Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 29 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Alistair McCann 54' Y
Wallace Duffy 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee John McKendrick
  • Referee Graham Chambers
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 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
29 Jan Celtic FC H 0–3 L
25 Jan Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W
22 Jan Livingston FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Ross County FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
21 Dec St. Mirren FC H 0–0 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 3–0 W
25 Jan Ross County FC H 3–0 W
22 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 3–1 W
29 Dec Rangers FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
21 Dec Aberdeen FC H 2–1 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' Welcome to McDiarmid Park that hosts another battle between St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' Liam Gordon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 6' Goal! Jules Ntcham scores his 27 goal in 417 matches.
  • 11' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' A stunning finish from James Forrest — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 25' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leigh Griffiths makes it 0-3.
  • 31' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' Scott Tanser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 41' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Jozo Simunovic makes way for Moritz Bauer at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Alistair McCann gets a Yellow card.
  • 55' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Callum Hendry as he leaves the pitch. Chris Kane steps in for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Michael Johnston comes on to replace Leigh Griffiths.
  • 72' With 1 assists to his name this season, Callum McGregor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 82' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Odsonne Edouard by Patryk Klimala on 82 minute.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Forrest 8
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Odsonne Edouard 5
Callum McGregor 4
James Forrest 4
Ryan Christie 4
Matt O'Riley 3
Daizen Maeda 3

Head to Head

2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2019-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-12-21 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 St. Mirren FC D

Celtic FC Form

2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2020-01-25 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2020-01-22 Kilmarnock FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2019-12-29 Celtic FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2019-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.55 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC12% Draw18% Celtic FC70%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
30%
Draw or Celtic FC
88%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC6% Draw36% Celtic FC58%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14.6%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 4
7.7%
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
5.8%
1 – 4
4.4%
0 – 5
4%
1 – 5
2.3%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 4% 95%
-0.5 5% — 95%
+0.5 20% — 80%
+1 20% 21% 58%
+1.5 42% — 58%
+2 42% 23% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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