Celtic vs St Mirren

3 August 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Donald Robertson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • L. McCowan 87’

Match summary

Celtic saw off St Mirren 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

L. McCowan put Celtic ahead in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Celtic created 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to St Mirren's 0.23 from 4.

Match stats

76% Possession 24%
14 Shots 4
6 Shots on target 2
12 Corners 1
743 Passes 233
89.0% Pass accuracy 61.4%
10 Tackles 10
10 Fouls 6
2 Yellow cards 1
5 Offsides 0

Key events

Celtic St Mirren
Kick-off
A. IdahShot on target
14’
32’
M. O'HaraShot on target
A. IdahShot on target
41’
44’
R. Idowu
Half-time0-0
46’
J. AyungaF. Taylor
B. NygrenShot on target
46’
B. NygrenShot on target
46’
Second half underway
C. McGregorShot on target
51’
54’
J. AyungaShot on target
J. ForrestY. Hyun-Jun
59’
A. Idah
64’
A. TrustyK. Tierney
65’
C. McGregorVAR: Goal given
69’
L. McCowanB. Nygren
78’
A. EngelsR. Hatate
78’
J. KennyA. Idah
78’
79’
O. SmythR. Idowu
79’
T. SobowaleJ. Richardson
79’
E. MooneyM. Mandron
L. McCowanLeft foot shot1-0 (Celtic)
87’
A. Engels
89’
90+1’
M. DijksteelR. King
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 0.23 87’ L. McCowan (Celtic), 1-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 0.23 87’ L. McCowan (Celtic), 1-0 McCowan 87’
Celtic 1.41 xGSt Mirren 0.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Mirren attacking Celtic attacking 
72’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+4’ D. Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 79’ O. Smyth (St Mirren), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 14’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ L. McCowan (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 41’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ J. Forrest (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ J. Ayunga (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ D. Maeda (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ D. John (St Mirren), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ M. O'Hara (St Mirren), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 90+4’ D. Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 79’ O. Smyth (St Mirren), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 14’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ L. McCowan (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 41’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ J. Forrest (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ J. Ayunga (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ D. Maeda (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ D. John (St Mirren), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ M. O'Hara (St Mirren), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Celtic 4-3-3 Starting XI
Schmeichel
Johnston
Carter-Vickers
Scales
Tierney 65’
Nygren 78’
McGregor
Hatate 78’
Hyun-Jun 59’
Idah 78’
Maeda
St Mirren 5-3-2 Starting XI
George
Richardson 79’
Fraser
Gogić
King 90’
John
Phillips
Taylor 46’
O'Hara
Idowu 79’
Mandron 79’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
K. Schmeichel
90′ 2 0 33 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
A. Johnston
90′ 3 1 – 5 1 87 – – – –
C. Carter-Vickers
90′ – – – 5 5 79 – – – –
L. Scales
90′ 2 1 – 12 8 98 – – – –
K. Tierney Taken off
65′ – 1 – 2 1 89 1 – – –
A. Trusty Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – – 4 3 20 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
B. Nygren Taken off
78′ – – 56 2 – – – 2 1 1 –
C. McGregor
90′ – – 91 1 – 1 – 1 3 – –
R. Hatate Taken off
78′ – – 61 1 – 1 – 3 1 1 –
J. Forrest Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 25 – – – – – – – –
A. Engels Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 7 – – – – – 2 – –
L. McCowan Came on as a substitute
12′ 1 – 9 – – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Y. Hyun-Jun Taken off
59′ – – – – – – – – – 32 –
A. Idah Taken off
78′ – – 4 2 0.70 – – 3 1 11 –
D. Maeda
90′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
J. Kenny Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Celtic win 84% Avg odds 1.12
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.84
St Mirren win 5% Avg odds 17.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Celtic WDWWD
St Mirren DWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celtic 1-1 St Mirren, 17 May 25 Next meeting: St Mirren 0-1 Celtic, 22 Nov 25  All Celtic vs St Mirren meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.