Celtic vs St Mirren

Celtic host St Mirren in the Scottish Cup on Saturday night, so we simulated the clash to predict the final score.

His first goal was the simplest of the two, with the Portuguese forward pouncing on a spill from the 'keeper to tap into the net. Jota then made it 4-1 in the 87th minute when the Hoops hit the Paisley Saints on the break, with Abada leading the attack. After entering the box, the winger drilled a pass across the face of goal, and Haksabanovic tapped in from close range to make it 2-1. The setup was perfect, and the midfielder hit a first-time strike into the corner of the net to send his side ahead. Sead Haksabanovic is predicted to come into the Celtic XI as one of many changes, and the winger came close to opening the scoring after 20 minutes when he rattled the crossbar with a volley from close range. [Celtic](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc), with David Turnbull also getting in on the act in a 5-0 win over Greenock Morton.

IT'S been a breathless start at Celtic Park as the Hoops bid to take another step towards what their fans hope will be a triumphant TREBLE this season.

[St Mirren's](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/team/14947/st-mirren/) wait is much longer - 36 years to be exact - but Stephen Robinson's team can take heart at being the only domestic team to defeat the reigning Premiership champions this term. [Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/football/) [Celtic ](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/team/14914/celtic/)Park will be much busier for the crucial clash - and [fans are urged to check travel advice](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10202511/celtic-st-mirren-fans-disruption-scottish-cup/) before heading to the east end of Glasgow. [Sportscene at 10.30pm](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006zrbv/broadcasts/upcoming)on BBC One. [Ange Postecoglou's](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/who/ange-postecoglou/) team are bidding to take another step towards doing that this weekend - after [eliminating Morton](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/10097332/celtic-morton-kyogo-mooy-turnbull-scottish-cup/) in the last round they welcome their fierce rivals from [Paisley ](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/where/paisley/)to Parkhead. [visit viaplay.com](https://viaplay.com/checkout/?countryCode=gb&languageCode=en)

The Hoops' only defeat of the cinch Premiership campaign came in Paisley back in September when goals from Mark O'Hara and Jonah Ayunga sealed a 2-0 win for ...

The fourth official is Graham Grainger. It is the only loss [Celtic](/topic/celtic) have suffered in league and cup so far this term. Steven McLean is the match referee and will be assisted by Douglas Ross and Alastair Mather.

Where to watch the Scottish FA Cup clash between Celtic and St.Mirren, including kick-off time and team news.

The visitors will miss Jonah Ayunga with a knee injury. Taking on the league leaders at Celtic Park is another tough challenge, but Stephen Robinson would hope for a cup miracle to happen over the weekend. Coach Postecoglou has a fully fit squad ahead of this tie. They have struggled on the road in the league picking up just eight points from a possible 33. Mirren in the Premiership less than a month ago. Now, Ange Postecoglou can shift his focus to the Cup fixture as this domestic trophy eluded him in the previous season.

Manager Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic team vs St Mirren for this evening's Scottish Cup 5th Round clash.

Now it’s up to the players to deliver! Turnbull fully merits an opportunity in the starting line-up. [“This is just the start”; Unified message coming out of Celtic on Ange Postecoglou](https://www.67hailhail.com/news/this-is-just-the-start-unified-message-coming-out-of-celtic-on-ange-postecoglou/). The rest of the eleven is as expected, [per our predicted starters](https://www.67hailhail.com/match/one-change-full-debut-celtic-predicted-xi-vs-st-mirren/), so there are firmly no complaints about what the manager has given us today. [Ange Postecoglou](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/ange-postecoglou/) has named his Celtic team vs St Mirren for this evening’s [Scottish Cup](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/scottish-cup/) 5th Round clash.

Here, Football Scotland assesses VAR's involvement in the cup tie. Celtic Penalty and Taylor red. It was a huge moment when Abada rounded Trevor Carson and ...

[VAR ](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/var)check with less than 20 minutes to go, it remained 1-0 and all to play for at Parkhead. Substitute Reo Hatate tucked away the penalty and then South Korean striker Oh Hyeon-gyu got his first goal for the club. But it then emerged a check was underway for a possible offside in the build-up. However, a quick look at the replay showed it was completely accidental and the VAR agreed. It perhaps took a bit too long to arrive at the decision but it was the right one nonetheless. It was a sore one for the Buddies as they'd put so much into it and were still in the game that late into it.

Tireless forward Daizen Maeda opened the scoring from close range in the 16th minute but the visitors, the only domestic side to beat Celtic this season, showed ...

Referee McLean looked at his monitor and pointed to the spot to a huge cheer from the home fans before he sent off Taylor for using a hand and Hatate stepped up and slammed the ball into the corner of the net. The Paisley side tried to push forward but trouble was never far away and in the 11th minute Maeda shanked a cross only to see it rebound off Carson’s far post. However, substitute Reo Hatate netted from the penalty spot in the 76th minute after Buddies defender Richard Taylor was sent off by referee Steven McLean for conceding the VAR-confirmed spot-kick with a hand to prevent a certain goal.