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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 20
Dec 26, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 3
Celtic

Kane (69')
Butterfield (59'), Dendoncker (85')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Abada (9', 22'), Bitton (82')
Bitton (86')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

Even with all of Celtic's injury issues, they should still have enough quality for them to win this match, especially with the attacking quality the team have. They have dominated the league throughout this season and given St Johnstone's struggles, anything other than a victory for the Hoops would be a shock. 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 68.8%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 12.01%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.34%) and 1-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.11%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
12.01%19.2%68.8%
Both teams to score 45.77%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.78%46.23%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.48%68.52%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.21%47.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.92%83.08%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.66%12.34%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.83%38.17%
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 12.01%
    Celtic 68.8%
    Draw 19.2%
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 4.36%
2-1 @ 3.36%
2-0 @ 1.61%
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 12.01%
1-1 @ 9.11%
0-0 @ 5.9%
2-2 @ 3.52%
Other @ 0.67%
Total : 19.2%
0-2 @ 12.91%
0-1 @ 12.34%
1-2 @ 9.53%
0-3 @ 9%
1-3 @ 6.65%
0-4 @ 4.71%
1-4 @ 3.48%
2-3 @ 2.45%
0-5 @ 1.97%
1-5 @ 1.46%
2-4 @ 1.28%
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 68.8%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone
8.3%
Draw
8.3%
Celtic
83.3%
36
Head to Head
Nov 20, 2021 5.15pm
Semi-Finals
Celtic
1-0
St Johnstone
Forrest (74')
Bitton (14'), Furuhashi (56'), Turnbull (83')

McCart (55'), Bryson (56'), Davidson (64'), Rooney (75'), Crawford (90+4'), Craig (90+6')
Oct 23, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 10
Celtic
2-0
St Johnstone
Giakoumakis (34'), Juranovic (80' pen.)
Carter-Vickers (77')

MacPherson (29'), Bryson (55'), Kane (77'), Gordon (79'), Ambrose (79')
May 12, 2021 6.30pm
Gameweek 4
Celtic
4-0
St Johnstone
Turnbull (23'), Edouard (24'), Ajer (79'), Kader Dembele (85')
Feb 14, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 29
St Johnstone
1-2
Celtic
Rooney (50')
Edouard (60', 62')
Turnbull (58'), Christie (73')
Dec 6, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 16
Celtic
1-1
St Johnstone
Elyounoussi (83')
McGregor (78')
Kane (80')
Bryson (55'), Wotherspoon (65'), Kane (68'), Craig (90+2'), McNamara (90+3')
rhs 2.0
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Result
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7 4 79
5 6 67
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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