Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
7 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 7–0 W
03 Apr Rangers FC A 2–1 W
19 Mar Ross County FC H 4–0 W
06 Mar Livingston FC A 3–1 W
02 Mar St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
27 Feb Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Celtic FC A 0–7 L
02 Apr Livingston FC H 1–0 W
19 Mar Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
05 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
02 Mar Rangers FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Ross County FC A 1–3 L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Celtic Park!
  • 5' Scotland international Jamie McCart has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Reo Hatate makes it 1-0.
  • 13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' Giorgos Giakoumakis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 22' Giorgos Giakoumakis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Giorgos Giakoumakis is replaced by Liel Abada on 27 minute.
  • 32' 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.
  • 36' Against the run of play, Daizen Maeda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' Thelonius Bair has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Murray Davidson departs to be replaced by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 51' GOAL! Josip Juranovic fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 55' David Turnbull has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reo Hatate on 55 minute.
  • 60' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Glenn Middleton exits the field as Stevie May enters on 64.
  • 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Matt O'Riley does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matt O'Riley makes it 6-0.
  • 74' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Callum McGregor by James McCarthy on 74 minute.
  • 77' Melker Hallberg makes way for Jacob Butterfield at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 78' GOAL! Liel Abada fires home to make it 7-0!
  • 83' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Brown made 251 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final score is 7-0.

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
Daizen Maeda 3
Reo Hatate 3

Head to Head

2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2022-03-19 Celtic FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2022-03-06 Livingston FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2022-03-02 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2022-02-27 Hibernian FC 0–0 Celtic FC D

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-04-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2022-03-19 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2022-03-05 Hibernian FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2022-02-26 Ross County FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.34 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 83% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC83% Draw11% St. Johnstone FC6%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 3.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
17%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC71% Draw27% St. Johnstone FC2%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
14.8%
2 – 0
13.9%
4 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
5 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 1
5.1%
4 – 1
4.8%
6 – 0
4.6%
1 – 1
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 55% — 45%
-2 55% 21% 25%
-1.5 75% — 25%
-1 75% 15% 10%
-0.5 90% — 10%
+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
68% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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