Premiership 26/27 · 5 Sep 2026

St. Mirren 1–2 Celtic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 47%.

Celtic won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jake Young, 71.2 in 14′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Jake Young Forward	14	0	0.02	71.2
Nikolas Agrafiotis Forward	68	1	0.79	47.9
Alexander Gogić Defender	90	0	–	47.2
Luke Thomas Midfielder	21	0	0.39	43.4
Ismeal Kabia Midfielder	90	0	0.06	42.9
Eseosa Sule Forward	22	0	0.04	42.8
Jacob Chapman Goalkeeper	90	0	–	42.3
Declan John Midfielder	90	0	0.06	40.9
Paul Nsio Midfielder	90	0	0.07	40.9
Chris Mochrie Forward	69	0	0.06	39.6
Calvin Ramsay Defender	90	0	0.11	38.7
Fraser Taylor Midfielder	62	0	0.11	38.2
Samuel Ramos Midfielder	28	0	0.02	37.1
Henry Fieldson Defender	90	0	–	36.2
Ryan Carr Midfielder	83	0	–	28.2

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Cameron Carter-Vickers Defender	90	0	0	–	63.0
Haissem Hassan Midfielder	72	0	0	0.15	60.7
Oliver Sørensen Midfielder	17	0	0	–	59.7
Liam Scales Defender	90	1	0	0.28	55.2
Mika Baur Midfielder	73	0	0	–	55.1
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	73	1	0	1.40	53.1
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	52.1
Shumaira Mheuka Forward	14	0	0	0.06	48.8
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	17	0	0	0.33	47.4
Benjamin Nygren Forward	90	0	1	–	47.3
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	0.08	45.1
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	0	0.16	42.8
Camilo Durán Forward	83	0	1	0.47	41.0
Colby Donovan Defender	87	0	0	–	40.8
James Forrest Midfielder	18	0	0	–	40.5
Dane Murray Defender	10	0	0	–	36.1