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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
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 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

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
#7 Position #1
17 Points 31
13 Played 13
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 2
17 Scored 28
20 Conceded 10
-3 GD +18
1.31 PPG 2.38
31% Win % 77%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at McDiarmid Park!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Wotherspoon made 264 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 6' A stunning finish from Jules Ntcham — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tommy Wright will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Forrest makes it 0-2.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' What composure from Leigh Griffiths! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 31' Callum Booth is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 36' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Celtic FC make a change. Jozo Simunovic trudges off to be replaced by Moritz Bauer on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 54' Alistair McCann is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 55' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Chris Kane on, Callum Hendry off on 63 minutes.
  • 67' Celtic FC ring the changes. Leigh Griffiths has done his job and it is now time for Michael Johnston to step up.
  • 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Celtic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 77' Moritz Bauer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' Another change for Celtic FC made on 82 minute. Odsonne Edouard leaves to be changed by Patryk Klimala.
  • 87' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Callum McGregor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • It finishes all square. St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC share the spoils 0-3.

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
0.62 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.6 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
31%
Draw or Celtic FC
88%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC7% Draw36% Celtic FC57%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
13.5%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 4
7.3%
1 – 1
7%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 4
4.7%
0 – 5
3.8%
2 – 2
2.5%
1 – 5
2.5%

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% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 21% 57%
+1.5 43% — 57%
+2 43% 22% 35%
+2.5 65% — 35%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓

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