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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 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

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 #6
18 Points 8
7 Played 7
6 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
14 Scored 9
4 Conceded 10
+10 GD -1
2.57 PPG 1.14
86% Win % 29%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G

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' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 9' A goal from the Scotland international Michael Johnston! He fires home on 9 to make it 1-0!
  • 14' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 19' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at . St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' What a moment for Ryan Christie! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 30' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Christie makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 30.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' St. Johnstone FC have won 250 goals from 255 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' Alistair McCann has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ross Callachan on 46 minute.
  • 51' Another change for Celtic FC made on 51 minute. Hatem Abd Elhamed leaves to be changed by Anthony Ralston.
  • 56' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' The whistle greets Matthew Kennedy as he departs to be replaced by Callum Hendry.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! Ryan Christie gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 71' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Christie departs to be replaced by Jules Ntcham.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Jules Ntcham — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Richard Foster.
  • 76' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Michael Johnston exits the field as Leigh Griffiths enters on 76.
  • 78' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Murray Davidson gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' Odsonne Edouard adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 6-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 85' Madis Vihmann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' The deadlock is broken! Leigh Griffiths gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Celtic FC to claim maximum points.

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
3.48 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 84% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

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 FC73% Draw25% St. Johnstone FC2%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
14.9%
2 – 0
13.5%
4 – 0
12.7%
5 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
5.5%
6 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 1
4.7%
5 – 1
3.5%
1 – 1
3.1%
0 – 0
3%

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% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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