St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2026-27

St. Johnstone FC

0 – 1

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Celtic FC

Wed 9 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 52' Mika Baur

Josh Campbell 55' Y

Reece McAlear 69' Y

Y 82' Liam Scales

Y 90' Mika Baur

Overview

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

St. Johnstone FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew McDermid (Scotland)
Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
Assistant 2 David Dunne

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	8	21
2	Rangers FC	8	19
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	8	16
4	Dundee FC	8	13
5	St. Johnstone FC	8	11
6	Dundee United FC	8	11
7	St. Mirren FC	8	10
8	Aberdeen FC	8	8
9	Motherwell FC	8	8
10	Hibernian FC	8	7
11	Falkirk FC	8	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	8	5

Head-to-Head

St. Johnstone FC 21 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-09 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Celtic FC	H	0–1	L
06 Sep	Hibernian FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Dundee FC	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	St. Mirren FC	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	4–3	W

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–0	W
05 Sep	St. Mirren FC	A	2–1	W
02 Sep	Aberdeen FC	H	3–0	W
29 Aug	Falkirk FC	H	2–1	W
25 Aug	LASK Linz	A	1–5	L
19 Aug	LASK Linz	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC		Celtic FC
#5	Position	#1
11	Points	21
8	Played	8
3 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 1
10	Scored	16
10	Conceded	4
+0	GD	+12
1.38	PPG	2.63
38%	Win %	88%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 5th (11 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

0-15

1/1

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

4/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

2/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC

Josh Fowler	4 G
Enes Alic	2 G
Fowler Josh	1 G	1 A
Cheick Diabate	1 G
Kai Fotheringham	1 G

Celtic FC

Benjamin Nygren	4 G	3 A
Camilo Duran	4 G	3 A
Kasper Hogh	3 G	1 A
Hyun-jun Yang	2 G
Luke McCowan	1 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' St. Johnstone FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
15' With 3 assists to his name this season, Camilo Duran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
20' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mika Baur scoring 1 goals.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Auston Trusty has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
35' The 35-year-old James Forrest has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Reece McAlear needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
50' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' A goal from the Germany international Mika Baur! He fires home on 52 to make it 0-1!
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Josh Campbell.
60' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
63' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Jason Holt has done his job and it is now time for Sam Stanton to step up.
67' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Oliver Sorensen exits the field as Benjamin Nygren enters on 67.
69' Reece McAlear catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
73' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Haissem Hassan is withdrawn and Camilo Duran gets his opportunity.
74' Danny Schmidt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Campbell at the 74 minute mark.
79' Colby Donovan, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Scales is booked for Celtic FC — card on 82.
86' The supporters are chanting for Shumaira Mheuka. He replaces Kasper Hogh on 86 minute.
87' Kieran Tierney has so much to prove this time. He replaces Liam Scales on 87 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Mika Baur.
0-1 the final result. St. Johnstone FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

33
Liam Smith
20
Ross Sinclair
11
Sam Stanton ↑ 63'
4
Morgan Boyes
18
Kai Fotheringham ↑ 74'
14
Matty Foulds
25
Macaulay Tait ↑ 87'
22
Danny Schmidt ↑ 74'
99
Ruari Paton ↑ 63'

Coach Simo Valakari

Celtic FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

26
Sam Johnstone
6
Auston Trusty
42
Callum McGregor
23
Haissem Hassan ↓ Camilo Duran 73'
5
Liam Scales ↓ Kieran Tierney 87'
17
Sebastian Tounekti ↓ James Forrest 73'
47
Dane Murray
18
Oliver Sorensen ↓ Benjamin Nygren 67'
22
Mika Baur
9
Kasper Hogh ↓ Shumaira Mheuka 86'
51
Colby Donovan

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	8
James Forrest	8
Odsonne Edouard	5
Callum McGregor	4
James Forrest	4
Ryan Christie	4
Reo Hatate	3
Giorgos Giakoumakis	3

Head to Head

St. Johnstone FC Form

2026-09-09 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2026-09-06 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W 2026-09-02 Dundee FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2026-08-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2026-08-08 St. Mirren FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2026-08-02 St. Johnstone FC 4–3 Kilmarnock FC W

Celtic FC Form

2026-09-09 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2026-09-05 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-09-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC W 2026-08-29 Celtic FC 2–1 Falkirk FC W 2026-08-25 LASK Linz 5–1 Celtic FC L 2026-08-19 Celtic FC 3–0 LASK Linz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.85 St. Johnstone FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.94 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC19% Draw25% Celtic FC56%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Celtic FC

81%

St. Johnstone FC or Celtic FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Johnstone FC13% Draw44% Celtic FC43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.9%

0 – 3

7.2%

1 – 3

6.1%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

0 – 4

3.5%

1 – 4

3.1%

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%	24%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	19%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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