Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
St Mirren
Match Time & Date:
02/01/2024
18:00
Prediction: 1-3
Celtic
Tuesday’s football game between St. Mirren and Celtic, the two top-table sides. The Hoops are brimming with confidence following the Old Firm derby victory and they are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win. Stephen Welsh suffered an injury in the Premiership derby, with Maik Nawrocki likely to replace him in the starting XI, whereas both McCarthy and Carter-Vickers remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Anyhow, the midweek clash is of big importance for Celtic as Rangers are still breathing down their neck with two games in hand. The Saints, meanwhile, outplayed Aberdeen 3-0 in their last game of 2023, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the league leaders. In their last meeting at the venue Celtic rolled over St. Mirren 5-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Australia defender Ryan Strain should be the only absentee in the home team.
Highlighted Player (Joe Hart):
Joe Hart is an English goalkeeper who was born on 19 April, 1987. Following a three-year spell with Shrewsbury Town, Hart joined big-spending Manchester City in 2006. After ending his loan spell with with Birmingham City (2010), he returned to Man City and he has been playing for the Etihad Stadium outfit ever since.
Joe Hart earned his 63rd cap for England at the Euro 2016 finals, but he has yet to win a trophy at the major tournaments with the Three Lions. On the other hand, the 29-year-old goalkeeper has clinched two Premier League trophies with Manchester City (2011/2012, 2013/2014) and the FA Cup title in 2011.
Speaking of his individual honours, Joe Hart has won the Premier League Golden Glove award on four occasions (2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2014/2015). Hart made his England debut against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June, 2008. It has to be noted that he managed to keep a clean sheet on his debut for the English national team.
Highlighted Team (St Mirren):
St Mirren are Scottish football club that compete in the Scotland Premier League. Founded in 1877, the Buddies play home games at St Mirren Park. The venue, which was built in 2009, can hold up to 8,000 spectators.
St Mirren are well known for their white and black home kit, while black and violet are the dominant colours of their away kit. The Scottish club played their first match against Johnstone Britannia on October 6, 1877, winning the game by one goal to nil. St Mirren have a bitter rivalry with Greenock Morton, and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two clubs.
The Buddies recorded their biggest win on January 30, 1960, with the team crushing Glasgow University 15-0 in the Scottish Cup. David McCrae is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 221 league goals. St Mirren have won the Scotland Premiership three times (1925/26, 1958/59, 1986/87).
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