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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')
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Gameweek 29
St Johnstone
1-2
Celtic
Rooney (50')
Edouard (60', 62')
Turnbull (58'), Christie (73')
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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')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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