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Celtic 6–0 St. Mirren

Saturday 21 August 2021, 15:00 · Celtic Park · Round 3 · Half-time 4–0 · Attendance 56,052

Celtic Abada 17', 22', Turnbull 28', 44', 84', Edouard 62'

St. Mirren Power sent off 19'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	St. Mirren
Goals	6	0
xG	4.93	0.23
Expected Points	2.98	0.01

Celtic 99%Draw 1%St. Mirren <1%

Most likely score 6+–0, 28%. Final score 6–0, 28%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

CelticSt. Mirren

4.93 +1.43xG0.23 −1.04

6.88 +3.26xG on target0.06 −1.85

37 +12Shots3 −9

12 +1.0Shots on target1 −3.0

10 +4.5Big chances0 −2.0

74% 0Possession26% −25

642 −31Passes231 −84

92% +1Pass accuracy70% +3

95% +9Field tilt5% −52

61 −6Final-third entries8 −21

39 +17Box entries4 −10

7.1 −1.8Passes per defensive action25.5 +15.0

15 +7.0Corners0 −7.5

11 −5Tackles9 −6

7 −2.5Interceptions7 −2.0

5 −10Clearances24 +11

1 0.0Saves6 +3.5

18 +7Fouls10 −2

0 −0.5Offsides3 −2.0

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Celtic

St. Mirren

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

CelticSt. Mirren

4.41 29 shots, 6 goalsOpen play0.22 2 shots, 0 goals

0.52 8 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.01 1 shot, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–03–04–05–0

Level: 17 min (19%) · Celtic 0.61, St. Mirren 0.00 xG
Celtic ahead: 73 min (81%) · Celtic 4.31, St. Mirren 0.23 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

67' Soro for Furuhashi · yellow card 86'
67' Rogic for McGregor · 1 assist
83' Ajeti for Edouard

St. Mirren substitutes

46' MacPherson for Kiltie
46' Brophy for Flynn
70' McAllister for Main

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	1
Ralston	RB	90		1	0.12	0.61	5	0.58	11	2
Starfelt	CB	90			0.08	0.01	0	0.17	3	3
Welsh	CB	90		1	0.06	0.11	2	0.29	13	4
Taylor	LB	90		1	0.25	0.50	1	0.35	9	4
Christie	CM	90			0.11	0.37	4	0.04	6	1
McGregor	CM	67			0.14	0.16	1	0.02	2	0
Turnbull	CM	90	3		0.67	0.62	4	0.29	11	2
Abada	RW	90	2		0.60	0.85	7	0.72	13	1
Edouard	ST	83	1		1.36	0.15	4	0.10	2	2
Furuhashi	LW	67			1.15	0.21	3	0.13	3	2
Soro	MF	23			0.02	0.03	0	0.04	3	0
Rogic	MF	23		1	0.37	0.34	2	0.09	0	0
Ajeti	FW	7			0.00	0.02	0	0.03	0	1

St. Mirren

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Alnwick	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	4	3
Fraser	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	3	6
McCarthy	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	8
Shaughnessy	CB	90	0.01	0.00	0	0.01	0	16
Flynn	RWB	46	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
Power	CM	19	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
McGrath	CM	90	0.00	0.05	2	0.12	3	5
Erhahon	CM	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	3	4
Tanser	LWB	90	0.00	0.14	1	0.18	3	4
Kiltie	AM	46	0.12	0.01	0	0.00	0	0
Main	ST	70	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
MacPherson	MF	44	0.10	0.00	0	−0.01	0	2
Brophy	FW	44	0.00	0.00	0	−0.03	0	0
McAllister	MF	20	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Celtic

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Ralston	Abada	26
Welsh	Turnbull	24
Turnbull	Taylor	19
Taylor	Welsh	19
Taylor	Turnbull	16

St. Mirren

From	To	Passes
Tanser	McGrath	7
McCarthy	Fraser	6
Fraser	McCarthy	6
Alnwick	Tanser	6
Alnwick	Main	6

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 2 matches

St. Mirren

Against its average of 2 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Celtic

St. Mirren

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Celtic
Title	38%	40%	+2
St. Mirren
Top six	21%	19%	−2
11th	11%	12%	+1
Bottom	4%	5%	+1
Rangers
Title	57%	55%	−2
Hearts
Top six	75%	75%	0
11th	2%	2%	0

From the forecast before the match (21 August 2021): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	St. Mirren
Expected goals	2.30	0.65
Win	74%	8%
Expected Points	2.40	0.43
Clean sheet	52%	10%

Celtic 74%Draw 17%St. Mirren 8%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 43%.

