Celtic vs St. Mirren — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Celtic

18 MAY

3:2

St. Mirren

Goals

GOAL

Goal7'

Mark O'Hara · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

Goal21'

Matt O'Riley · Left foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Penalty24'

Mark O'Hara · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal37'

Kyogo Furuhashi (assist: Reo Hatate) · Left foot shot 2-2

GOAL

AST

Goal86'

Luis Palma (assist: Anthony Ralston) · Right foot shot 3-2

Man of the match

Mark O'HaraSt. Mirren7.7

Expected goals (xG)

CelticxGSt. Mirren

2.351.58

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TV stations

England

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Channels in 7 countries

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International

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Türkiye

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United States

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Venue

Celtic ParkGlasgow · 60,411 seats

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Conditions

Weatherclear sky
RefereeMatthew McDermid
1st AssistantDaniel McFarlane
2nd AssistantSteven Traynor
4th OfficialAlan James Muir

Pressure index

CelticSt. Mirren

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

Goal7'

Mark O'Hara · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

Goal21'

Matt O'Riley · Left foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Penalty24'

Mark O'Hara · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal37'

Kyogo Furuhashi (assist: Reo Hatate) · Left foot shot 2-2

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Adam Idah · Out: Kyogo Furuhashi · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Charles Dunne · Out: Reo Hatate · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Tomoki Iwata · Out: Stephen Welsh · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Liam Scales · Out: Richard Taylor · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Ryan Strain · Out: Elvis Bwomono · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Mikael Mandron · Out: Toyosi Olusanya · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Paulo Bernardo · Out: Callum McGregor · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Ryan Flynn · Out: Caolan Boyd-Munce · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: L. Jamieson · Out: Conor McMenamin · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal86'

Luis Palma (assist: Anthony Ralston) · Right foot shot 3-2

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Scott Bain · Out: Joe Hart · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

