Sunday , 15 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 11:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 8,795 HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniels Balodis 4' 1–0
Drey Wright 41' Y
Jason Holt 44' Y
Sam Curtis 59' Y
Y 65' Greg Taylor
Zach Mitchell 74' Y
Y 86' Hyun-jun Yang

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
  • Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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
2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC 2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Celtic FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
15 Mar Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Dundee FC A 1–1 D
26 Feb Ross County FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
29 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Rangers FC H 2–3 L
01 Mar St. Mirren FC A 5–2 W
25 Feb Aberdeen FC H 5–1 W
22 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–2 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' We are underway at McDiarmid Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' A goal from the international Daniels Balodis! He fires home on 4 to make it 1-0!
  • 9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum McGregor made 426 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 14' Arne Engels has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 29' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mika Baur scoring 1 goals.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Simo Valakari will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' With 2 assists to his name this season, Reo Hatate is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 41' Drey Wright has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 44' Jason Holt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Jeffrey Schlupp is replaced by Greg Taylor.
  • 51' Hyun-jun Yang has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 56' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' That is a card for St. Johnstone FC. Sam Curtis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Daizen Maeda exits the field as Adam Idah enters on 61.
  • 65' Celtic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 66' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Arne Engels is withdrawn and Luke McCowan gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Sven Sprangler is ready to make an impact after coming on for Graham Carey at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' Jota makes way for James Forrest at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hyun-jun Yang on 86.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC 2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC W 2025-03-29 Hibernian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2025-03-15 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2025-03-01 Dundee FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2025-02-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Ross County FC W 2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Celtic FC Form

2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC L 2025-03-01 St. Mirren FC 2–5 Celtic FC W 2025-02-25 Celtic FC 5–1 Aberdeen FC W 2025-02-22 Hibernian FC 2–1 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.89 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw24% Celtic FC53%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Celtic FC
77%
St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC13% Draw42% Celtic FC45%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 3
7.5%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 3
6.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 4
3.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 4
3.5%

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% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 23% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 20% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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