There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Celtic leading St. Mirren by 51 points.
It's no vacation for neither Celtic nor St. Mirren as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic, who have the most scored goals (84) in Premiership, have been outstanding at home so far in the Premiership with 13 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Celtic, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Celtic manager N. Lennon and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Livingston (placed 5th) in the Premiership. A strong away win before that one, visiting St. Johnstone and winning 1-0.
Celtic are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Celtic Park with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 18 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Celtic has won 16 times, drawn one and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Celtic has won by at least two goals 13 times when in this position.
Celtic always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Celtic Park with 45 goals in 14 league games. Defensively Celtic have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St. Mirren form and stats
There's been little loot from St. Mirren's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Premiership. St. Mirren only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws.
St. Mirren played 0-0 against St. Johnstone in their previous match. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Aberdeen.
St. Mirren are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found twelve matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were one win, two draws and nine defeats. Of the defeats, eight games were lost by at least two goals margin.
After this away game St. Mirren return home for a Premiership game against Hearts. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of St. Mirren when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. St. Mirren have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was St. Mirren - Celtic 1-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - one - zero (Celtic wins - draws - St. Mirren wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 O. Édouard 20 goals | R. Christie 11 goals |  J. Forrest 10 goals |
Celtic missing players
St. Mirren missing players
| Celtic | St. Mirren | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 84 | 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 82% |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 57% |
| 72% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 48% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 21% | 21% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 48% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 48% | 57% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 32% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 7.3 | 8 | 9.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 472 | 233 | 75 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 123 | 267 |
| 193 | 109 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 44 | 82 |
| 44% | 41% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 28% |
- All of Celtic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Celtic has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Celtic has the most points (39) at home
- Celtic has the most points from losing position (14)
- Celtic has the most scored goals (45) at home
- Celtic has the most scored goals (84)
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the first half (39)
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the second half (45)
- Celtic has the the best goal difference (+38) at home
- Celtic has the the best goal difference (+65)
- Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Celtic have scored more than double the goals of St. Mirren.
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Celtic is in the best form (5-1-0)
- St. Mirren has the fewest matches over the total-line (11)
- St. Mirren has the fewest points (8) away
- St. Mirren has the fewest scored goals (23)
- St. Mirren has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13)
- St. Mirren has the most matches under the total-line (16)
- St. Mirren have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- St. Mirren have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 65 | 77 |
| 2 | Rangers | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 44 | 64 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 42 |
| 5 | Livingston | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 33 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 33 |
| 9 | Ross County | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 37 | -30 | 29 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -21 | 24 |
| 12 | Hearts | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -20 | 22 |