GLASGOW. Celtic was eventually too much to handle for St. Mirren with the goal of Reo Hatate (52′), Kyogo Furuhashi (60′) and A. Idah (86′). Celtic was decisively better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean who was helped by Calum Spence and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 18 Total 2
- 9 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 134 Attack 88
- 71 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 72% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 18 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Strain and Alex Gogic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Celtic has 78 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will stays with 43 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
65'
52'
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Maik Nawrocki , G. Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Tomoki Iwata , Reo Hatate , Nicolas Kühn , Kyogo Furuhashi and Hyun-jun Yang .
The home team had on the bench: Gustaf Lagerbielke, Luis Palma , A. Idah , Paulo Bernardo , Scott Bain, Callum McGregor , James Forrest , A. Ralston and Stephen Welsh .
Substitutions
Celtic made 6 changes: Nicolas Kühn for James Forrest (80′), Maik Nawrocki for Stephen Welsh (65′), Reo Hatate for Paulo Bernardo (71′), Tomoki Iwata for Callum McGregor (71′), Hyun-jun Yang for Luis Palma (71′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for A. Idah (72′).
Player of the match: Alistair Johnston
The most impressive player for Celtic was Alistair Johnston even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 92 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren
37'
St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Stephen Robinson played with: Zach Hemming , Marcus Fraser , Alex Gogic , Richard Taylor , Elvis Bwomono , Keanu Baccus , Mark O’Hara , Caolan Boyd-Munce , Scott Tanser , Toyosi Olusanya and Greg Kiltie .
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Bolton, Mikael Mandron , Conor McMenamin, James Scott , Charles Dunne , Jaden Brown , Ryan Strain , Lewis Jamieson and Peter Urminsky.
St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of Ryan Strain (injured) and Lewis Jamieson (injured).
Substitutions
St. Mirren made 6 changes: Elvis Bwomono for Ryan Strain (23′), Scott Tanser for Jaden Brown (46′), Greg Kiltie for Lewis Jamieson (50′), Toyosi Olusanya for Mikael Mandron (72′), Keanu Baccus for James Scott (83′) and Richard Taylor for Charles Dunne (83′).
Player of the match: Zach Hemming
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Zach Hemming. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Kilmarnock – 0-2
- Motherwell – Hibernian – 1-1
- Hearts – Livingston – 4-2
- Celtic – St. Mirren – 3-0
- Aberdeen – Dundee – 0-0