86′Score! Celtic 3, St. Mirren 2. Luis Palma of Celtic delivers a right-footed shot from a short distance into the left corner of the goal. The assist was made by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
84′Pause is finished. They are prepared to proceed.
83′Match pause - Anthony Ralston of Celtic is injured.
83′Offside - St. Mirren. Ryan Strain has been flagged offside.
82′Corner kick awarded to St. Mirren, courtesy of a deflection off Liam Scales.
82′Attempt thwarted. Charles Dunne of St. Mirren's left-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right is stopped. The assist was by Mikael Mandron.
80′Player swap for St. Mirren. Conor McMenamin is replaced by Lewis Jamieson.
80′Player change - St. Mirren. Caolan Boyd-Munce is replaced by Ryan Flynn.
77′Player change - Celtic. Paulo Bernardo is coming on to replace Callum McGregor.
Thats all. Game finished - Celtic 3, St. Mirren 2.
90+1′Second Half ended - Celtic 3, St. Mirren 2.
89′Fouled by Mikael Mandron - St. Mirren
89′Anthony Ralston - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
88′Substitution - Celtic. Scott Bain for Joe Hart.
67′Liam Scales of Celtic has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
67′Toyosi Olusanya of St. Mirren commits a foul.
83′New attacking attempt. Lewis Jamieson - St. Mirren - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Ryan Strain with a cross.
66′Substitution - St. Mirren. Charles Dunne for Richard Taylor.
66′Substitution - Celtic. Liam Scales for Stephen Welsh - injury.
74′Scott Tanser - St. Mirren - won a free kick on the left wing.
74′Fouled by Nicolas Kühn - Celtic
73′Missed chance. Anthony Ralston - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
72′Missed chance. Toyosi Olusanya - St. Mirren - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right goes high.
60′Corner kick awarded to St. Mirren, forced by Maik Nawrocki.
60′Attempt thwarted. Toyosi Olusanya of St. Mirren has his left-footed shot from the box's centre obstructed. The assist came from Mark O'Hara with a header.
65′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63′Delay in match - injury Stephen Welsh - Celtic
58′Missed chance. Toyosi Olusanya - St. Mirren - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed.
57′Luis Palma from Celtic commits a foul.
60′Toyosi Olusanya - St. Mirren - won a free kick in defence.
60′Fouled by Callum McGregor - Celtic
56′Alex Gogic of St. Mirren is penalized for committing a foul.
55′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Alex Gogic.
57′Elvis Bwomono - St. Mirren - won a free kick in defence.
56′Kyogo Furuhashi - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
53′Callum McGregor of Celtic commits a foul.
53′Conor McMenamin of St. Mirren has been awarded a defensive free kick.
54′Reo Hatate - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
54′Fouled by Keanu Baccus - St. Mirren
51′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Zach Hemming.
51′New attacking attempt. Kyogo Furuhashi - Celtic - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side is saved in the left corner. Assist - Greg Taylor with a cross.
52′Zach Hemming - St. Mirren - won a free kick in defence.
52′Fouled by Greg Taylor - Celtic
50′Nicolas Kühn's attempt thwarted. The Celtic player's left-footed strike from within the six-yard box on the left side is successfully blocked.
49′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Elvis Bwomono.
50′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Marcus Fraser.
50′Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Caolan Boyd-Munce.
45+3′The first half concludes with Celtic and St. Mirren tied at 2-2.
45+2′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, thanks to a deflection off Richard Taylor.
48′Offside - Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is in offside.
45′Second Half starts Celtic 2, St. Mirren 2.
45+1′Corner kick awarded to Celtic. Mark O'Hara is responsible for the concession.
44′Missed chance. Reo Hatate - Celtic - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Greg Taylor with a through ball.
45+2′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45+2′Delay in match - injury Greg Taylor - Celtic
40′Anthony Ralston of Celtic successfully earned a defensive free kick.
38′Opportunity squandered. Luis Palma of Celtic attempts a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it goes wide to the left. Kyogo Furuhashi provided the assist with a cross during a rapid counter-attack.Penalty
42′Missed chance. Anthony Ralston - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
40′Fouled by Toyosi Olusanya - St. Mirren
34′Marcus Fraser of St. Mirren commits a foul.
34′Anthony Ralston of Celtic has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
36′Offside - Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is in offside.
33′Shot blocked. Keanu Baccus - St. Mirren - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Toyosi Olusanya.
30′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
33′Corner - St. Mirren. Conceded by Maik Nawrocki.
29′The match is momentarily halted due to an injury sustained by Keanu Baccus from St. Mirren.
29′Celtic has been awarded a corner. Elvis Bwomono is the one responsible for it.
29′Delay in match - injury Stephen Welsh - Celtic
24′Stephen Welsh of Celtic has committed a foul in the penalty box, resulting in a penalty being awarded against him.Penalty
24′Penalty awarded to St. Mirren. Toyosi Olusanya earns a penalty after being fouled in the penalty box.Penalty
21′Score! Celtic 1, St. Mirren 1. Matt O'Riley of Celtic strikes with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, sending the ball to the left corner.
21′Mark O'Hara of St. Mirren commits a foul.
21′Anthony Ralston of Celtic has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
20′Opportunity missed. Matt O'Riley of Celtic takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the box that nearly hits the mark, but it doesn't quite reach the top left corner. The assist was from Anthony Ralston.
18′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Marcus Fraser.
13′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Elvis Bwomono.
12′Matt O'Riley from Celtic commits a foul.
12′Caolan Boyd-Munce of St. Mirren has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
11′Nicolas Kühn - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
11′Keanu Baccus of St. Mirren commits a foul.
11′Missed chance. Richard Taylor - St. Mirren - shot with the head from the left side of the box missed.
7′Goal! Celtic 0, St. Mirren 1. Mark O'Hara - St. Mirren - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner.
3′Stephen Welsh of Celtic has secured a defensive free kick.
3′Toyosi Olusanya of St. Mirren commits a foul.
3′Missed chance. Stephen Welsh - Celtic - shot with the head from few metres missed. Assist - Luis Palma with a cross after corner.
2′Corner kick awarded to Celtic, forced by Richard Taylor's defense.
1′Opportunity squandered. Luis Palma of Celtic attempts a right-footed shot from beyond the box but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist was provided by Greg Taylor.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

