GLASGOW. Celtic bounces back against St. Mirren with 2 goals from C. Main from a goal on the 40′ and a goal on the 4′. Celtic was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (77%)
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the support of Ross MacLeod and David Doig. The 4th official was Mike Roncone. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 21 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 19 Off Target 9
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 162 Attack 60
- 97 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 77% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more pushing with 97 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Celtic to win the match.
Celtic shot 21 times, 6 on target, 19 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celtic will have 92 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren will have 44 points like Hibernian to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will host Aberdeen on the 27th of May with a 54-5 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (6 draws).
St. Mirren will host Rangers on the 27th of May with a 27-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (3 draws).
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
72'
81'
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Anthony Ralston , Tomoki Iwata , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Reo Hatate , Jota , Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Bain, Yuki Kobayashi, Alexandro Bernabei, David Turnbull, James Forrest, Ben Summers, Sead Hakšabanović , Liel Abada and Hyun-gyu Oh .
Substitutions
Celtic made 3 changes: Daizen Maeda for Liel Abada (71′), R. Hatate for Sead Hakšabanović (71′) and M. O’Riley for Oh Hyun-Gyu (72′).
Best player: Liel Abada
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Liel Abada.
His rating is with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren
St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson , Ryan Strain , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Richard Taylor , Thierry Small , Alexander Gogić , Keanu Baccus , Mark O’Hara , Greg Kiltie and Curtis Main .
They had on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Declan Gallagher, Luke Kenny, Scott Tanser , Charles Dunne, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Lewis Jamieson, Fraser Taylor and Kieran Offord.
St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of Scott Tanser (injured), Declan Gallagher (injured) and L. Jamieson (injured).
Substitutions
St. Mirren made 3 changes: T. Small for Scott Tanser (61′), Ryan Strain for Declan Gallagher (83′) and Alex Gogic for Lewis Jamieson (90′).
Best player: Curtis Main
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Mirren was Curtis Main.
His rating is with 2 goals, 11 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 18. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Ross County – 1-0
- Livingston – Dundee United – 2-1
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- Hearts – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Celtic – St. Mirren – 2-2
