St. Mirren v Celtic 28 Aug 2011

Last updated : 28 August 2011 By Footymad

Footymad preview History of the St. Mirren v Celtic fixture

Celtic travel to Paisley to take on St. Mirren at St Mirren Park at lunchtime on Sunday, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 78 times out of 120.

The most recent meeting between the sides was less than a year ago, in November 2010, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat on the Buddies in a league game. 

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
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
2008/2009 Sat 07 Mar St. Mirren 1 - 0 Celtic Scottish Cup

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

Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only performed averagely at home, winning three and losing tw of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, seven to five.

The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, and three goals against.

St. Mirren are in fourth position in the SPL, picking up eight points from their five games so far.

Celtic's total of nine points from their four4 games sees them sitting one place above in third. 

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
St. Mirren 6 3 2 1 8 6 11
Celtic 6 3 1 2 9 5 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Bhoys out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a win in a closely fought contest at St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
St. Mirren Not drawn a gamein their last three .
Celtic Eight games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of two games.
No win in the three most recent games.

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