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St Mirren v Celtic

SPL

Kick off: 12:30 Saturday 21st January. Live on ESPN

Top of the table Celtic have the chance to extend their lead to 5 points in this lunchtime kick-off ahead of Aberdeen’s visit to Ibrox.

A win for the Hoops would be their 12th SPL win on the bounce and they should be capable of bagging all three points at a struggling St Mirren.

The Buddies have won just 1 league game in 8, although notably that was against Rangers on Christmas Eve. On occasion they’ve also made things tough for the Hoops, with two narrow 1-0 wins amongst their last 5 victories over the Paisley side.

In fact St Mirren have failed to net in the last 5 against Neil Lennon’s men, their last goal against Celtic coming in Tony Mowbray’s last game in charge, a 4-0 win for the Saints in March 2010.

An early goal for Celtic in this one should settle it. If it comes in the first half hour then they should run out convincing winners. Perfect for accumulators at 2/5 (William Hill) but not ideal on the singles market. So I’d recommend going with the Bhoys to win to nil, something they’ve achieved in 7 of their last 11 matches and as mentioned above all of the last 5 meetings between the two sides. This is much more appealing at 5/4 with Ladbrokes.

With Southampton’s interest in Gary Hooper seemingly cooled he can now concentrate on scoring the goals to take Celtic to the title. Whilst out with a minor injury he’s seen strike partner Antony Stokes level with him in the scoring charts. Last weeks’ strike against Dundee Utd moved the Englishman one goal ahead and he can add to his tally at St Mirren Park. He scored a hat-trick in Celtic’s 5-0 win in the corresponding fixture in November and is 3/1 (Paddy Power, SkyBet) to open the scoring.

Selectabet’s Best Bets

Celtic to win to nil 5/4 (Ladbrokes)

Gary Hooper to score first 3/1 (Paddy Power, SkyBet)

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