FM Preview: Celtic v St. Mirren 26 Nov 2011

Last updated : 25 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Celtic v St. Mirren fixture

Celtic prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 90 of the 123 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in April 2011, the Bhoys carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 28 Aug St. Mirren 0 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Celtic 1-0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 14 Nov St. Mirren 0 - 1 Celtic Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 22 Aug Celtic 4 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Wed 24 Mar St. Mirren 4 - 0 Celtic Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov Celtic 3 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 26 Sep St. Mirren 0 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Celtic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Bhoys in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Buddies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Buddies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Celtic's total of 32 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

St. Mirren lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 20 from their 15 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Celtic 6 5 1 0 13 4 16
St. Mirren 6 2 2 2 6 6 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic may be coming up against a decent side in St. Mirren, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Bhoys. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Celtic Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
St. Mirren 4 games since last defeat.

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