Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 3 Feb 2019 · 12:30 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Danny Swanson 62' Y
Y 79' James Forrest
Sean Goss 82' Y
R 90' Kristoffer Ajer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee Graeme Leslie

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

1
2
18
St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Celtic FC H 0–2 L
30 Jan Celtic FC A 0–2 L
26 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
23 Jan Livingston FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Dundee FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec St. Mirren FC A 1–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
30 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
26 Jan Hamilton Academical FC H 3–0 W
23 Jan St. Mirren FC H 4–0 W
29 Dec Rangers FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Aberdeen FC A 4–3 W

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Celtic FC
#6 Position #1
8 Points 18
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 1
9 Scored 14
10 Conceded 4
-1 GD +10
1.14 PPG 2.57
29% Win % 86%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. St. Johnstone FC host Celtic FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 20' Scotland international Tony Watt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Zander Clark has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Michael O'Halloran needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tommy Wright might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Jeremy Toljan on, Mikael Lustig off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 64' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 64 minute. Danny Swanson leaves to be changed by David Wotherspoon.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Oliver Burke is replaced by Odsonne Edouard on 66 minute.
  • 71' Celtic FC have won 805 goals from 416 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' Another change for Celtic FC made on 74 minute. Odsonne Edouard leaves to be changed by Tim Weah.
  • 77' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Matthew Kennedy departs to be replaced by Michael O'Halloran.
  • 78' Magnificent from James Forrest! That is 53 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Forrest on 79.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Goss argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' Callum Hendry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sean Goss on 82 minute.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tommy Wright will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 89' What a strike from Tim Weah! The score is 0-2.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Kristoffer Ajer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2018-10-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-01-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2018-12-29 Dundee FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2018-12-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Celtic FC Form

2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-01-26 Celtic FC 3–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-01-23 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Mirren FC W 2018-12-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2018-12-26 Aberdeen FC 3–4 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.55 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC13% Draw21% Celtic FC66%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
34%
Draw or Celtic FC
87%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC7% Draw40% Celtic FC53%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
13.5%
0 – 3
11.1%
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 4
6.2%
1 – 4
3.6%
0 – 5
2.8%
1 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 24% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 23% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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