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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 20
Dec 29, 2024 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
4 - 0
St Johnstone

Kuhn (30'), Furuhashi (59', 64'), Maeda (73')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Essel (26')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 4-0 Motherwell
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Johnstone 1-2 Dundee Utd
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-0 St Johnstone

The hosts are undoubtedly the best side in the league, while the visitors are currently the worst heading into this game, leading us to expect a commanding victory from Celtic. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 87.57%. A draw had a probability of 8.5% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 3.95%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.02%) and 4-0 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.91%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-2 (1.29%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
87.57% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 8.47% (0.0030000000000001 0) 3.95% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Both teams to score 46.69% (0.010000000000005 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
76.85%23.15% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
57.54% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)42.46% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
96.61%3.39% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
85.15% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)14.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.33% (0.009999999999998 0.01)51.67% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.21% (0.0059999999999985 0.01)85.78% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 87.56%
    St Johnstone 3.95%
    Draw 8.47%
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
3-0 @ 11.31%
2-0 @ 10.02%
4-0 @ 9.58% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
3-1 @ 7.47% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-1 @ 6.62% (0.0020000000000007 0)
5-0 @ 6.48% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 6.32% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 5.92%
5-1 @ 4.28%
6-0 @ 3.66% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-2 @ 2.47% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-1 @ 2.42%
4-2 @ 2.09% (0.00099999999999989 0)
7-0 @ 1.77% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-2 @ 1.41% (0.00099999999999989 0)
7-1 @ 1.17% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 4.57%
Total : 87.56%
1-1 @ 3.91% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-2 @ 2.19% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-0 @ 1.75% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.63%
Total : 8.47%
1-2 @ 1.29% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 1.16%
Other @ 1.51%
Total : 3.95%

How you voted: Celtic vs St Johnstone

Celtic
96.6%
Draw
3.4%
St Johnstone
0.0%
29
Head to Head
Sep 28, 2024 5.45pm
Gameweek 6
St Johnstone
0-6
Celtic

Smith (30')
Furuhashi (35', 45'), Bernardo (43'), McGregor (54'), Maeda (72'), Idah (83')
Maeda (39')
Mar 16, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 30
Celtic
3-1
St Johnstone
Furuhashi (40'), Kuhn (46'), Forrest (68')
Smith (81')
Sidibeh (45'), Phillips (90+5'), McGowan (90+1')
Dec 3, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 15
St Johnstone
1-3
Celtic
Jaiyesimi (40')
McGowan (13'), Mitov (79')
McGregor (67'), O'Riley (79'), Forrest (90+3')
Furuhashi (79')
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 3
Celtic
0-0
St Johnstone
O'Riley (51')
McClelland (44'), Brown (88'), MacPherson (90+4')
Feb 5, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 25
St Johnstone
1-4
Celtic
Wright (25')
Considine (13' og.), Furuhashi (22'), Mooy (38'), Turnbull (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic23193164115360
2RangersRangers23145444182647
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd2310763124737
4Aberdeen2310583233-135
5Motherwell2394102837-931
6Hibernian237883436-229
7Dundee2376103741-427
8St Mirren2383122738-1127
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County2367102342-1925
11Hearts2366112531-624
12St Johnstone2343162547-2215


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