St. Mirren vs Celtic Prediction & Stats | Scottish Premiership | 05/09

The encounter between St. Mirren and Celtic is set to kick off at 20:00 on Saturday, 05/09.

This Scottish Premiership fixture offers an intriguing clash of form and tactics, with both sides eager to make a statement at this stage of the season.

Read our full prediction below and get some of the best betting insights based on statistics.

Our Recommended Bet

Our analysts at Betting.co.uk have examined key metrics and modelled the most likely match outcomes based on both teams' recent performance data.

This includes historical trends, home and away statistics, and efficiency in front of goal.

Have a look at our recommended bet and key insights below.

Recommended Bet

Corners St. Mirren Win

Why we predict more corners for St. Mirren

We predict that St. Mirren will gain more corners than Celtic. We expect St. Mirren to dominate attacking play and spend more time in the opposition half, resulting in a higher corner count. Their offensive pressure should help them outnumber Celtic on corners.

Key Betting Insights

St. Mirren

• Scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches
• Undefeated in their last 5 clashes
• 5 matches against Celtic ended in a draw

Celtic

• Scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches
• 5 matches against St. Mirren ended in a draw
• Scored at least 1 goal in 5 consecutive matches

Corners St. Mirren Win: 12/5

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Match Result

1x2 Odds Comparison

Bookmaker	1	X	2	Over 2.5	Under 2.5
	9/2	10/3	4/9	4/9	6/4
	5/1	10/3	4/9	4/9	13/8
	6/1	7/2	4/11	1/2	6/4
	5/1	10/3	4/9	2/5	13/8

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St. Mirren Preview

St. Mirren has completed 3 fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, securing 2 wins, 1 draws, and 0 losses — an average of 2.33 points per game. In the Scottish Premiership, the team has scored 6 goals (2 per game) and conceded 3 (1 per game).

Across all competitions this season, St. Mirren has played 45 matches, scoring 43 goals (0.96 per match) and conceding 67 (1.49 per match).

Team Statistics/Latest Results

St. Mirren

Goals Scored: 44

Goals Conceded: 67

Average Goals Scored: 0.96

Average Goals Conceded: 1.46

Wins: 13

Goal Difference: -23

Date	Game	Result
02/09	Kilmarnock 0 - 1 St. Mirren	W
30/08	St. Mirren 3 - 3 Motherwell	D
08/08	St. Mirren 1 - 0 St. Johnstone	W
01/08	Falkirk 0 - 2 St. Mirren	W
17/05	St. Mirren 1 - 1 Dundee United	D

St. Mirren to win the match: 5/1

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Celtic Preview

Across 3 Scottish Premiership matches, Celtic has posted 3 victories, 0 stalemates, and 0 defeats, averaging 3 points per fixture. In those games they scored 8 (2.67 per match) and conceded 2 (0.67 per match).

During the whole 2026/27 campaign, Celtic has earned 38 wins from 60 matches across all competitions, scoring 113 goals (1.88 per match) and conceding 71 (1.18 per match).

Team Statistics/Latest Results

Celtic

Goals Scored: 116

Goals Conceded: 71

Average Goals Scored: 1.9

Average Goals Conceded: 1.16

Wins: 39

Goal Difference: 45

Date	Game	Result
02/09	Celtic 3 - 0 Aberdeen	W
29/08	Celtic 2 - 1 Falkirk	W
25/08	LASK 5 - 1 Celtic	L
19/08	Celtic 3 - 0 LASK	W
09/08	Kilmarnock 1 - 5 Celtic	W

Celtic to win the match: 4/9

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Statistical Insights for St. Mirren vs Celtic

Here's a statistical breakdown comparing each team's key metrics to the average.

From goal output and both teams to score rates to the results of their last 5 matches, these numbers offer a data-backed view to help identify betting value in the St. Mirren vs Celtic fixture.

Key metrics

Team Form

St. Mirren

Scotland - Scottish Premiership

Form	Last 5 Games	PPG
Overall	W D W W D	2.2
Home	D W D L L	1
Away	W W W L L	1.8

Celtic

Scotland - Scottish Premiership

Form	Last 5 Games	PPG
Overall	W W L W W	2.4
Home	W W W W W	3
Away	L W W W W	2.4

Home Win

6/1

14.29%

Draw

7/2

21.74%

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Away Win

4/11

72.99%

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Key Metrics

Here's a breakdown of the core match metrics that often define betting value: goals scored, goals conceded, corners and cards.

Analysing these stats offers a sharper view of team tendencies and helps identify markets with consistent trends.

Key metrics

Goals Scored

St. Mirren

8

last 5 matches

Celtic

14

last 5 matches

Performance Gap

Celtic scored +75% more goals than St. Mirren in the last 5 matches.

St. Mirren and Celtic goals scored count, last 5 matches

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Kilmarnock

1

Motherwell

3

St. Johnstone

1

Falkirk

2

Dundee United

1

3

Aberdeen

2

Falkirk

1

LASK

3

LASK

5

Kilmarnock

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Key metrics

Goals Conceded

St. Mirren

4

last 5 matches

Celtic

7

last 5 matches

Performance Gap

Celtic conceded +75% more goals than St. Mirren in the last 5 matches.

St. Mirren and Celtic goals conceded count, last 5 matches

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Kilmarnock

0

Motherwell

3

St. Johnstone

0

Falkirk

0

Dundee United

1

0

Aberdeen

1

Falkirk

5

LASK

0

LASK

1

Kilmarnock

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Key metrics

Corners

St. Mirren

32

last 5 matches

Celtic

41

last 5 matches

Performance Gap

Celtic received +28% more corners than St. Mirren in the last 5 matches.

St. Mirren and Celtic corners count, last 5 matches

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Kilmarnock

3

Motherwell

7

St. Johnstone

5

Falkirk

7

Dundee United

10

15

Aberdeen

6

Falkirk

5

LASK

8

LASK

7

Kilmarnock

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Key metrics

Cards

St. Mirren

10

last 5 matches

Celtic

3

last 5 matches

Performance Gap

St. Mirren received +233% more cards than Celtic in the last 5 matches.

St. Mirren and Celtic cards count, last 5 matches

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Kilmarnock

2

Motherwell

2

St. Johnstone

2

Falkirk

4

Dundee United

0

1

Aberdeen

1

Falkirk

1

LASK

0

LASK

0

Kilmarnock

Dave Kuzio Content Manager

Dave is an established football tipster and NCTJ and NCE qualified journalist. He has over 23 years experience writing for sports websites including Teletext Sport, and providing betting tips for some of the biggest football betting sites. For his sins, he is a Barnsley FC supporter and gets to as many games as possible with his two sons.