Match

ST Johnstone vs Celtic: result 2-4 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 3Kick-off on August 20, 2016 at 11:15 AM (UTC)McDiarmid Park, Perth

ST Johnstone
2-4
Celtic

Full time

What was the result of ST Johnstone vs Celtic?

Celtic won 2-4 on August 20, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 28′Leigh GriffithsCeltic
  • 40′S. SinclairCeltic
  • 44′J. ForrestCeltic
  • 83′Daniel Joseph SwansonST Johnstone (pen.)
  • 89′S. MacLeanST Johnstone
  • 90′R. ChristieCeltic

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, ST Johnstone have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Celtic have 8, 3 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

ST Johnstone
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2016Motherwell(away)2-1Premiership
Aug 7, 2016Aberdeen(home)0-0Premiership
May 15, 2016Heart Of Midlothian(away)2-2Premiership
May 11, 2016Celtic(home)2-1Premiership
May 7, 2016Motherwell(away)2-1Premiership
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2016Hapoel Beer Sheva(home)5-2UEFA Champions League
Aug 13, 2016Inter(away)0-2International Champions Cup
Aug 7, 2016Heart Of Midlothian(away)2-1Premiership
Aug 3, 2016FC Astana(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Jul 30, 2016Barcelona(away)1-3International Champions Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 ST Johnstone win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Celtic win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
May 11, 2016ST Johnstone 2-1 CelticPremiership
Jan 23, 2016Celtic 3-1 ST JohnstonePremiership
Dec 13, 2015ST Johnstone 0-3 CelticPremiership
Aug 29, 2015Celtic 3-1 ST JohnstonePremiership
May 15, 2015ST Johnstone 0-0 CelticPremiership
Mar 4, 2015Celtic 0-1 ST JohnstonePremiership

Last archived meeting: ST Johnstone vs Celtic on May 11, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

ST Johnstone score 1.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
ST Johnstone1.31.057/158/15
Celtic2.11.3211/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

ST Johnstone sit 6th in Premiership (3 points from 2 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (6 points from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Celtic2200616
6ST Johnstone2101443

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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