Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
3 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Kyogo Furuhashi 40' 1–0
Nicolas Kuhn 46' 2–0
James Forrest 68' 3–0
3–1 81' Connor Smith
Y 45' Adama Sidibeh
Y 90' Ryan McGowan
Y 90' Daniel Phillips

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Assistant 1 Calum Spence
  • Assistant 2 Paul McAvinue (Scotland)

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
2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-08-26 Celtic FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Celtic FC 2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 3–1 W
03 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
28 Feb Dundee FC H 7–1 W
25 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–1 W
17 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
07 Feb Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Celtic FC A 1–3 L
02 Mar Livingston FC H 1–1 D
28 Feb Aberdeen FC A 2–0 W
24 Feb St. Mirren FC A 0–2 L
18 Feb Rangers FC H 0–3 L
11 Feb Dundee FC A 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' The wait is over. St. Johnstone FC get us underway at Celtic Park.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Craig Levein might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dimitar Mitov made 206 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Sven Sprangler has done his job and it is now time for Maksym Kucheriavyi to step up.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Johnstone FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Celtic FC have won 826 goals from 429 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' A stunning finish from Kyogo Furuhashi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 45' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Nicolas Kuhn has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' Daniel Phillips has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' Daniel Kelly is replacing Paulo Bernardo for the Celtic FC side.
  • 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' The whistle greets Nicolas Kuhn as he departs to be replaced by James Forrest.
  • 64' Tony Gallacher is replacing Luke Robinson for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! James Forrest makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 73' Stevie May, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Graham Carey makes way for Stevie May at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 75' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Odin Holm is hanging Cameron Carter-Vickers on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mika Baur scoring 1 goals.
  • 81' Connor Smith doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Matt O'Riley departs to be replaced by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan McGowan on 90.
  • 3-1 the final result. St. Johnstone FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

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

2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-08-26 Celtic FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Celtic FC 2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC

Celtic FC Form

2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2024-02-28 Celtic FC 7–1 Dundee FC W 2024-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2024-02-17 Celtic FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-02-07 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-03-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2024-02-28 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-02-24 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC L 2024-02-11 Dundee FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.8 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC74% Draw16% St. Johnstone FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

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 FC57% Draw34% St. Johnstone FC9%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
3 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 1
6.8%
4 – 0
6.6%
4 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
3.8%
5 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 21% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 20% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+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
44% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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