Get the latest St Mirren vs Celtic prediction, betting tips, odds, and predicted lineups ahead of this weekend's Scottish Premiership clash in Paisley.
St Mirren vs Celtic Match Summary
Competition | Scottish Premiership |
|---|---|
Match Date | Saturday 5 September 2026 |
Match Time | 20:00 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | The Marbill Coaches Stadium, Paisley |
Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio / Bookmaker Streaming) | Sky Sports Football |
The runaway leaders visit second place as St Mirren host Celtic in Paisley, a top-two clash in the Scottish Premiership that carries genuine early-season weight.
The Buddies sit second on 10 points from four fixtures, unbeaten in their opening run and just two points adrift of the visitors. This is comfortably their trickiest task of the campaign.
Celtic top the table on 12 points from four, having made it four wins from four, and a win here would open up a five-point gap at the summit.
This one always tightens up between the pair, and any St Mirren vs Celtic prediction has to weigh a stubborn home side against relentless away form.
St Mirren vs Celtic Form
St Mirren are undefeated in their last six Premiership matches, a run that has kept goals low, with under 2.5 landing in five of their last six games. A chaotic 3-3 draw with Motherwell aside, the Buddies followed up with a 1-0 win at Kilmarnock, matchwinner Fraser Taylor supplying the goal. They keep it tight and hit on the counter.
Celtic have won their last 11 Premiership matches and land over 2.5 goals regularly, doing so in eight of their last nine. They have scored at least twice in eight of their last nine, winning at both half time and full time in each of their last three. Camilo Durán has scored or assisted in three straight, and Benjamin Nygren is in similarly sharp attacking touch.
St Mirren vs Celtic Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
St Mirren: Liam Donnelly (Injured/doubtful), Jonah Ayunga (Injured/doubtful), Mitchell Dijksteel (Injured/doubtful), Keanu Baccus (Injured/doubtful)
Celtic: Jota (Injured/out), Alistair Johnston (Injured/out), Kieran Tierney (Injured/doubtful), Kasper Høgh (Injured/doubtful), Callum Osmand (Injured/doubtful)
St Mirren
St Mirren look set to line up in a 4-2-3-1, with Jacob Chapman between the sticks behind a settled back four of Declan John, Henry Fieldson, Alex Gogic and Calvin Ramsay. Paul Nsio and Ryan Carr anchor the engine room, with Fraser Taylor pushing up in support of lone striker Nikolas Agrafiotis.
Celtic
Celtic are expected to set up in a 4-2-3-1, with Viljami Sinisalo in goal and Liam Scales shifting to left-back to cover for Kieran Tierney. Callum McGregor and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sit in midfield, with Benjamin Nygren pulling the strings behind forward Camilo Durán.
St Mirren vs Celtic Predicted Lineup
St Mirren
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Chapman; Ramsay, Fieldson, Gogic, John; Carr, Nsio; Mochrie, Taylor, Kabia; Agrafiotis
Celtic
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Sinisalo; Donovan, Trusty, Carter-Vickers, Scales; McGregor, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Hassan, Nygren, Hyun-Jun Yang; Durán
St Mirren vs Celtic Key Stats & Match Facts
Celtic are undefeated in 17 of their last 18 matches against St Mirren in all competitions.
Celtic have scored 3+ goals in 6 out of 10 matches vs St Mirren (Premiership).
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Celtic's last 9 games in the Premiership.
St Mirren are undefeated in their last 6 matches in the Premiership.
St Mirren have received 2+ cards in 4 of their last 5 matches vs Celtic (Premiership).
St Mirren vs Celtic Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: Celtic are clear favourites here and the numbers back a comfortable away win, with the projection pointing to a 1-2 scoreline in Paisley. St Mirren are stubborn and unbeaten, but the visitors' attacking edge should tell over 90 minutes.
Best Bets
Back Over 3.5 in the Total Goals Over/Under market. The projection points to an open, high-scoring affair with 3.73 expected total goals, and Celtic's habit of racking up shots plus St Mirren's willingness to counter makes the goals stack up.
Back Yes in the Both Teams To Score market. Both teams scoring is rated a strong 62.86% implied probability, with St Mirren projected to find the net and the Buddies' counter-attacking threat giving them every reason to trouble the Celtic backline at least once.
St Mirren vs Celtic Bet Builder
Our four-leg St Mirren vs Celtic bet builder tips lean on Celtic's attacking pair and a couple of cards in a fixture that historically gets feisty in Paisley.
Benjamin Nygren to score anytime is the anchor. He has found the net in three of his last four Premiership appearances and pulls the strings behind the striker.
Camilo Durán over 1.5 shots on target completes the attacking angle. He has recorded 2+ shots on target in each of his last three Premiership outings.
Ryan Carr to be shown a card fits a combative home midfielder, carded in three of his last four Premiership appearances as he battles in the engine room.
Marcus Fraser to be carded rounds it off. He has been shown a card in four of their last five matches against Celtic (Premiership), a fixture that tends to test his discipline.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 59/1 and is as short as 33/1 elsewhere.
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St Mirren vs Celtic Talking Points
The obvious storyline is Celtic's ruthlessness against a St Mirren side that simply refuses to lose. The visitors thumped Aberdeen 3-0 at home last time out and arrive with 11 straight league wins behind them, but they left it late in all three meetings with the Buddies last season, sneaking past by a single goal each time. St Mirren, meanwhile, have kept three clean sheets while conceding just three goals across their opening four fixtures, so the home defence is well drilled. That said, Celtic top the form charts and possession stakes, and with their qualification exit at the hands of LASK freeing up midweeks, they can pour everything into the domestic push. Expect St Mirren to sit deep and counter, but the weight of history and Celtic's cutting edge point one way. Watch for cards too, given how physical this fixture gets in Paisley.
St Mirren vs Celtic Predictions FAQs
When is the St Mirren vs Celtic Scottish Premiership game?
The match takes place on Saturday, 5 September 2026, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Where is St Mirren vs Celtic being played?
The match will be played at The Marbill Coaches Stadium in Paisley.
Where can I watch St Mirren vs Celtic?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football.
What competition is St Mirren vs Celtic in?
The match is part of the Scottish Premiership 2026/2027 season.
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