Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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 #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' In just a few seconds Celtic Park will turn into a battlefield for Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Scotland international Liam Gordon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 26' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Chris Kane on, Michael O'Halloran off on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 264 games and scored 261 goals.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Greg Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Laxalt at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Craig Bryson was booked on 54.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Scott Brown is replaced by Leigh Griffiths.
  • 64' David Wotherspoon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Tom Rogic as he leaves the pitch. David Turnbull steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 68' Chris Kane was booked on 68.
  • 73' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Callum McGregor. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Magnificent from Chris Kane! That is 14 goals in 264 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' Another change for Celtic FC made on 81 minute. Kristoffer Ajer leaves to be changed by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 83' Magnificent from Mohamed Elyounoussi! That is 28 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 86' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Craig Bryson is replaced by Liam Craig on 86 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Craig on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

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
2.38 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Celtic FC to win 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC61% Draw21% St. Johnstone FC18%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
82%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
39%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC48% Draw38% St. Johnstone FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 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
36% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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