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Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Celtic FC
7 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 3 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+1'
Y 27' Matt Kennedy
Y 74' Richard Foster
Y 78' Murray Davidson

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Banks
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee Craig Napier
  • Referee Dan McFarlane

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

18
2
1
Celtic FC 21 games · Avg 3.5 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 7–0 W
30 Jul Nomme Kalju FC A 2–0 W
24 Jul Nomme Kalju FC H 5–0 W
17 Jul FK Sarajevo H 2–1 W
09 Jul FK Sarajevo A 3–1 W
19 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Aug Celtic FC A 0–7 L
18 May Hamilton Academical FC A 0–2 L
11 May Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
04 May Livingston FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Dundee FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Celtic FC St. Johnstone FC
#1 Position #7
31 Points 17
13 Played 13
10 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 4
28 Scored 17
10 Conceded 20
+18 GD -3
2.38 PPG 1.31
77% Win % 31%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting St. Johnstone FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 9' Michael Johnston doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' Scotland international Zander Clark has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Christie makes it 2-0.
  • 27' Matthew Kennedy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 30' Magnificent from Ryan Christie! That is 40 goals in 429 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact .
  • 46' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Ross Callachan is withdrawn and Alistair McCann gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Anthony Ralston is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hatem Abd Elhamed at the 51 minute mark.
  • 56' Liam Craig, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 65' Callum Hendry gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Matthew Kennedy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Ryan Christie adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 71' Celtic FC ring the changes. Ryan Christie has done his job and it is now time for Jules Ntcham to step up.
  • 72' Goal! Jules Ntcham scores his 27 goal in 429 matches.
  • 74' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 76' Celtic FC make a change. Michael Johnston trudges off to be replaced by Leigh Griffiths on 76 minutes.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Murray Davidson.
  • 80' What composure from Odsonne Edouard! The France international strokes it home. 6-0.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 86' The Scotland Leigh Griffiths breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 7-0!
  • St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Forrest 8
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Odsonne Edouard 5
Callum McGregor 4
James Forrest 4
Ryan Christie 4
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Leigh Griffiths 3

Head to Head

2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-07-30 Nomme Kalju FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-07-24 Celtic FC 5–0 Nomme Kalju FC W 2019-07-17 Celtic FC 2–1 FK Sarajevo W 2019-07-09 FK Sarajevo 1–3 Celtic FC W 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-05-18 Hamilton Academical FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2019-05-04 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-04-27 St. Mirren FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-04-20 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.53 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.44 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 84% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC84% Draw11% St. Johnstone FC5%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
95%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
16%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC72% Draw25% St. Johnstone FC3%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
14%
2 – 0
12.5%
4 – 0
12.1%
5 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 1
5.3%
2 – 1
5.1%
6 – 0
5.1%
5 – 1
3.8%
1 – 1
3.3%
0 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 57% — 43%
-2 57% 20% 23%
-1.5 77% — 23%
-1 77% 14% 9%
-0.5 91% — 9%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 2% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.