ST Johnstone vs Celtic: result 0-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on September 9, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)McDiarmid Park, Perth
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What was the result of ST Johnstone vs Celtic?
Celtic won 0-1 on September 9, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 52′M. BaurCeltic
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Celtic win at 64%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-2. Actual score: 0-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for ST Johnstone vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
ST Johnstone
3-4-2-1- 9J. Fowler
- 7T. Steven
- 30Joel Cotterill
- 2E. Alıç
- 8J. Holt
- 42R. McAlear
- 32J. Campbell
- 3C. Diabate
- 19D. Finlayson
- 26M. Todd
- 1T. Steward
Celtic
4-2-3-1- 9K. Høgh
- 17S. Tounekti
- 18O. Sørensen
- 23H. Hassan
- 22M. Baur
- 42C. McGregor
- 5L. Scales
- 6A. Trusty
- 47D. Murray
- 51Colby Donovan
- 26S. Johnstone
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, ST Johnstone have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Celtic have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026 | Hibernian(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Dundee(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 8, 2026 | ST Mirren(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Kilmarnock(home) | 4-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | ST Mirren(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Aberdeen(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Falkirk(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Lask Linz(away) | 1-5 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Lask Linz(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 ST Johnstone win, 0 draws, 5 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2025 | ST Johnstone 0-5 Celtic | FA Cup |
| Apr 6, 2025 | ST Johnstone 1-0 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Celtic 4-0 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Sep 28, 2024 | ST Johnstone 0-6 Celtic | Premiership |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Celtic 3-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Dec 3, 2023 | ST Johnstone 1-3 Celtic | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: ST Johnstone vs Celtic on Apr 20, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
ST Johnstone score 2.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Johnstone | 2.0 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Celtic | 2.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
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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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy