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St. Mirren prepare to entertain Celtic at St Mirren Park at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 21 of the 117 games played, and losing 76.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St Mirren Park was less than a year ago, in March 2009, the Buddies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | St. Mirren | 1-0 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Celtic | 7 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | St. Mirren | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 10 Aug | Celtic | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 24 Feb | St. Mirren | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 1 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | St. Mirren | 1 - 5 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Mirren need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Buddies have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Celtic's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, and 7 goals against.
St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 5 games giving them a return of 13 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Buddies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Bhoys come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Mirren | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Celtic | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |