Sunday’s Football Tips: Daizen a Tempting 7/5 to Start Celtic’s Season with a Goal – SCCG Management

Fahad Umar
August 2, 2025
1:57 pm

It’s flag day at Celtic Park as the SPFL Premiership champions begin another season at home against St Mirren.

The Buddies nearly spoiled the trophy celebration in the final league game of last season, leading 1-0 until James Forrest scored a stoppage-time equalizer.

However, bookmakers think a repeat is unlikely tonight, with BoyleSports offering odds of 14/1 for a St Mirren win and 6/1 for a draw.

Celtic vs St Mirren: Top Betting Tips

Daizen Maeda was prolific for the Hoops last season, scoring 33 goals and earning Player of the Year. Many of those goals came after moving to center forward following Kyogo Furuhashi’s transfer to Rennes, but he is expected to be back on the left wing today due to limited options for Celtic in that position.

Maeda has consistently scored from the left wing throughout his Celtic career, making BoyleSports’ 7/5 odds for him to score today appealing.

St Mirren are typically well-prepared under Stephen Robinson, and captain Mark O’Hara provides plenty of energy in midfield as he attempts to disrupt the champions’ rhythm.

O’Hara was sent off during the League Cup group stage for receiving two yellow cards against Arbroath and is priced at 7/2 at Betfred for another card. Pairing that with a card for defender Alex Gogic results in 14/1 odds at William Hill.

Falkirk vs Dundee United

Falkirk, recently promoted back-to-back, will aim for a successful return by defeating Dundee United at home.

The Bairns have a cohesive and successful team, while United are trying to integrate new players and are recovering from a tiring trip to Luxembourg for the Conference League qualifiers.

As a result, BoyleSports lists the promoted team as 4/5 favorites, with Dundee United considered 11/4 outsiders.

Goodwin’s teams are known for being hard to break down, evidenced by their 1-0 victories in both legs against UNA Strassen in the European tie.

Falkirk may need patience, so consider backing most goals to be scored after the break at 20/21 with BoyleSports.

John McGlynn’s team is offensively minded, making corner bets a good choice. BoyleSports offers 13/10 for Falkirk -3.5 in the corner handicap.

Dundee vs Hibernian

New Dundee manager Steven Pressley has had a rough start, with two losses to lower-league teams in the League Cup group stage.

The ex-Dundee United defender was not a popular hire, so improvement is needed to avoid a quick exit.

A Premiership win would help silence critics, and this might be an opportune time to face Hibs.

Hibs played extra-time on Thursday in a Europa League qualifier, suffering a late loss to Midtjylland’s spectacular winner.

Despite this, Hibs are expected to have superior quality, with BoyleSports favoring them at 3/4 for a win at Dens Park. Odds can increase to 23/20 by combining with over 1.5 goals.

Dundee only received two cards in their four League Cup matches, making the evens for under 3.5 match cards in their league opener appealing at Bet365.