Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
4 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park 58,645 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Kuhn 30' 1–0
Kyogo Furuhashi 59' 2–0
Kyogo Furuhashi 64' 3–0
Daizen Maeda 73' 4–0
Y 26' Aaron Essel

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew McDermid (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 Francis Connor
  • Assistant 2 David Dunne
3 games this season 🟨 5.7/game ⚽ 25.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 4–0 W
26 Dec Motherwell FC H 4–0 W
22 Dec Dundee United FC A 0–0 D
10 Dec GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–0 D
07 Dec Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
04 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Celtic FC A 0–4 L
26 Dec Dundee United FC H 1–2 L
22 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–3 L
07 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec Rangers FC H 0–1 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 game is set. St. Johnstone FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 260 games and scored 255 goals.
  • 10' Mackenzie Kirk, a Scotland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Aaron Essel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
  • 30' Nicolas Kuhn does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 35' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Johnstone FC backline.
  • 40' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Scotland international Nicky Clark has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 46 minute. Aaron Essel leaves to be changed by Lewis Neilson.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' The 22-year-old Alex Valle has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Kyogo Furuhashi gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 64' A goal from the Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi! He fires home on 64 to make it 3-0!
  • 67' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Arne Engels is replaced by Callum McGregor.
  • 68' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Nicolas Kuhn exits the field as Daizen Maeda enters on 68.
  • 69' Graham Carey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sven Sprangler on 69 minute.
  • 73' A goal from the Japan international Daizen Maeda! He fires home on 73 to make it 4-0!
  • 74' Celtic FC make a change. Alistair Johnston trudges off to be replaced by Anthony Ralston on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Jason Holt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Sanders at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Rae is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 Simo Valakari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
James Forrest 8
Odsonne Edouard 5
Callum McGregor 4
James Forrest 4
Ryan Christie 4
Reo Hatate 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3

Head to Head

2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-10 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-07 Celtic FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC L 2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC81% Draw13% St. Johnstone FC6%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
19%
Celtic FC or St. Johnstone FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC65% Draw31% St. Johnstone FC4%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.7%
3 – 0
13.2%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 1
6.7%
5 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.1%
1 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.1%
5 – 1
3.1%
6 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 22% 33%
-1.5 67% — 33%
-1 67% 18% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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