Sunday , 15 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 11:30 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Stephen Welsh
Ryan McGowan 21' Y
Ryan McGowan 22' Y
Liam Gordon 49' Y
Maksym Kucheriavyi 53' Y
Y 90' Cameron Carter-Vickers
Y 90' Giorgos Giakoumakis

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-10-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-05-12 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Celtic FC H 1–2 L
05 Oct Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Dundee United FC A 2–1 W
17 Sep Ross County FC H 0–0 D
03 Sep St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–3 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
05 Oct RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
01 Oct Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
18 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–2 L
14 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 1–1 D
06 Sep Real Madrid CF H 0–3 L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against st. johnstone fc and celtic fc has kicked off!
  • 5' Melker Hallberg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. st. johnstone fc in their trying to find a way past celtic fc's compact .
  • 11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Stephen Welsh.
  • 16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 22' Ryan McGowan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' Giorgos Giakoumakis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 56 goals in his last 131 appearances.
  • 42' Andrew Considine puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 46' Daizen Maeda gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Jota and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Gordon.
  • 53' It’s a booking for St. Johnstone FC player. Maksym Kucheriavyi gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' st. johnstone fc currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Alistair Crawford comes on to replace Maksym Kucheriavyi.
  • 68' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Liel Abada is withdrawn and James Forrest gets his opportunity.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt O'Riley made 351 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. James Brown departs to be replaced by Thelonius Bair.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His st. johnstone fc side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McCarthy is hanging Sead Haksabanovic on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. st. johnstone fc and celtic fc are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Cameron Carter-Vickers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-05-12 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-10-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2022-10-05 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-10-01 Dundee United FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-09-17 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2022-09-03 St. Johnstone FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2022-08-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–2 St. Johnstone FC L

Celtic FC Form

2022-10-08 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2022-10-05 RB Leipzig 3–1 Celtic FC L 2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2022-09-18 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2022-09-14 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Celtic FC D 2022-09-06 Celtic FC 0–3 Real Madrid CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.96 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Celtic FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC20% Draw24% Celtic FC56%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Celtic FC
80%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC14% Draw41% Celtic FC45%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 23% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 19% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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