Celtic will be looking for revenge on Wednesday night when they face St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
A 2-0 win over Kilmarnock secured Celtic 's spot in the Viaplay Cup Final in the Hoops' last outing, with Daizen Maeda and Giorgos Giakoumakis both getting on the scoresheet to set up a clash with Rangers in the showpiece back at Hampden next month. Now, Ange Postecoglou's side will turn their attention back to league duties when they face Stephen Robinson's Buddies.
Celtic are 14 games unbeaten in the Premiership as they sit nine points clear at the top of the table, with their last and only defeat of this season coming against St Mirren. Goals from Mark O'Hara and Jonah Ayunga secured a 2-0 win over the Hoops, and Postecoglou's side will be looking to get one back over the Paisley Saints on Wednesday.
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So, can Celtic find three points against St Mirren? We simulated the game to try and find out.
Celtic vs St Mirren simulated
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the Celtic squad with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Celtic could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Hart; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Bernabei; Mooy, McGregor, O'Riley; Abada, Kyogo, Maeda.
We predict that the visitors could set up in a 3-5-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Carson; Gallagher, Shaughnessy, Fraser; Flynn, Baccus, Kiltie, Gogic, Tanser; Greive, Main.
Celtic dominated the opening stages of the game at Celtic Park, with Liel Abada causing all sorts of problems for the Saints on the right. 37 minutes in, the Hoops found themselves 2-0 up, with Abada drabbing both assists.
The first goal came from Kyogo Furuhashi, with the striker making a darting run towards the front post to flick Abada's cross past the 'keeper from a narrow angle. The same duo linked up again 15 minutes later, this time scoring in style.
A run into the box from Aaron Mooy pulled Kyogo's marker away and left the striker unmarked, allowing the Japanese international to acrobatically strike Abada's cross into the bottom corner of the net. The Hoops took that lead into the second half, and a quickfire double from Kyogo and Mooy put the hosts 4-0 ahead.
Mooy netted Celtic's third four minutes after the restart, with the midfielder firing a rocket into the top corner from outside the box, taking a slight deflection off a defender on the way through. Six minutes later, Kyogo grabbed his hat trick to send the Hoops 4-0 ahead, firing through the legs of the defender after being slipped through on goal by Daizen Maeda.
St Mirren pulled a goal back with a fantastic free kick from 25 yards out, but Abada extended the lead to four goals once again just seven minutes after the visitors' strike with a curling effort from close range. Celtic were running riot, and they grabbed a sixth in the 88th minute through Maeda.
Off the bench, Giakoumakis was found on the left after moving wide to receive the ball, and his driven cross into the box was met by Maeda. The Japanese forward struck his effort first-time, finding the top corner to confirm the victory.
FIFA 23 predicted score: Celtic 6-1 St Mirren
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 23 predicts that Celtic could hit St Mirren for six on Wednesday night, beating the Saints 6-1 in the simulation. Kyogo grabbed a hat-trick in a dominant display from the Hoops, with their attacking threat too powerful for the visitors to contain.
What do you think the score will be between Celtic and St Mirren on Wednesday? Let us know in the comments!
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