Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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 #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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Celtic FC launch into their encounter with St. Johnstone FC.
  • 5' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Celtic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' 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.
  • 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.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cameron MacPherson.
  • 34' Giorgos Giakoumakis does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 39' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past St. Johnstone FC's compact .
  • 49' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
  • 54' Scotland international Jamie McCart has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Craig Bryson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' Michael Johnston has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis on 61 minute.
  • 63' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Glenn Middleton is replaced by Alistair Crawford on 63 minute.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 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' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 77' Cameron Carter-Vickers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Gordon.
  • 80' Josip Juranovic does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 81' The crowd applauds Kyogo Furuhashi as he leaves the pitch. Liel Abada steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 85' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Chris Kane is replaced by Eetu Vertainen on 85 minute.
  • 86' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Jota exits the field as Albian Ajeti enters on 86.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

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
Matt O'Riley 3
Daizen Maeda 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
2.2 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 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC71% Draw19% St. Johnstone FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
90%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
29%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC52% Draw41% St. Johnstone FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.9%
3 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.6%
5 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 24% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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