Celtic will host St Mirren at Celtic Park in what promises to be an intriguing clash in the Scottish Premiership. Both teams have different ambitions, and the hosts will be confident of taking all three points.
Celtic FC has dominated Scottish football in the 21st century. The Glaswegian club enter this match as strong favourites, as they bid to claim another Scottish Premiership title. Celtic are renowned for their passionate home supporters and remain the only team in Scotland to win the European Cup.
Since the 2011/12 season, Celtic have won every league title but one. Led by Steven Gerrard, their arch rivals Rangers beat them to the title in the 2020/21 season.
St Mirren will be looking to upset the odds and secure a positive result at Parkhead. They’ve only won four major trophies in their entire history. St Mirren won three Scottish Cups in the 20th century and added a Scottish League Cup trophy in 2012/13.
To understand St Mirren’s budget, you only need to look at the club’s record signing. In 1990, they splashed out £400,000 to sign Thomas Stickroth from Bayer Uerdingen. Scottish football may have failed to keep up with England’s Premier League, but thousands of fans still love to follow their team each week regardless.
Celtic FC vs St Mirren Head to Head
Unsurprisingly, Celtic have an excellent home record against St Mirren. Yet, The Saints did pull off an unlikely 2-1 victory at Celtic Park in the 2020/21 campaign. It was their first away win against the Bhoys in 31 years and Celtic boss Neil Lennon described the shock defeat as the lowest point of his managerial career.
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Celtic FC vs St Mirren Connections
There are many footballers who have represented both Celtic and St Mirren. One such player is Frank McGarvey, a Scottish forward who became Scotland's most expensive footballer when Celtic signed him for £270,000 in 1980. At the age of 19, he was signed by St Mirren boss Alex Ferguson.
McGarvey was a huge success at Love Street and earned a big-money move to Liverpool in 1979. He failed to break into the first-team at Anfield and signed for Celtic one year later. He spent five successful years playing in the green and white of Celtic, before returning to St Mirren and leading them to a Scottish Cup victory.
