Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
2020-10-04 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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Johnstone FC to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 13' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Jules Ntcham gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Wotherspoon on 19 minutes.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Scott Tanser suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' David Turnbull catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Jules Ntcham has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 416 appearances.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. David Turnbull is replaced by Ryan Christie.
  • 64' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 67' Michael O'Halloran is replacing David Wotherspoon for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 68' Murray Davidson is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' Stevie May is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 76' Celtic FC ring the changes. Mohamed Elyounoussi has done his job and it is now time for Leigh Griffiths to step up.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 82' Celtic FC make a change. Greg Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Scott Brown on 82 minutes.
  • 87' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' What composure from Leigh Griffiths! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 90' Liam Gordon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 90 minute. Jason Kerr leaves to be changed by Callum Hendry.
  • 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

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
James Forrest 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
0.39 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC9% Draw19% Celtic FC72%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
29%
Draw or Celtic FC
91%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC5% Draw41% Celtic FC54%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
16.9%
0 – 3
12.4%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 4
6.7%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 5
2.9%
1 – 4
2.8%
1 – 0
2.5%
2 – 2
1.3%

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 23% — 77%
+1 23% 25% 52%
+1.5 48% — 52%
+2 48% 24% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
68% ✓

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