Scottish Premiership 2026-2027 Knockout phase Sat, Sep 5 2026 · 20:00 The SMISA Stadium, Paisley
ST Mirren
1–2 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.74 – 2.93
Celtic
  • N. Agrafiotis 22’ (P)
  • 51’ L. Scales
  • 68’ H. Yang
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Celtic come from behind to beat ST Mirren

ST Mirren led 1–0 at half-time through a Agrafiotis goal. But Scales and Yang scored to turn it around for Celtic, who won 2–1. Celtic finished with the higher xG (2.93 vs 1.74). On the chances created, ST Mirren deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchH. HassanCeltic
8.5
  • RefereeRyan Lee
  • CoachesCraig McLeish · Martin O’Neill
  • VenueThe SMISA Stadium

Timeline

  1. C. DonovanYellow card · Foul
    8’
  2. N. Agrafiotis (pen) 1–0
    22’
  3. VAR Camilo DuranGoal cancelled
    31’
  4. C. RamsayYellow card · Foul
    37’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. L. Scales 1–1Assist E. Nygren
    51’
  7. ⇄ SamuFor F. Taylor
    62’
  8. ⇄ E. SuleFor N. Agrafiotis
    68’
  9. H. Yang 1–2Assist Camilo Duran
    68’
  10. ⇄ L. ThomasFor C. Mochrie
    69’
  11. ⇄ J. ForrestFor H. Hassan
    72’
  12. ⇄ O. SørensenFor M. Baur
    73’
  13. ⇄ S. TounektiFor H. Yang
    73’
  14. ⇄ Jake YoungFor R. Carr
    83’
  15. ⇄ Shumaira MheukaFor Camilo Duran
    83’
  16. ⇄ D. MurrayFor C. Donovan
    87’
  17. VAR Shumaira MheukaGoal cancelled
    90+5’
  18. E. SuleYellow card · Argument
    90+6’
  19. SamuYellow card · Argument
    90+7’
  20. P. NsioYellow card · Argument
    90+7’
  21. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

ST Mirren19 shots · 8 in box, 11 outside
Celtic23 shots · 20 in box, 3 outside
ST MirrenCeltic
40% Possession 60%
1.74 Expected goals (xG) 2.93
0.80 Expected points (xPts) 2.03
19 Shots 23
6 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 10
7 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 20
11 Shots outside the box 3
354 Passes 528
76% Pass accuracy 85%
6 Corners 10
5 Goalkeeper saves 5
6 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.78 Team rating 7.05

Line-ups

ST Mirren 4-2-3-1

17.2 J. Chapman(G)
36.2 D. John 537.0 H. Fieldson 137.7 A. Gogić 477.0 C. Ramsay
486.9 P. Nsio 86.2 R. Carr ↓83’
197.0 I. Kabia 306.9 F. Taylor ↓62’ 236.2 C. Mochrie ↓69’
256.3 N. Agrafiotis ↓68’
  • 1J. Chapman (G)7.2
  • 3D. John6.2
  • 53H. Fieldson7.0
  • 13A. Gogić7.7
  • 47C. Ramsay7.0
  • 48P. Nsio6.9
  • 8R. Carr↓83’6.2
  • 19I. Kabia7.0
  • 30F. Taylor↓62’6.9
  • 23C. Mochrie↓69’6.2
  • 25N. Agrafiotis↓68’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 10Samu↑62’6.2
  • 20Jake Young↑83’7.2
  • 9E. Sule↑68’6.3
  • 16L. Thomas↑69’6.5

Unused: R. Mullen, J. Richardson, L. Jackson, C. McEvoy, J. Farquhar

Coach: Craig McLeish

Celtic 4-2-3-1

16.9 V. Sinisalo(G)
58.3 L. Scales 67.0 A. Trusty 207.6 C. Carter-Vickers 516.2 C. Donovan ↓87’
227.2 M. Baur ↓73’ 426.3 C. McGregor
137.0 H. Yang ↓73’ 86.5 E. Nygren A 238.5★ H. Hassan ↓72’
116.5 Camilo Duran A↓83’
  • 1V. Sinisalo (G)6.9
  • 5L. Scales8.3
  • 6A. Trusty7.0
  • 20C. Carter-Vickers7.6
  • 51C. Donovan↓87’6.2
  • 22M. Baur↓73’7.2
  • 42C. McGregor6.3
  • 13H. Yang↓73’7.0
  • 8E. NygrenA6.5
  • 23H. Hassan ★↓72’8.5
  • 11Camilo DuranA↓83’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 47D. Murray↑87’6.9
  • 18O. Sørensen↑73’6.9
  • 49J. Forrest↑72’6.7
  • 17S. Tounekti↑73’6.5
  • 29Shumaira Mheuka↑83’6.3

Unused: S. Johnstone, M. Lotomba, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, J. van den Berg

Coach: Martin O’Neill

Player stats

Top rated
H. HassanCeltic8.5
2nd
L. ScalesCeltic8.3
3rd
A. GogićST Mirren7.7

ST Mirren

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Chapman G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 51% 37 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
D. John D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 81% 31 2 2 0/0 0/0 6.2
H. Fieldson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 41 3 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
A. Gogić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 47 5 2 0/0 1/1 7.7
C. Ramsay D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 27 6 2 1/2 1/0 7.0
P. Nsio M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 77% 30 3 1 2/5 1/2 6.9
R. Carr M 83 0 0 0 (0) 2 85% 46 2 1 0/1 0/2 6.2
I. Kabia F 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 65% 26 2 0 1/2 0/1 7.0
F. Taylor M 62 0 0 2 (0) 2 79% 24 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
C. Mochrie M 69 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 11 1 1 0/0 1/2 6.2
N. Agrafiotis F 68 1 0 1 (1) 0 43% 7 0 1 0/0 2/2 6.3
Samu M 28 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 12 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.2
Jake Young F 7 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
E. Sule F 22 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. Thomas F 21 0 0 2 (1) 0 83% 6 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.5

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Sinisalo G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 91% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
L. Scales D 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 85% 62 2 1 1/2 2/1 8.3
A. Trusty D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 73 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
C. Carter-Vickers D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 71 4 1 0/0 1/2 7.6
C. Donovan M 87 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 33 3 4 0/0 1/0 6.2
M. Baur M 73 0 0 0 (0) 4 89% 47 3 1 1/1 3/1 7.2
C. McGregor M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 59 2 3 0/0 0/0 6.3
H. Yang F 73 1 0 4 (2) 1 82% 39 0 0 2/9 2/0 7.0
E. Nygren F 90 0 1 0 (0) 3 78% 40 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.5
H. Hassan F 72 0 0 4 (2) 2 73% 22 1 0 3/5 0/0 8.5
Camilo Duran F 83 0 1 3 (2) 2 75% 16 2 0 0/3 1/1 6.5
D. Murray D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
O. Sørensen M 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Forrest M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.7
S. Tounekti F 17 0 0 2 (0) 0 60% 10 0 0 0/2 1/0 6.5
Shumaira Mheuka F 7 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.