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Celtic set to cruise to win over St Mirren

Celtic set to cruise to win over St Mirren

On Wednesday night, Celtic host St Mirren at Celtic Park in a game that could be crucial in the race for the Premiership title.

This season’s title race is much closer than it has been for years, as Celtic and arch-rivals Rangers are level on points at the top of the Scottish Premiership table. Only the champions’ superior goal difference of five has the Hoops leading the Gers.

A 1-0 defeat last out in the Premiership against their city rivals has certainly made things interesting in the Scottish top-flight. Brendan Rodgers’ side can ill afford a slip-up against struggling St Mirren.

Celtic have a formidable recent home record in the Premiership, winning their last nine matches in the league at Celtic Park, while incredibly suffering just one home league defeat in 57 matches in the Premiership.

A key to their recent good form on home soil is a good defensive record, as the Hoops have kept clean sheets in six of their last eight Premiership matches at Parkhead.

St Mirren have struggled badly for points this season and are currently second from bottom in the Premiership. In fact, the visitors have garnered just 12 points from their 21 Premiership games so far this season.

Their recent form has not helped their cause in the Scottish Premiership, as they have suffered five defeats in their last seven league games. Keeping the opposition out has proven a massive problem for St Mirren, who have conceded at least twice in five of those aforementioned seven matches.

Oran Kearney’s side has unsurprisingly struggled for results on their travels of late, winning just once in 11 matches on their travels in the league, while suffering eight defeats in the process.

Forebet predicts that Celtic will record a comfortable victory in a high scoring clash to maintain their position at the top of the Premiership table.

Premiership Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Celtic 78 33 24 6 3 54
2
Rangers 75 33 24 3 6 49
3
Hearts 62 33 19 5 9 12
4
Kilmarnock 51 33 13 12 8 9
5
St Mirren 43 33 12 7 14 -5
6
Dundee 41 33 10 11 12 -10
7
Hibernian 39 33 9 12 12 -7
8
Motherwell 37 33 8 13 12 -5
9
Aberdeen 35 33 8 11 14 -14
10
St Johnstone 31 33 7 10 16 -22
11
Ross County 30 33 7 9 17 -24
12
Livingston 18 33 3 9 21 -37
Premiership Championship Group
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Celtic 93 38 29 6 3 65
2
Rangers 85 38 27 4 7 55
3
Hearts 68 38 20 8 10 12
4
Kilmarnock 56 38 14 14 10 2
5
St Mirren 47 38 13 8 17 -6
6
Dundee 42 38 10 12 16 -19
Premiership Relegation Group
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Aberdeen 48 38 12 12 14 -4
2
Hibernian 46 38 11 13 14 -7
3
Motherwell 43 38 10 13 15 -3
4
St Johnstone 35 38 8 11 19 -25
5
Ross County 35 38 8 11 19 -29
6
Livingston 25 38 5 10 23 -41

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