Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 11:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 13' Jules Ntcham
David Wotherspoon 19' Y
Y 49' David Turnbull
Murray Davidson 68' Y
Liam Gordon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Ralph Gordon

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
2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Celtic FC H 0–2 L
26 Sep Livingston FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep Ross County FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep Motherwell FC A 0–1 L
29 Aug St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug Hibernian FC H 0–1 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
01 Oct FK Sarajevo A 1–0 W
27 Sep Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
24 Sep Riga FC A 1–0 W
19 Sep Livingston FC H 3–2 W
16 Sep St. Mirren FC A 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' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Leigh Griffiths is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jules Ntcham.
  • 18' Odsonne Edouard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Wotherspoon.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' David Turnbull makes way for Ryan Christie at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Brown is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 67' Michael O'Halloran is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Wotherspoon at the 67 minute mark.
  • 68' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Murray Davidson gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Elyounoussi departs to be replaced by Leigh Griffiths.
  • 81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' Celtic FC make a change. Greg Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Scott Brown on 82 minutes.
  • 87' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' What composure from Leigh Griffiths! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 90' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Jason Kerr exits the field as Callum Hendry enters on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Johnstone FC 0-2 Celtic FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2020-09-26 Livingston FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-09-19 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Ross County FC L 2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2020-08-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Hibernian FC L

Celtic FC Form

2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2020-10-01 FK Sarajevo 0–1 Celtic FC W 2020-09-27 Celtic FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W 2020-09-24 Riga FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2020-09-19 Celtic FC 3–2 Livingston FC W 2020-09-16 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.46 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.18 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC10% Draw19% Celtic FC71%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
30%
Draw or Celtic FC
90%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC6% Draw41% Celtic FC53%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
15.3%
0 – 3
11.8%
0 – 0
8.8%
1 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 4
6.4%
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 4
3.2%
0 – 5
2.9%
1 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
1.8%

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% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 24% — 76%
+1 24% 24% 52%
+1.5 48% — 52%
+2 48% 23% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

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