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

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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

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

Celtic FC 13 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's shape.
10' Cameron MacPherson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aaron Mooy.
14' A stunning finish from Reo Hatate — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' Daniel Phillips was booked on 16.
18' Kyogo Furuhashi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cameron Carter-Vickers.
38' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mika Baur scoring 1 goals.
40' Kyogo Furuhashi adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
45' James Forrest is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
50' Cameron Carter-Vickers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Reo Hatate makes it 4-0.
59' Liam Gordon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Daniel Phillips has done his job and it is now time for Cameron MacPherson to step up.
63' Celtic FC make a change. Daizen Maeda trudges off to be replaced by Jota on 63 minutes.
66' Drey Wright makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and St. Johnstone FC are in front.
68' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giorgos Giakoumakis is hanging Kyogo Furuhashi on the field on 68 minute.
73' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
78' St. Johnstone FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' David Turnbull is replacing Aaron Mooy for the Celtic FC side.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
87' Thelonius Bair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stevie May at the 87 minute mark.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Turnbull.
It finishes all square. Celtic FC and St. Johnstone FC share the spoils 4-1.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Aaron Mooy ↓ David Turnbull 79'
1
Joe Hart
20
Cameron Carter-Vickers
33
Matt O'Riley ↓ Sead Haksabanovic 63'
49
James Forrest ↓ Liel Abada 62'
42
Callum McGregor
8
Kyogo Furuhashi ↓ Giorgos Giakoumakis 68'
3
Greg Taylor
38
Daizen Maeda ↓ Jota 63'
4
Carl Starfelt
41
Reo Hatate

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Remi Matthews
13
Ryan McGowan
23
Graham Carey ↓ Alistair Crawford 79'
7
Stevie May ↓ Thelonius Bair 87'
4
Andrew Considine
14
Drey Wright
6
Liam Gordon
2
James Brown
37
Nicky Clark ↓ Connor McLennan 62'
22
Melker Hallberg ↓ Alex Mitchell 62'
34
Daniel Phillips ↓ Cameron MacPherson 62'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2.97 Celtic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.86 St. Johnstone FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC74% Draw16% St. Johnstone FC10%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw

90%

Draw or St. Johnstone FC

26%

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

9.8%

3 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.9%

4 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

6.5%

1 – 1

6.2%

4 – 1

Actual

5 – 0

4.1%

5 – 1

3.6%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap	Celtic FC covers	Push	St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	21%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	19%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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