FootyMAD's St. Mirren match 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 84 of the 116 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sun 12 Nov	St. Mirren	1 - 3	Celtic	SPL
2006/2007	Tue 19 Sep	Celtic	2-0	St. Mirren	SLGC
2006/2007	Sat 12 Aug	Celtic	2 - 0	St. Mirren	SPL
2002/2003	Sat 25 Jan	Celtic	3 - 0	St. Mirren	SFAC
2000/2001	Sat 07 Apr	Celtic	1 - 0	St. Mirren	SPL
2000/2001	Sat 23 Dec	St. Mirren	0 - 2	Celtic	SPL
2000/2001	Sat 14 Oct	Celtic	2 - 0	St. Mirren	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, with 2 goals against.

In complete contrast to Celtic, St. Mirren are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Buddies have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 24 games giving them a return of 59 points. St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 23 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Celtic	6	4	2	0	12	4	14
St. Mirren	6	1	2	3	6	11	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Celtic fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Bhoys. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic	Unbeaten in the last 29 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
St. Mirren	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.