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Scottish Premiership · Scottish Premiership 26/27 Model vnext-shadow-2026-10 · locked 292.2h before kickoff

Celtic vs St. Mirren

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Pre-match analysis and preview

Verified historical context from before kickoff; preserved for comparison after the final result.

Celtic host St. Mirren in Scottish Premiership. This preview compares historical records dated before the prediction was locked with the model's pre-match probabilities. Probabilities describe estimated outcomes, not guaranteed results.

Across their last 5 recorded league matches, Celtic collected 10 points (3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses). St. Mirren earned 4 points from 5 matches (1 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses). These are separate recent-form samples, not a forecast of the final score.

At home, Celtic have 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses in their last 5 recorded home matches. On the road, St. Mirren have 1 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses across 5 away matches.

Where full-quality xG is available, Celtic average 2.37 xG and 1.14 xGA over 5 recent matches; St. Mirren average 1.08 xG and 2.15 xGA over 5 matches. xG coverage can be smaller than the recent-results sample.

At the prediction timestamp, the reconstructed league table places Celtic in position 1 and St. Mirren in position 8. The table uses matches dated before the prediction timestamp; later backfills cannot be independently excluded.

The database contains 5 earlier head-to-head meetings in this competition, shown below. Historical meetings provide context, not certainty.

This analysis is based on available league records and the pre-match snapshot. Missing samples are not estimated; player availability, injuries and tactical claims are not inferred.

Model prediction

Frozen pre-kickoff probabilities recorded before kickoff.

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1X2

81.1%Home
12.9%Draw
6.1%Away
Highest 1X2 probability: Home 81.1%

Total goals

70.5%Over 2.5
29.5%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

49.5%Yes
50.5%No

Form sample used at prediction time: recent matches Celtic 5/5, St. Mirren 5/5; home/away splits 5/5 and 5/5. xG averages may be based on fewer matches where source statistics are incomplete. Model probabilities are estimates, not certainty or a calibrated confidence rating.

Pre-match league context

Reconstructed from fixtures dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

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Celtic
Position#1
Points31
Played13
Goal difference+18
St. Mirren
Position#8
Points14
Played13
Goal difference-10

Recent form comparison

Last five league matches dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

Celtic

WWDLW
2.00Points / match
2.40Goals / match
2.37xG / match
1.14xGA / match
VS

St. Mirren

LWDLL
0.80Points / match
0.80Goals / match
1.08xG / match
2.15xGA / match

Home / away form

Home side's latest home matches vs away side's latest away matches before kickoff.

Celtic at home
W-D-L3-1-1
Points / match2.00
Goals / match2.60
xG / match2.22
St. Mirren away
W-D-L1-0-4
Points / match0.60
Goals / match0.40
xG / match0.81

xG trends

Full-quality provider xG only, using matches played before kickoff.

Celtic

18 Oct25 Oct28 Oct01 Nov08 Nov
xGxGA

St. Mirren

17 Oct24 Oct28 Oct31 Oct07 Nov
xGxGA

Expected goals & scorelines

Dixon-Coles-adjusted scoreline estimates from the locked model goal rates.

Celtic expected goals

2.91

St. Mirren expected goals

0.73
2–011.1%
3–010.8%
2–18.1%
3–17.9%
4–07.9%
Scoreline percentages are a finite-grid Dixon-Coles estimate derived from the frozen model's λ values. They are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Recent matches

The same pre-kickoff history used for context above.

Head to head

Prior meetings in the SmartMatchData league database.

05 Sep 2026St. Mirren — Celtic1–2
11 Apr 2026Celtic — St. Mirren1–0
22 Nov 2025St. Mirren — Celtic0–1
03 Aug 2025Celtic — St. Mirren1–0
17 May 2025Celtic — St. Mirren1–1

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