Celtic conquers St. Mirren 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

GREENHILL ROAD. Celtic was after all too strong for St. Mirren.

January 3, 2024

GREENHILL ROAD. Celtic was ultimately too much to handle for St. Mirren with the goal of Daizen Maeda (1′), Matt O’Riley (6′) and Greg Taylor (60′). Celtic was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Tuesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 6,943 spectators. The referee was David Munro with the help of Alan Mulvanny and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 4.23 degrees Celsius or 39.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

St. Mirren

0 - 3

Celtic

! 27 Ball Possession 73

Shots

3 Total 24
0 On Target 11
2 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 9

73 Attack 175
21 Dangerous attack 113
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 12
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 73% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 113 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the contest.

St. Mirren shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celtic shot 24 times, 11 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

(St. Mirren) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

Daizen Maeda(goal)Matt O\'Riley

Matt O'Riley(goal)Paulo Bernardo

Toyosi Olusanya- Red

45'

Toyosi Olusanya(VAR_CARD)

45'

55'

Hyun-jun Yang- sub ->Luis Palma

60'

G. Taylor(goal)Paulo Bernardo

63'

Gustaf Lagerbielke- sub ->Maik Nawrocki

Jonah Ayunga- sub ->Mikael Mandron

65'

Elvis Bwomono- sub ->Ryan Flynn

65'

71'

Hyeon-gyu Oh- sub ->Kyogo Furuhashi

71'

Reo Hatate - sub ->Paulo Bernardo

77'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, St. Mirren stays with 29 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will has 54 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will host Rangers on the 27th of January with a 30-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (3 draws).

Celtic will host Ross County on the 27th of January with a 28-2 head to head in favor of Celtic (6 draws).

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren

Zach Hemming 1.England

8.2

J. Bolton 2.England

7.0

Richard Taylor 5.England

6.8

Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus

6.4

Scott Tanser 3.England

7.0

Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland

6.6

65'

Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland

6.4

Caolan Boyd-Munce 15.Northern Ireland

6.6

77'

Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland

6.6

Mikael Mandron 9.France

6.7

65'

Toyosi Olusanya 20.England

5.8

45'

Substitutes

Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia

Elvis Bwomono 42.Uganda

6.8

65'

Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland

Conor McMenamin 10.Northern Ireland

Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya

6.4

65'

Thierry Small 16.England

S. Nahmani 19.Israel

Alexander Greive 21.New Zealand

6.6

77'

Lewis Jamieson 24.Scotland

St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Zachary Hemming (8.2), James Bolton (7.0), Alex Gogic (6.4), Richard Taylor (6.8), Marcus Fraser (6.6), Ryan Flynn (6.6), Caolan Boyd-Munce (6.6), Greg Kiltie (6.4), Scott Tanser (7.0), Toyosi Olusanya (5.8) and Mikael Mandron (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jonah Ayunga (6.4), Conor McMenamin, Thierry Small, Charles Dunne, Stav Nachmani, Alex Greive (6.6), Lewis Jamieson, Peter Urminsky and Elvis Bwomono (6.8).

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 3 changes: Mikael Mandron for Jonah Ayunga (65′), Ryan Flynn for Elvis Bwomono (65′) and Caolan Boyd-Munce for Alexander Greive (77′).

Player of the match: Zachary Hemming

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Zachary Hemming. His rating is 8.16. He performed 8 saves.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic

Joe Hart 1.England

7.0

Alistair Johnston 2.Canada

8.1

G. Taylor 3.Scotland

9.1

60'

Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland

7.5

63'

Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal

8.5

71'

Matt O'Riley 33.England

9.5

Callum McGregor 42.Scotland

7.7

Luis Palma 7.Honduras

7.3

55'

Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan

6.3

71'

Daizen Maeda 38.Japan

7.9

63'

Substitutes

Scott Bain 29.Scotland

Gustaf Lagerbielke 4.Sweden

7.0

63'

A. Ralston 56.Scotland

D. Turnbull 14.Scotland

Reo Hatate 41.Japan

7.0

71'

Liel Abada 11.Israel

7.5

63'

Hyun-jun Yang 13.South Korea

7.1

55'

Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea

7.3

71'

Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart (7.0), Alistair Johnston (8.1), Maik Nawrocki (7.5), Liam Scales (7.5), Greg Taylor (9.1), Matt O’Riley (9.5), Callum McGregor (7.7), Paulo Bernardo (8.5), Daizen Maeda (7.9), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.3) and Luis Palma (7.3).

They had on the bench: Gustaf Lagerbielke (7.0), Liel Abada (7.5), Hyun-jun Yang (7.1), David Turnbull, Hyeon-gyu Oh (7.3), Scott Bain, Reo Hatate (7.0), Anthony Ralston and Mikey Johnston.

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Luis Palma for Hyun-jun Yang (55′), Daizen Maeda for Liel Abada (63′), Maik Nawrocki for Gustaf Lagerbielke (63′), Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyeon-gyu Oh (71′) and Paulo Bernardo for Reo Hatate (71′).