ST Johnstone vs Celtic: result 1-3 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 20Kick-off on December 26, 2021 at 12:30 PM (UTC)McDiarmid Park, Perth
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What was the result of ST Johnstone vs Celtic?
Celtic won 1-3 on December 26, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 9′L. AbadaCeltic
- 22′L. AbadaCeltic
- 69′C. KaneST Johnstone
- 82′N. BittonCeltic
Official lineup for ST Johnstone vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
ST Johnstone
3-4-2-1- 7S. May
- 27V. Solomon-Otabor
- 21A. Crawford
- 34J. Butterfield
- 13Craig James Bryson
- 5L. Dendoncker
- 2J. Brown
- 4J. McCart
- 6L. Gordon
- 24C. Booth
- 12E. Parish
Celtic
4-3-1-2- 11L. Abada
- 8K. Furuhashi
- 18T. Rogić
- 6N. Bitton
- 16J. McCarthy
- 57S. Welsh
- 5L. Scales
- 88J. Juranović
- 20C. Carter-Vickers
- 4C. Starfelt
- 1V. Barkas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, ST Johnstone have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Celtic have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 | Ross County(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Motherwell(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Rangers(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Aberdeen(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Dundee(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2021 | ST Mirren(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 19, 2021 | Hibernian(away) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Ross County(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Motherwell(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Real Betis(home) | 3-2 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 ST Johnstone wins, 1 draw, 5 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2021 | Celtic 1-0 ST Johnstone | League Cup |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Celtic 2-0 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| May 12, 2021 | Celtic 4-0 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Feb 14, 2021 | ST Johnstone 1-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Celtic 1-1 ST Johnstone | Premiership |
| Oct 4, 2020 | ST Johnstone 0-2 Celtic | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Celtic vs ST Johnstone on Nov 20, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
ST Johnstone score 0.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Johnstone | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Celtic | 1.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
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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