St Johnstone vs Celtic

Sat 13 Mar, 15:00 UTC · Matchweek 30 · probabilities and historical statistics

Predicted outcome

St Johnstone win 12.9%
Draw 17.6%
Celtic win · Most likely 69.5%

Limited history for St Johnstone. Fewer past top flight matches on record means these figures are less reliable than usual.

Event markets

Both teams to score 55%Avg 53%
Over 1.5 goals 83%Avg 78%
Over 2.5 goals 63%Avg 56%
St Johnstone clean sheet 10%Avg 32%
Celtic clean sheet 39%Avg 20%
Over 8.5 corners 80%Avg 74%
Over 9.5 corners 70%Avg 62%
Over 2.5 cards 75%Avg 76%
Over 3.5 cards 55%Avg 55%

This match League average

Predicted Score

0-210.2%
1-29.7%
0-19.4%

Team comparison

Attack Defense Form Discipline Cleansheets
  • St Johnstone
  • Celtic

Did you know?

  • Celtic beat St Johnstone 7-0 in the biggest recent win between these two.
  • Celtic have lost to St Johnstone just once in their last 13 meetings.
  • St Johnstone have won just 2 of their last 10 matches.
  • St Johnstone's matches have had over 9.5 corners in 8 of their last 10 (corner data on file).

H2H

All 13 meetings on file.

DateHomeScoreAway
09 Sep 26 St Johnstone 0–1 Celtic
06 Apr 25 St Johnstone 1–0 Celtic
29 Dec 24 Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone
28 Sep 24 St Johnstone 0–6 Celtic
16 Mar 24 Celtic 3–1 St Johnstone
03 Dec 23 St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic
26 Aug 23 Celtic 0–0 St Johnstone
05 Feb 23 St Johnstone 1–4 Celtic
24 Dec 22 Celtic 4–1 St Johnstone
08 Oct 22 St Johnstone 1–2 Celtic
09 Apr 22 Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone
26 Dec 21 St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic
23 Oct 21 Celtic 2–0 St Johnstone
13meetings
  • St Johnstone win · 1 (8%)
  • Draw · 1 (8%)
  • Celtic win · 11 (85%)
Avg. total goals 3.54 League avg: 2.87
Over 2.5 goals 69% League avg: 56%
Both teams to score 46% League avg: 53%
Whoever hosts wins 46% League avg: 46%
Avg. total corners 12.46 League avg: 10.63
Avg. total cards 3.62 League avg: 4.00
St Johnstone avg. goals 0.54 League avg: 1.43
Celtic avg. goals 3.00 League avg: 1.43

Biggest win: Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone (09 Apr 22).

St Johnstone vs Celtic head to head: in the previous 13 meetings, St Johnstone have won once, Celtic have won 11 times and 1 ended in a draw. St Johnstone scored 7 goals and Celtic scored 39 goals in these matches. The latest meeting, on 9 Sep 2026, was won 1-0 by Celtic, away at St Johnstone. Across these matches, both teams scored in 6 of 13 and 9 had over 2.5 goals. St Johnstone kept 2 clean sheets and Celtic kept 6.

How they play

Each line runs across the 12 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

St Johnstone
  • Cedes possession
  • Selective shooters
  • Crosses and headers
Celtic
  • Keeps the ball
  • Selective shooters
  • Open play side
  • Possession
    Cedes the ballKeeps the ball
    46% 10th of 12 61% 1st of 12
  • Shot selection
    Shoots on sightWaits for the chance
    0.12 xG a shot 4th of 12 0.13 xG a shot 1st of 12
  • Set pieces
    Open playSet pieces
    27% of xG 7th of 12 13% of xG 12th of 12
  • Route to goal
    On the groundCrosses and headers
    20% of shots 4th of 12 14% of shots 11th of 12

Where they differ

  • Celtic see much more of the ball than St Johnstone, 61% against 46%.
  • St Johnstone go more through the air than Celtic, 20% of shots against 14%.
  • St Johnstone get more of their chances from set pieces than Celtic, 27% against 13%.

Ball Stats (Last 10 games)

St Johnstone Celtic
11 (1.1 avg) Goals 21 (2.1 avg)
96 (9.6 avg) Total Shots 200 (20.0 avg)
33 (3.3 avg) Shots on Target 84 (8.4 avg)
27 (2.7 avg) Blocked Shots 54 (5.4 avg)
28 (2.8 avg) Corners 98 (9.8 avg)
846 (84.6 avg) Attacks 1024 (102.4 avg)
441 (44.1 avg) Dangerous Attacks 627 (62.7 avg)
71 (7.1 avg) Key Passes 156 (15.6 avg)
4165 (416.5 avg) Passes 5930 (593.0 avg)
3270 (79%) Pass Accuracy 5205 (88%)
45% Ball Possession 61%

Disciplinary/Tackles (Last 10 games)

St Johnstone Celtic
3 (0.3 avg) Red Cards 0 (0.0 avg)
15 (1.5 avg) Yellow Cards 20 (2.0 avg)
127 (12.7 avg) Tackles 162 (16.2 avg)
113 (11.3 avg) Fouls 116 (11.6 avg)
11 (1.6 avg) Offsides 16 (1.6 avg)
450 (45.0 avg) Duels Won 525 (52.5 avg)
157 (15.7 avg) Aerial Duels Won 173 (17.3 avg)

Previous Game Statistics (Last 10)

St Johnstone

1.5Goals
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
7.5Corners
  • Under · 1 (10%)
  • Over · 9 (90%)
2.5Goals
  • Under · 5 (50%)
  • Over · 5 (50%)
8.5Corners
  • Under · 1 (10%)
  • Over · 9 (90%)
3.5Goals
  • Under · 7 (70%)
  • Over · 3 (30%)
9.5Corners
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
CS
  • Yes · 1 (10%)
  • No · 9 (90%)
BTTS
  • Yes · 7 (70%)
  • No · 3 (30%)

Celtic

1.5Goals
  • Under · 2 (20%)
  • Over · 8 (80%)
7.5Corners
  • Under · 0 (0%)
  • Over · 10 (100%)
2.5Goals
  • Under · 4 (40%)
  • Over · 6 (60%)
8.5Corners
  • Under · 1 (10%)
  • Over · 9 (90%)
3.5Goals
  • Under · 8 (80%)
  • Over · 2 (20%)
9.5Corners
  • Under · 3 (30%)
  • Over · 7 (70%)
CS
  • Yes · 3 (30%)
  • No · 7 (70%)
BTTS
  • Yes · 5 (50%)
  • No · 5 (50%)