• Celtic are chasing a 14th Scottish Premiership title in 15 seasons

• St Mirren have beaten Forfar 2-1, Annan 8-2 and Ayr 2-1 in their last three League Cup matches

• Recommended bet: Celtic to win 3-0

Celtic needed an injury-time goal from James Forrest to claim a 1-1 home draw with St Mirren on the final day of the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership season, but will hope to start the new season with a win over the Buddies.

Brendan Rodgers had rotated his squad for that fixture after sealing the league title with four games to go so the Buddies will be expecting a more intense trip to Glasgow this weekend.

Stephen Robinson's side had a solid campaign, finishing sixth in the top flight, but they are massive outsiders for their opening fixture of 2025-26.

Team news

Celtic are missing winger Jota, who suffered a serious knee injury in May, but Kieran Tierney should start after returning to the club from Arsenal and summer signing Benjamin Nygren could make his competitive debut on the right wing.

St Mirren could be at full strength for their trip to the champions, although left-back Scott Tanser will be assessed after missing last weekend's League Cup win over Ayr.

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The stats

Celtic conceded only nine goals in 19 home league matches last season, while the Hoops won their first six Premiership fixtures in 2024-25 to nil.

Both teams scored in five of Celtic's last six games in all competitions.

St Mirren have lost 33 of their last 38 away fixtures against Celtic.

The Buddies lost only one of their last nine league games in 2024-25 and three of those nine matches ended 2-2.

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Prediction

Celtic's 2024-25 campaign finished with a rare defeat as they lost on penalties to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.

They had cruised to a 13th Premiership title in 14 seasons, however and set a high standard for the rest of the division this season.

The Bhoys dropped points against St Mirren on the final day of last term, when they had at least one eye on the cup final, but they won their first three games against the Buddies by 3-0, 3-0 and 5-2 scorelines.

A focused performance is expected from the champions on Sunday and they won their first six league games last term without conceding a goal.

Tierney's arrival from Arsenal adds real quality to the backline and the visiting forwards, who put eight goals past Annan in the League Cup last month, will find things significantly tougher this weekend.

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St Mirren are unbeaten in 10 competitive fixtures, but they failed to keep a clean sheet in three cup wins over lower-league opponents this term.

Four of the last seven league meetings between these two teams have ended in 3-0 victories for the Hoops, who are aiming to maintain last season's lofty defensive standards.

Rodgers' men kept clean sheets in 13 of their 16 home wins in the Premiership and they are unlikely to slip up in their opening assignment.

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