Celtic vs ST Johnstone: result 2-0 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 15Kick-off on January 30, 2019 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs ST Johnstone?
Celtic won 2-0 on January 30, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 53′C. McGregorCeltic
- 55′R. ChristieCeltic
Official lineup for Celtic vs ST Johnstone
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
4-2-3-1- 25O. Burke
- 17R. Christie
- 42C. McGregor
- 49J. Forrest
- 11S. Sinclair
- 8Scott Brown
- 35K. Ajer
- 5Jozo Šimunović
- 23M. Lustig
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 29S. Bain
ST Johnstone
4-4-1-1- 17M. O'Halloran
- 4B. Alston
- 10D. Wotherspoon
- 8M. Davidson
- 11Daniel Joseph Swanson
- 26Liam Craig
- 15J. Kerr
- 3S. Tanser
- 5J. Shaughnessy
- 19Richard Martyn Foster
- 1Z. Clark
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; ST Johnstone have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2019 | Hamilton Academical(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Jan 23, 2019 | ST Mirren(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 29, 2018 | Rangers(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 26, 2018 | Aberdeen(away) | 4-3 | Premiership |
| Dec 22, 2018 | Dundee(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2019 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Livingston(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 29, 2018 | Dundee(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 26, 2018 | ST Mirren(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 23, 2018 | Rangers(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Celtic wins, 2 draws, 0 ST Johnstone wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2018 | ST Johnstone 0-6 Celtic | Premiership |
| Sep 26, 2018 | ST Johnstone 0-1 Celtic | League Cup |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Celtic 0-0 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Nov 4, 2017 | ST Johnstone 0-4 Celtic | Premiership |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Celtic 1-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| May 6, 2017 | Celtic 4-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: ST Johnstone vs Celtic on Oct 7, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; ST Johnstone score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.1 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| ST Johnstone | 1.3 | 0.9 | 10 | 3/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Celtic sit 1st in Premiership (21 points from 8 matches) and ST Johnstone sit 5th (11 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | ST Johnstone | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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