Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Celtic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 54' Craig Bryson
Y 64' David Wotherspoon
Y 68' Chris Kane
Callum McGregor 78' Y
Y 90' Liam Craig
Y 90' Dan McNamara

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee David Munro
  • Referee Ralph Gordon
  • Referee Colin Steven

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
2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
03 Dec AC Milan A 2–4 L
26 Nov AC Sparta Praha A 1–4 L
21 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Motherwell FC A 4–1 W
05 Nov AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Celtic FC A 1–1 D
24 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
21 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
17 Oct Hamilton Academical FC A 5–3 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' Three points are at stake. Celtic FC host St. Johnstone FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Celtic FC have won 805 goals from 416 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Gordon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 255 games and scored 250 goals.
  • 26' Michael O'Halloran makes way for Chris Kane at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 31' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Odsonne Edouard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Diego Laxalt is replaced by Greg Taylor on 46 minute.
  • 51' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 54' Craig Bryson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Leigh Griffiths comes on to replace Scott Brown.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Wotherspoon on 64 minutes.
  • 68' David Turnbull is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Rogic at the 68 minute mark.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Chris Kane. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Callum McGregor.
  • 79' GOAL! Chris Kane scores on 79. Assisted by Stevie May
  • 81' Celtic FC ring the changes. Kristoffer Ajer has done his job and it is now time for Mohamed Elyounoussi to step up.
  • 83' Assisted by Ryan Christie with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Elyounoussi makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 86' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Craig Bryson is replaced by Liam Craig on 86 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Liam Craig on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-03 AC Milan 4–2 Celtic FC L 2020-11-26 AC Sparta Praha 4–1 Celtic FC L 2020-11-21 Hibernian FC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2020-11-08 Motherwell FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2020-11-05 Celtic FC 1–4 AC Sparta Praha L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-11-24 Hibernian FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-11-21 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-10-17 Hamilton Academical FC 3–5 St. Johnstone FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.34 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Celtic FC to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC62% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
83%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
38%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC48% Draw39% St. Johnstone FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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