From the forecast as it stood on 21 August 2021: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Celtic win	Draw	St. Mirren win
Celtic
Title	38%	40%	33%	29%
St. Mirren
Top six	21%	19%	23%	39%
11th	11%	12%	9%	6%
Bottom	4%	5%	3%	1%
Rangers
Title	57%	55%	62%	66%
Hearts
Top six	75%	75%	76%	69%
11th	2%	2%	2%	3%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Celtic

St. Mirren

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	St. Mirren
Position	4th	8th
Played	2	2
Won, drawn, lost	1–⁠0–⁠1	0–⁠1–⁠1
Points	3 (1.50 per game)	1 (0.50 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.19	1.75
Goals	7–⁠2	3–⁠4
xG per game	3.50–⁠0.82	1.27–⁠0.79
Home: points, xG per game	3.00, 5.51–⁠0.24	0.00, 0.73–⁠0.47
Away: points, xG per game	0.00, 1.49–⁠1.40	1.00, 1.81–⁠1.11
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (2)	Jim Goodwin (40)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Celtic		St. Mirren
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+133%	−32%	−27%	−2%
Counter-attacks	+32%	−68%	−19%	−33%
Set pieces	+23%	−3%	−1%	−19%
Penalties	+74%	−47%	+84%	−58%
Headers	+3%	−12%	+12%	−4%
Left side	+99%	−32%	−9%	+7%
Centre	+109%	−8%	−20%	−14%
Right side	+80%	−56%	−31%	−4%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdSt. Mirren concededLeft side+99%−4%Centre+109%−14%Right side+80%+7%Open play+133%−2%Counter-attacks+32%−33%Set pieces+23%−19%Headers+3%−4%

St. Mirren attacking

St. Mirren createdCeltic concededLeft side−9%−56%Centre−20%−8%Right side−31%−32%Open play−27%−32%Counter-attacks−19%−68%Set pieces−1%−3%Headers+12%−12%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

CelticSt. Mirren

3.50xG1.27

0.82xG against0.79

74%Possession51%

25.0Shots12.0

7.0Shots against11.0

11.0Shots on target4.0

5.5Big chances2.0

31.0Touches in the opposition box16.0

673Passes316

91%Pass accuracy67%

8.0Corners7.5

86%Field tilt57%

67.5Final-third entries29.0

22.0Box entries14.0

8.9Passes per defensive action10.5

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	32	1.91	1.86
Ahead	35	5.68	0.31
Behind	24	2.37	0.21

St. Mirren

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	30	2.29	0.46
Ahead	23	0.72	1.72
Behind	37	0.78	0.47

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.47	0.51	0–1
16–30	1.12	0.02	2–0
31–45	0.18	0.03	0–0
46–60	0.43	0.11	2–0
61–75	0.34	0.03	1–0
76–90	0.96	0.12	2–1

St. Mirren

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.08	0.18	1–0
16–30	0.10	0.07	0–1
31–45	0.11	0.13	0–1
46–60	0.50	0.32	1–1
61–75	0.24	0.03	0–1
76–90	0.23	0.07	1–0

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

St. Mirren

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
10 February 2021	St. Mirren	0–4	Celtic	xG 0.57–2.57
30 January 2021	Celtic	1–2	St. Mirren	xG 1.61–1.03
16 September 2020	St. Mirren	1–2	Celtic	xG 1.12–2.18

3 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 2, St. Mirren won 1, and 0 were drawn. Goals 7–3 and xG 2.12–0.91 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Edouard	29	2,452	19	5	0.76	0.22
Turnbull	27	2,239	8	6	0.26	0.36
Christie	27	2,463	5	12	0.29	0.32
Forrest	9	848	3	2	0.34	0.26

St. Mirren

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Dennis	6	613	3	1	0.42	0.09
McGrath	36	3,020	11	1	0.30	0.15
MacPherson	14	1,561	2	1	0.11	0.11
Tait	32	2,716	1	2	0.07	0.08

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.