St. Mirren vs Celtic prediction and betting tips on January 2, 2024
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Game Prediction
Scotland doesn't allow its teams to relax either. No one believes that people will be ready to return to stadiums on the first day of the year. However, on Tuesday, in the local Premier League, there will be a round, and within it, St. Mirren will host the leader, Celtic. The website's readers are provided with a forecast for this match on January 2, 2024.
St. Mirren could achieve decent results this season
The "Saints" are a quite typical Scottish club with a long history—almost 140 years since its inception—but relatively modest achievements. Successes have mainly come in cup competitions, with the latest being the League Cup in 2013. In the league, avoiding another drop to the Championship is considered good enough. So, closing the top 6 in the previous season was a commendable achievement for "the Saints." Currently, they even have a chance for the third spot. The top two are typically out of reach, but there's a group of teams with roughly equal strength following. However, the majority of St. Mirren's points were gained at the start: seven rounds without defeat. After that, victories were scarce, but they managed a convincing 3-0 win against Aberdeen during the holidays.
Celtic can't pull away this time
With the sole exception of Gerrard's tenure in Scotland, the "Bhoys" have been consistently securing titles. Interestingly, this also reflects the not-so-great state of football in the country. Whether it's last season under Postecoglou or the current one with Rodgers back, Celtic finishes last in the Champions League, deservedly so and only performing well at home (a draw with Lazio and a victory over Feyenoord in the last match). Currently, they also lack the customary advantage over Rangers, though they have distanced themselves from the rest. The "Old Firm Derby" resulted in a crucial 2-1 victory, with the guests scoring their goal through Tavernier only in the 88th minute.
Previous matches
In September 2022, St. Mirren managed to secure a win. However, there were four victories for Celtic afterward, with only one draw.
Free prediction for the St. Mirren vs. Celtic match on January 2:
The guests are undoubtedly stronger. A reasonable bet here would be on the champion with a handicap of "-1.5 goals" (odds - 1.93).