CELSTM

Possession and passing

73%Possession27%

86%Pass accuracy61%

570Passes218

494Successful Passes133

8Key Passes4

5Substitutions5

1 more

18Throw-ins12

Attack

3Goals2

12Shots Total9

5Shots On Target4

11Corners3

61Dangerous Attacks23

9Accurate Crosses2

11 more

99Attacks63

8Dribble Attempts9

2Offsides1

0Penalties1

1Shots Blocked3

9Shots inside the box8

9Shots Off Target6

3Shots outside the box1

57%Successful dribbles100%

4Successful Dribbles4

32Total Crosses9

Defence and discipline

1Saves1

11Tackles10

2Interceptions9

7Fouls9

Other

20Successful Headers13

11Successful Interceptions10

30Headers37

2Challenges8

2Assists0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

M. McDermidPer-match averages this season · 19 matches · career: 54

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.47	1.68	1.79	3.89
Red cards	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.11
Second yellows	0.05	0.00	0.05	0.07
Penalties	0.42	0.16	0.26	0.37

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

CelticxGSt. Mirren

2.351.58

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

2.151.65

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

2.350.79

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

2.030.51

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.321.07

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.320.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.840.96

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

1.582.35

Starting XI

St. MirrenFormation: 3-5-2 · €731K2/11

Stephen Robinson

CelticFormation: 4-3-3 · €31M7/11

Brendan Rodgers

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Celtic€31Mstarting XI · 7/11€60Mwith bench · 13/20

St. Mirren€731Kstarting XI · 2/11€3.0Mwith bench · 5/20

Celtic's starting XI cost €31M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Celtic — bench

Alistair JohnstonDefender · €3.5M (2023)5

Liam ScalesDefender · €600K (2021)9

Adam IdahAttacker · €6.9M (2025)20

Cameron Carter-VickersDefender · €7M (2022)24

Tomoki IwataMidfielder · €980K (2024)28

Paulo BernardoMidfielder29

Scott BainGoalkeeper38

Daizen MaedaAttacker · €9.4M (2026)49

James ForrestMidfielder

St. Mirren — bench

James BoltonDefender8

Ryan FlynnMidfielder · €170K (2011)9

Mikael MandronAttacker14

James ScottAttacker · €1.8M (2020)18

Charles DunneDefender21

Jaden BrownDefender23

Ryan StrainDefender · €300K (2021)24

L. JamiesonAttacker27

Peter UrminskyGoalkeeper

Player statistics

Celtic starters then subs, by rating

Kyogo Furuhashi#8 · Attacker · 64′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Big chances created: 1
Big chances missed: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.62
xGoT: 1.06

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 1/3
Pass accuracy: 0%
Key passes: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 2/4
Dispossessed: 2

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1
Offsides: 2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Celtic	1.1685.76%	1.1586.96%
Draw	7.0014.29%	8.0012.5%
St. Mirren	15.006.67%	14.007.14%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Celtic or Draw	1.0397.09%	1.0199.01%
Celtic or St. Mirren	1.1090.91%	1.0892.59%
Draw or St. Mirren	5.0020%	4.8020.83%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.0694.34%
0–1 goals	–	8.0012.5%
3+ goals	1.2877.82%	1.2977.52%
0–2 goals	3.7526.67%	3.4029.41%
4+ goals	–	1.8055.56%
0–3 goals	–	2.0249.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Celtic	1.5066.67%	1.4369.93%
Draw	3.2530.77%	3.5028.57%
St. Mirren	9.5010.53%	8.5011.76%

Outcome	bet365
CEL → CEL	1.5763.65%
CEL → X	23.004.35%
CEL → STM	67.001.49%
X → CEL	4.0025%
X → X	13.007.69%
X → STM	34.002.94%
STM → CEL	15.006.67%
STM → X	23.004.35%
STM → STM	26.003.85%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.0033.33%
6 - 8	6.5015.38%
9 - 11	3.1032.26%
Under 6	21.004.76%
Over 14	3.5028.57%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
1+ cards	–	1.0991.74%
0–0 cards	–	5.6017.86%
2+ cards	1.5763.65%	1.5863.29%
0–1 cards	2.2544.44%	2.1646.3%
3+ cards	1.9052.38%	2.8035.71%
0–2 cards	1.8055.56%	1.3474.63%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic	7	18
2	Rangers	7	16
3	Hearts	7	13
4	Dundee	7	10
5	St. Mirren	7	10
6	St. Johnstone	7	8
7	Aberdeen	7	8
8	Dundee United	7	8
9	Motherwell	7	8
10	Hibernian	7	7
11	Falkirk	7	6
12	Kilmarnock	7	5

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.8055.56%	1.9052.63%
No	1.9551.28%	1.8554.05%