Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Cameron MacPherson
Y 55' Craig Bryson
Cameron Carter-Vickers 77' Y
Y 77' Chris Kane
Y 79' Liam Gordon
Y 79' Efe Ambrose

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

17
2
1
Celtic FC 20 games · Avg 3.6 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-05-12 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
19 Oct Ferencvárosi TC H 2–0 W
16 Oct Motherwell FC A 2–0 W
03 Oct Aberdeen FC A 2–1 W
30 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
26 Sep Dundee United FC H 1–1 D
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Celtic FC A 0–2 L
16 Oct Livingston FC H 0–3 L
02 Oct Dundee FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
11 Sep Rangers FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Celtic FC St. Johnstone FC
#1 Position #6
6 Points 3
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 4
1 Conceded 4
+5 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.50
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (6 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Celtic FC have kicked off against St. Johnstone FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' James Brown is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Glenn Middleton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 403 appearances.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyogo Furuhashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 25' Chris Kane, a Scotland , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' A moment of madness from Cameron MacPherson on 29 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Giorgos Giakoumakis gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
  • 54' St. Johnstone 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.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Craig Bryson.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' Michael Johnston is replacing Giorgos Giakoumakis for the Celtic FC side.
  • 63' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Glenn Middleton is replaced by Alistair Crawford on 63 minute.
  • 68' David Wotherspoon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. David Wotherspoon has done his job and it is now time for Stevie May to step up.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Cameron Carter-Vickers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. Liam Gordon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Josip Juranovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Liel Abada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyogo Furuhashi at the 81 minute mark.
  • 85' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Kane departs to be replaced by Eetu Vertainen.
  • 86' Jota makes way for Albian Ajeti at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-05-12 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-10-19 Celtic FC 2–0 Ferencvárosi TC W 2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-09-26 Celtic FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-10-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Livingston FC L 2021-10-02 St. Johnstone FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2021-09-26 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-09-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.31 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC80% Draw13% St. Johnstone FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.92
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
93%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
20%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC67% Draw28% St. Johnstone FC5%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
9.7%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.6%
5 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
5.9%
1 – 1
4.6%
5 – 1
4%
6 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 50% — 50%
-2 50% 21% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 16% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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