How to add static content to my horizontal angular mat-table?

Adding an ng-container would be adding a new matColumnDef. You do not want a column instead you need a new row to display.

Since you are just mapping your displayColumns to become your new "horizontal" table headers. You can just add actions there to see the new row.

displayedColumns: string[] = ['position', 'name', 'weight', 'symbol', 'actions'];

Now to display your static content, we will need to modify your template. We know that the "horizontal" table header exists in element[0], we can use this with *ngIf to correctly display the new row.

<ng-container [matColumnDef]="column" *ngFor="let column of displayColumns">
    <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> {{ column }} </th>
    <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">
        <span *ngIf="column == 0 || element[0] !== 'actions'; else actions">{{ element[column] }}</span>
        <ng-template #actions>
            <button (click)="accept($event)">Accept</button>
            <button (click)="remove($event)">Remove</button>
        </ng-template>
    </td>
</ng-container>

Here is a working example on StackBlitz.