St. Mirren vs Celtic Prediction: Mirren need to show a different kind of performance

In the Scottish Premiership round 3, Celtic will travel to Paisley 2021 Stadium to play St. Mirren. Heading into this game, the visiting Celtic team is the favorite, while St. Mirren come in as underdogs. Below, a concrete preview of the game will be made while also taking a look at betting opportunities. 

St. Mirren are in search of a league victory as they come into this game with consecutive defeats. In their last match, St. Mirren played Dundee United in a league cup and lost 1-0. However, prior encounters against that defeat also saw St. Mirren being thrashed by Aberdeen and Brann in games that ended in identical scores of 3-1. Yet, it is important to note that St. Mirren started their season with a 3-0 win over Hibernian, which ended 3-0, leaving them seated 6th in the league standings. 

Celtic resume their league campaign with the hope of securing a win in this road game. Last time out in this competition, Celtic took on Hibernian and secured a 0-2 win before a league cup which ended 3-1. However, their league opener was also an easy victory, and they cruised past Kilmarnock in a 4-0 encounter. In the league standings, Celtic are the only side alongside Aberdeen to have accumulated maximum points from their first two games of the season. They are seated at the top of the standings, scoring six goals and zero conceded. 

St. Mirren headed into this fixture with no win in their last nine matches against Celtic. However, the last time Celtic lost in this fixture was 2022, when they played away from home in round 8 of the Scottish Premiership, which ended 2-0. In the other matches, Celtic went on a perfect run of 8 wins and one draw. 

Celtic have been the dominant side in this fixture, and despite being on the road in this one, it is impossible to imagine any different result. While St. Mirren have struggled in their last matches to this game, I do not see them build confidence against this in-form Celtic side that have pulled consecutive victories in previous meetings. Take this game to end in a win for the Celtic in each half, with at least a three-goal margin.