Celtic vs ST Mirren
Ref: Donald Robertson, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat ST Mirren 1–0 in their Premiership fixture. McCowan scored for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.05 for Celtic versus 0.28 for ST Mirren. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while ST Mirren are 10th.
First Half
44'
Idowu
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Taylor
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
Idah
Yellow Card
⇄
Tierney
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Hatate
⇄
Nygren
⇄
Idah
79'
⇄
Mandron
79'
⇄
Richardson
79'
⇄
Idowu
⚽
McCowan
Assist: Maeda
Engels
Yellow Card
90+1'
⇄
King
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 |  ST Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CelticST Mirren
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.05VS0.28
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
4
6
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
2
4
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
1
12
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
76%
Possession
24%
743
Total passes
233
661
Accurate passes
143
89%
Pass accuracy
61%
Discipline0 · 3 won
10
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
5
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
1
Celtic
4-3-3
ST Mirren
5-3-2Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 2A. JohnstonD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 9A. IdahF
- 10B. NygrenM
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 20C. Carter-VickersD
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 6A. TrustyD
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 18S. YamadaF
- 24J. KennyF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 49J. ForrestM
- 56A. RalstonD
ST Mirren
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1S. GeorgeG
- 2J. RichardsonD
- 5R. KingD
- 7R. IdowuF
- 9M. MandronF
- 13A. GogićD
- 22M. FraserD
- 24D. JohnD
- 30F. TaylorM
- 88K. PhillipsM
Substitutes
- 8O. SmythM
- 10C. McMenaminF
- 11J. AyungaF
- 17J. CalvinF
- 18M. DijksteelF
- 19T. SobowaleD
- 21M. FreckletonD
- 31R. MullenG
- 33E. MooneyF
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Johnston | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Reo Hatate | M | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 65 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Adam Idah | F | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shin Yamada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 12 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ST Mirren
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamal George | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikael Mandron | F | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Killian Phillips | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Declan John | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Alexander Gogić | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Marcus Fraser | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Richardson | D | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Richard King | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fraser Taylor | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Mark O'Hara(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Roland Idowu | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Mullen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor McMenamin | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalmaro Calvin | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Freckleton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malik Dijksteel | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tunmise Sobowale | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jonah Ayunga | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Oisin Smyth | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Mooney | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |