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
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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
Official lineup for ST Johnstone vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
ST Johnstone
4-2-3-1- 9S. MacLean
- 4B. Alston
- 10D. Wotherspoon
- 18Paul Raymond Paton
- 8M. Davidson
- 11Daniel Joseph Swanson
- 15B. McKay
- 14J. Shaughnessy
- 24B. Easton
- 19Richard Martyn Foster
- 1A. Mannus
Celtic
4-2-3-1- 9Leigh Griffiths
- 11S. Sinclair
- 18T. Rogić
- 49J. Forrest
- 6N. Bitton
- 8Scott Brown
- 63K. Tierney
- 22S. Janko
- 34E. O'Connell
- 2Kolo Habib Touré
- 1C. Gordon
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Motherwell(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Aberdeen(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| May 15, 2016 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| May 11, 2016 | Celtic(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| May 7, 2016 | Motherwell(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2016 | Hapoel Beer Sheva(home) | 5-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Inter(away) | 0-2 | International Champions Cup |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 3, 2016 | FC Astana(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Barcelona(away) | 1-3 | International Champions Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 ST Johnstone wins, 1 draw, 3 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2016 | ST Johnstone 2-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Celtic 3-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Dec 13, 2015 | ST Johnstone 0-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Celtic 3-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| May 15, 2015 | ST Johnstone 0-0 Celtic | Premiership |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Celtic 0-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Johnstone | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Celtic | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
ST Johnstone sit 5th in Premiership (11 points from 8 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (21 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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