GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren overcomes Celtic with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. O’Hara (43′) and a goal from J. Ayunga (53′). Celtic was vastly better in terms of ball possession (80%).​

The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the assistance of David Roome and Alan Mulvanny. The 4th official was Euan Anderson.

Match Statistics​

St. Mirren

2 - 0

Celtic

  • ! 20 Ball Possession 80
Shots
  • 4 Total 17
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 57 Attack 147
  • 38 Dangerous attack 71
  • 76 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic was in firm control of the ball 80% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 20% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, St. Mirren was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

St. Mirren shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (D. Gallagher, M. O’Hara and K. Baccus). On the opposite side, Celtic received 2 yellow cards (A. Ralston and S. Haksabanovic).

Match Timeline

Mark O'Hara(goal)R. Strain
43'
46'
Reo Hatate - sub ->A. Mooy
46'
Jonah Ayunga(goal)C. Main
53'
57'
57'
64'
68'
Alex Gogic- sub ->R. Strain
72'
74'
Matt O'Riley- sub ->G. Taylor
Greg Kiltie- sub ->J. Ayunga
79'
Mark O'Hara- Yellow
80'
85'
A. Ralston- Yellow
Keanu Baccus- Yellow
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this encounter, St. Mirren will have 12 points like Livingston to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will stay with 18 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will play away against Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head statistic in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).

Celtic will play away agasint Rangers on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Kevin McKenna 1.Northern Ireland
7.4
D
Ryan Strain 23.Australia
7.1
72'
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
7.0
D
Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland
7.3
64'
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Scott Tanser 3.England
6.5
68'
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
7.0
89'
M
Ethan Erhahon 16.Scotland
7.1
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
8.1
80' 43'
F
Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya
7.1
79' 53'
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 10.England
6.2
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
Richard Tait 2.Scotland
6.6
68'
D
Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
M
Jay Henderson 12.Scotland
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
6.4
79'
M
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
6.4
72'
F
Alex Greive 21.New Zealand
F
Eamonn Brophy 9.Scotland

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

The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (7.4), Ryan Strain (7.1), Marcus Fraser (7.0), Declan Gallagher (7.3), Charles Dunne (6.8), Scott Tanser (6.5), Keanu Baccus (7.0), Ethan Erhahon (7.1), Mark O’Hara (8.1), Jonah Ayunga (7.1) and Curtis Main (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Richard Tait (6.6), Joe Shaughnessy, Ryan Flynn, Jay Henderson, Greg Kiltie (6.4), Alexander Gogić (6.4), Alex Greive and Eamonn Brophy.

St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of A. Gogic (injured) and G. Kiltie (injured).

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 3 changes: S. Tanser for R. Tait (68′), R. Strain for A. Gogic (72′) and J. Ayunga for G. Kiltie (79′).

Best player: Mark O’Hara​

The most impressive player for St. Mirren was Mark O’Hara.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
6.1
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.6
85'
D
Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland
6.4
D
Moritz Jenz 6.Germany
7.6
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
6.8
74'
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
7.3
M
Aaron Mooy 13.Australia
6.8
46'
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
7.3
57'
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
6.8
57'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
6.2
46'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
6.6
Substitutes
G
B. Siegrist 31.Switzerland
D
Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.0
74'
M
Sead Haksabanovic 9.Montenegro
7.6
57' 90'
M
Reo Hatate 41.Japan
6.5
46'
M
Oliver Abildgaard 28.Denmark
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
6.4
57'
F
Jota 17.Portugal
7.1
46'

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

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart (6.1), Anthony Ralston (7.6), Stephen Welsh (6.4), Moritz Jenz (7.6), Greg Taylor (6.8), Callum McGregor (7.3), Aaron Mooy (6.8), David Turnbull (7.3), Liel Abada (6.8), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.6) and Daizen Maeda (6.2).

They had on the bench: Benjamin Siegrist, Alexandro Bernabei, Matt O’Riley (7.0), Sead Hakšabanović (7.6), Reo Hatate (6.5), Oliver Abildgaard, James Forrest, Giorgos Giakoumakis (6.4) and Jota (7.1).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: A. Mooy for R. Hatate (46′), D. Maeda for Jota (46′), D. Turnbull for G. Giakoumakis (57′), L. Abada for S. Haksabanovic (57′) and G. Taylor for M. O’Riley (74′).

Best player: Sead Hakšabanović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Sead Hakšabanović.

His rating is (7.6) with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​