GLASGOW. Celtic found a way to turn the tables against St. Mirren to win 2-1. It was St. Mirren to strike first with an early goal of Conor McMenamin at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 18′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Hyun-gyu Oh gave the win to Celtic in the 83′ minute. Celtic was much superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
David Turnbull didn’t convert a penalty (29′) for Celtic.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the collaboration of Graeme Stewart and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.27 degrees Celsius or 46.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
- 23 Total 6
- 8 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 171 Attack 89
- 112 Dangerous attack 19
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 76% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 112 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 23 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Celtic received 2 yellow cards (Kyogo Furuhashi and Yang Hyun-Jun). Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (Mikael Mandron and Richard Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celtic will have 29 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren will stay with 18 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will host Hibernian on the 6th of December with a 31-8 head to head in favor of Celtic (16 draws).
St. Mirren will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 6th of December with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of St. Johnstone (14 draws).
Celtic – Formation
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Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart
, Alistair Johnston , Nathaniel Phillips , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , David Turnbull , James Forrest , Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma .The home team had on the bench: Yang Hyun-Jun
, Odin Thiago Holm , Maik Nawrocki, Hyun-gyu Oh , Tomoki Iwata, Paulo Bernardo, Scott Bain, Daizen Maeda and Anthony Ralston.Substitutions
Celtic made 4 changes: Matt O’Riley for Odin Thiago Holm (68′), James Forrest for Yang Hyun-Jun (56′), Luis Palma for Daizen Maeda (56′) and David Turnbull for Hyun-gyu Oh (74′).
Best player: Greg Taylor
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was Greg Taylor even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 91 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.St. Mirren – Formation
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St. Mirren started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Stephen Robinson played with: Zachary Hemming
, Marcus Fraser , Alexander Gogić , Richard Taylor , Ryan Strain , Caolan Boyd-Munce , Mark O’Hara , Scott Tanser , Conor McMenamin , Toyosi Olusanya and Greg Kiltie .The following players were sitting on the bench: James Bolton, Ryan Flynn, Mikael Mandron
, Thierry Small, Charles Dunne , Stav Nachmani, Alex Greive , Lewis Jamieson and Peter Urminsky.Substitutions
St. Mirren made 5 changes: Toyosi Olusanya for Mikael Mandron (65′), Conor McMenamin for Alexander Greive (65′), Ryan Strain for Charles Dunne (81′), Caolan Boyd-Munce for Ryan Flynn (88′) and Greg Kiltie for Stav Nachmani (88′).
Best player: Zachary Hemming
The most impressive player for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Zachary Hemming. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Kilmarnock – 2-1
- Motherwell – Aberdeen – 2-4
- Hearts – Livingston – 1-0
- Dundee – Rangers – 0-5
- Celtic – St. Mirren – 2-1