St. Mirren vs Celtic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Mirren play Celtic in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 22 November 2025 at 21:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

St. Mirren: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Celtic: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Mirren scores 0.79 and concedes 1.45 goals per match. Celtic scores 1.92 and concedes 1.08. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Mirren 37%, Celtic 58%. Over 2.5: St. Mirren 32%, Celtic 68%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Celtic has higher xG: 1.90 vs 1.36. St. Mirren: 11.9 shots per match, Celtic: 16.4.

Match halves

St. Mirren: half-time lead 16%, second-half goals 0.50. Celtic: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

St. Mirren: 76-90+ (9 goals). Celtic: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 0-0-2. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

27Possession (%)73
St. MirrenCeltic
13Shots16
St. MirrenCeltic
2Shots on target2
St. MirrenCeltic
1.21xG1.6
St. MirrenCeltic
2Corners4
St. MirrenCeltic
34Dangerous attacks62
St. MirrenCeltic
10Fouls8
St. MirrenCeltic
2Cards1
St. MirrenCeltic

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.79Goals scored / match1.92
St. MirrenCeltic
1.45Goals conceded / match1.08
St. MirrenCeltic
46%Average possession66%
St. MirrenCeltic
3.66Shots on target / match5.55
St. MirrenCeltic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.87Shots per match16.45
St. MirrenCeltic
3.66Shots on target5.55
St. MirrenCeltic
6.7%Shot conversion11.7%
St. MirrenCeltic
46%Possession66%
St. MirrenCeltic
1.36xG for1.9
St. MirrenCeltic
1.41xG against1.07
St. MirrenCeltic

Shooting quality

St. Mirren: BalancedCeltic: Dominant
St. MirrenCeltic
Accuracy (shots on target)31%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Celtic is 275% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - St. Mirren · 3 pts / match - Celtic

St. Mirren
LLLWD
Season result split
21% W26% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-20
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-6-8
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Celtic
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
68% W11% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
26-4-8
2.16 pts / match · goal difference +32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-3-5
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Celtic is 143% better for: goals scored per match.

0.79 goals / match - St. Mirren · 1.92 goals / match - Celtic

Celtic is 34% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.45 goals / match - St. Mirren · 1.08 goals / match - Celtic

St. Mirren scoring profile: mixed

St. Mirren scores in 53% of matches (20 of 38 matches), while Celtic keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

Celtic scoring profile: very strong

Celtic scores in 87% of matches (33 of 38 matches), while St. Mirren keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

30Goals scored (season)73
St. MirrenCeltic
55Goals conceded (season)41
St. MirrenCeltic
2.24Average goals in match3
St. MirrenCeltic
3Goals scored (last 5)14
St. MirrenCeltic
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
St. MirrenCeltic

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal87%
St. MirrenCeltic
21%2 goals61%
St. MirrenCeltic
5%3 goals34%
St. MirrenCeltic
0%4 goals11%
St. MirrenCeltic

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal66%
St. MirrenCeltic
42%2 goals37%
St. MirrenCeltic
18%3 goals5%
St. MirrenCeltic
5%4 goals0%
St. MirrenCeltic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time26%
St. MirrenCeltic
5%BTTS in both halves5%
St. MirrenCeltic
16%Scored in both halves45%
St. MirrenCeltic

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
St. MirrenCeltic
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
St. MirrenCeltic
20%BTTS - last 5100%
St. MirrenCeltic

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
St. MirrenCeltic
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
St. MirrenCeltic
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
St. MirrenCeltic

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
St. MirrenCeltic
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
St. MirrenCeltic
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
St. MirrenCeltic

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Celtic is 85% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / match - St. Mirren · 1.76 pts / match - Celtic

St. Mirren - half-time state
16% leading47% draw37% trailing
Celtic - half-time state
45% leading42% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per match (1st half)1.76
St. MirrenCeltic
0.29Goals scored (1st half)0.87
St. MirrenCeltic
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
St. MirrenCeltic
0.84Average goals (1st half)1.37
St. MirrenCeltic
55%Clean sheet before half-time61%
St. MirrenCeltic
71%No goal before half-time32%
St. MirrenCeltic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.79
St. MirrenCeltic
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
St. MirrenCeltic
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
St. MirrenCeltic
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.63
St. MirrenCeltic
39%Clean sheet after half-time58%
St. MirrenCeltic
61%No goal after half-time37%
St. MirrenCeltic

St. Mirren - second-half results

21% W39% R39% P
36
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at half-time in 16% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Celtic - second-half results

50% W29% R21% P
67
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
68
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding151%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 68%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Mirren - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Celtic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.60
Goals scored / match1.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Mirren
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
5
5
16-30
5
10
31-45
4
9
46-60
6
9
61-75
9
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Celtic
ScoredConceded
11
6
0-15
9
7
16-30
13
6
31-45
9
12
46-60
12
6
61-75
19
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +15 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.62
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Mirren

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
50%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Celtic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

St. MirrenLigaCeltic
Average goals in match 2.242.78 3.00
Both teams scored 37%52% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%53% 68%
Clean sheets 24%28% 34%
Goal before half-time 61%76% 82%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): St. Mirren 0 - 0 - 2 Celtic. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Celtic FC
1 : 0
Saint Mirren FC
Celtic FC
1 : 0
Saint Mirren FC

FAQ

What was the result of St. Mirren vs Celtic?

The Premiership match finished St. Mirren 0:1 Celtic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between St. Mirren and Celtic?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches St. Mirren won 0, Celtic won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Mirren vs Celtic?

St. Mirren score 0.79 goals per game on average and Celtic 1.92. The Premiership average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 37% of St. Mirren's matches and 58% of Celtic's.

What form are St. Mirren and Celtic in?

Over the last 5 games St. Mirren have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Celtic 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Mirren vs Celtic?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.