FM Preview: St. Mirren v Celtic 31 Mar 2013

Last updated : 30 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road at lunchtime on Sunday, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 76 times out of 114.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was earlier this season, where Celtic annihilated the Bhoys 0 - 5 in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 27 Jan St. Mirren 3 - 2 Celtic Scottish League Cup
2012/2013 Sat 15 Dec Celtic 2 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct St. Mirren 0 - 5 Celtic Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan St. Mirren 0 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Celtic 5 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 28 Aug St. Mirren 0 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Celtic 1 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Celtic have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 30 matches.

Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 31 games giving them a return of 65 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 1 1 4 5 7 4
Celtic 6 3 1 2 19 11 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Bhoys has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Celtic Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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