47D. MurrayD
  • 29Shumaira MheukaF
  • 3J. LotombaD
  • 26S. JohnstoneG
  • 49J. ForrestM
Coach: M. O'Neill

Form going into St Mirren vs Celtic

St Mirren

  • W1-0away to Kilmarnock2 September 2026
  • D3-3Motherwell30 August 2026
  • W1-0St Johnstone8 August 2026

Celtic

  • W3-0Aberdeen2 September 2026
  • W2-1Falkirk29 August 2026
  • W5-1away to Kilmarnock9 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Premiership table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4St Mirren631286+210
1Celtic6600143+1118

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: St Mirren vs Celtic

  • 5 September 2026St Mirren 1–2 CelticPremiership
  • 19 April 2026Celtic 6–2 St MirrenFA Cup
  • 11 April 2026Celtic 1–0 St MirrenPremiership
  • 14 December 2025St Mirren 3–1 CelticLeague Cup
  • 22 November 2025St Mirren 0–1 CelticPremiership
  • 3 August 2025Celtic 1–0 St MirrenPremiership

Leading scorers: St Mirren and Celtic

St Mirren

  • K. Phillips3 goals
  • Samu1 goals2 assists

Celtic

  • C. Durán3 goals3 assists
  • B. Nygren3 goals3 assists
  • K. Høgh3 goals

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.