Our betting experts preview the Premiership match between Celtic and St. Mirren and offer team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
St. Mirren travel to Celtic Park on Wednesday evening to take on runaway league leaders Celtic.
Celtic approach round 22 top of the Scottish Premiership table with 58 points on their account so far. With 21 rounds behind them, St. Mirren have amassed 27 points, placing them sixth in the standings.
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Celtic Form
Celtic look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Hibernian by 0-4, before drawing 2-2 with Rangers. They were back as winners last time out when they took out Kilmarnock 2-0. Celtic bulldozed their way through the previous six Premiership outing at Celtic Park. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 20 and conceding six.
St. Mirren Form
St. Mirren were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Kilmarnock, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Hearts, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Hearts. St. Mirren are winless in their last six away games in the Premiership, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring three themselves.
Celtic vs St Mirren Stats
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Celtic and St. Mirren. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Celtic have scored in 33 of the last 35 home matches
- Celtic have scored in the last 19 matches in a row
- Celtic have won 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 home matches Celtic played, both teams scored
- Celtic have won 3 of the last 4 matches without conceding a goal
- St. Mirren have not won 9 of the last 10 away matches
- St. Mirren have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 matches St. Mirren played, both teams scored
- In the last 4 St. Mirren matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- St. Mirren have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
Celtic vs St Mirren – Players in Form
It is a great season for Kyogo Furuhashi, who currently has 15 league goals to his name during this season. Celtic will rely on his services to gun down St. Mirren. The away side may pin their hopes on Mark O’Hara, who has two goals to his name in six games.
Celtic vs St Mirren Betting Tips
Full-time result
Celtic claimed seven wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing two. St. Mirren won one of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost seven of these matches. Celtic have really struck gold when it comes to form, having not lost any of their previous 14 matches. The Bhoys are on an amazing streak of now 35 games at home in a row without defeat.
Both teams to score
Celtic scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, St. Mirren only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Celtic probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Wednesday, as St. Mirren managed only one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Celtic have scored in 21 consecutive home meetings with St. Mirren.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celtic, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of St. Mirren’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Celtic managed to score at least once in their previous 14 matches.
Match predictions: Celtic vs St Mirren
To sum up, the upcoming match between Celtic and St. Mirren seems to be a good betting opportunity.