St Mirren vs Celtic result and stats
Win probability: home 14%, draw 20%, away 66%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersCeltic won 2–1 away at St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday 5 September 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave St Mirren 14%, the draw 20% and Celtic 66%, so an away win had a 66% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished St Mirren 1.73, Celtic 2.93, so Celtic created the better chances. St Mirren had 19 shots (6 on target) to Celtic's 23 (8 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
SMCE
1.73Expected goals2.93
19Shots23
6On target8
6Corners10
6Fouls15
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Referee: R Lee
Recent form
St Mirren
W @ Kilmarnock1–0 · 2 Sep
D v Motherwell3–3 · 30 Aug
W v St Johnstone1–0 · 8 Aug
W @ Falkirk2–0 · 1 Aug
D v Dundee United1–1 · 17 May
Celtic
W v Aberdeen3–0 · 2 Sep
W v Falkirk2–1 · 29 Aug
W @ Kilmarnock5–1 · 9 Aug
W v Dundee1–0 · 3 Aug
W v Hearts3–1 · 16 May
Head to head
In 18 league meetings since 2021, St Mirren won 1, Celtic won 14 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 11 Apr 2026, finished Celtic 1–0 St Mirren, a win for Celtic.
Celtic 1–0 St Mirren11 Apr 2026
St Mirren 0–1 Celtic22 Nov 2025
Celtic 1–0 St Mirren3 Aug 2025
Celtic 1–1 St Mirren17 May 2025
St Mirren 2–5 Celtic1 Mar 2025
Celtic 3–0 St Mirren5 Jan 2025
Season averages per game
SMCE
1.09Goals2.45
1.73Conceded0.73
1.35xG2.69
1.77xG against0.95
12.8Shots20.6
3.9On target8.6
4.1Corners9.1
2.82Yellow cards1.64
27%Clean sheets36%
46%Both score55%
55%3+ goals64%