Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Celtic FC
4 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 24 Dec 2022 · 12:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Aaron Mooy 13' Y
Y 16' Daniel Phillips
Cameron Carter-Vickers 33' Y
David Turnbull 90' Y
David Turnbull 90' R

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
2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC 2022-10-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 4–1 W
21 Dec Livingston FC H 2–1 W
17 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
12 Nov Ross County FC H 2–1 W
09 Nov Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Dundee United FC H 4–2 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Dec Celtic FC A 1–4 L
17 Dec Ross County FC A 2–1 W
12 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
06 Nov Rangers FC H 2–1 W
29 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 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' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Ryan McGowan, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Remi Matthews is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 13' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 14' Reo Hatate does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Phillips.
  • 18' Kyogo Furuhashi doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Hart is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Cameron Carter-Vickers gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Australia international Aaron Mooy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Goal! Kyogo Furuhashi scores his 123 goal in 449 matches.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' James Forrest has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' GOAL! Reo Hatate fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 59' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Daniel Phillips is replaced by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Jota. He replaces Daizen Maeda on 63 minute.
  • 66' Drey Wright makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
  • 68' Celtic FC ring the changes. Kyogo Furuhashi has done his job and it is now time for Giorgos Giakoumakis to step up.
  • 73' Daizen Maeda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 20 Yellow cards this season.
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' David Turnbull has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Mooy on 79 minute.
  • 84' Andrew Considine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 87' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Thelonius Bair on, Stevie May off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Turnbull.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Celtic FC to claim maximum points.

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
Ryan Christie 4
Callum McGregor 4
James Forrest 4
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Leigh Griffiths 3

Head to Head

2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC 2022-10-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2022-12-17 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2022-11-12 Celtic FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2022-11-09 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2022-11-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Dundee United FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-12-17 Ross County FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2022-11-09 St. Mirren FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-11-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2022-10-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.92 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC75% Draw16% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
90%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
25%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC59% Draw32% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.5%
3 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
Actual
5 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
3.5%
5 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 21% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 19% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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