ST Johnstone vs Celtic: result 0-1 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 18Kick-off on December 26, 2013 at 03:00 PM (UTC)McDiarmid Park, Perth
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What was the result of ST Johnstone vs Celtic?
Celtic won 0-1 on December 26, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 5′V. van DijkCeltic
Official lineup for ST Johnstone vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
ST Johnstone
- 17S. May
- 8Gary McDonald
- 10D. Wotherspoon
- 11N. Hasselbaink
- 18M. Davidson
- 2David Robert MacKay
- 5F. Wright
- 19G. Miller
- 24B. Easton
- 25S. Jahić
- 1A. Mannus
Celtic
- 9Georgios Samaras
- 10A. Stokes
- 8Scott Brown
- 15Kris Commons
- 16J. Ledley
- 2A. Matthews
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 4E. Ambrose
- 5V. van Dijk
- 41D. Fisher
- 1F. Forster
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, ST Johnstone have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Celtic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2013 | Hibernian(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 7, 2013 | Aberdeen(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Nov 23, 2013 | Inverness CT(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 9, 2013 | Kilmarnock(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 2, 2013 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2013 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 14, 2013 | Hibernian(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Barcelona(away) | 1-6 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Motherwell(away) | 5-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 26, 2013 | AC Milan(home) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 ST Johnstone win, 2 draws, 3 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2013 | Celtic 2-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| May 11, 2013 | Celtic 4-0 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Feb 19, 2013 | ST Johnstone 1-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Nov 11, 2012 | Celtic 1-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Sep 15, 2012 | ST Johnstone 2-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| May 3, 2012 | Celtic 1-0 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Celtic vs ST Johnstone on Sep 21, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
ST Johnstone score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Johnstone | 1.4 | 1.1 | 7 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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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