Match Report
The table read 5th (St. Mirren, 10 pts) against 1st (Celtic, 18 pts), 8 points apart. St. Mirren had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: St. Mirren 1.14 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Celtic 2 and 0.57, with the league averaging 1.27.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 3 St. Mirren wins, 32 for Celtic, 5 draws, at 3.13 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
The referee was R. Lee, with 58 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. The Smisa Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,016. On the scoreboard, St. Mirren led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
St. Mirren: Nikolas Agrafiotis (22') · Celtic: Liam Scales (51'), Hyun-jun Yang (68')
Key stats
Possession: St. Mirren 40% · Celtic 60% · Total shots: 19-23 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 6-10