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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 15
Dec 3, 2023 at 12pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 3
Celtic

Jaiyesimi (40')
McGowan (13'), Mitov (79')
FT(HT: 1-0)
McGregor (67'), O'Riley (79'), Forrest (90+3')
Furuhashi (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hearts 1-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, November 25 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Lazio 2-0 Celtic
Tuesday, November 28 at 5.45pm in Champions League

We said: St Johnstone 0-3 Celtic

St Johnstone have improved their performances as of late throughout this season, but this particular fixture could be a tough test for them. Celtic will be out to immediately get back to winning ways, and their quality will likely be too much in this fixture. 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 59.98%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 17.95%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.72%) and 1-2 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.49%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
17.95% (-0.437 -0.44) 22.07% (0.412 0.41) 59.98% (0.027999999999999 0.03)
Both teams to score 51.09% (-2.163 -2.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.23% (-2.465 -2.47)46.77% (2.467 2.47)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.97% (-2.351 -2.35)69.03% (2.353 2.35)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.23% (-1.954 -1.95)39.77% (1.954 1.95)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.56% (-1.851 -1.85)76.44% (1.853 1.85)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.82% (-0.812 -0.81)15.18% (0.814 0.81)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.21% (-1.552 -1.55)43.8% (1.553 1.55)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 17.95%
    Celtic 59.97%
    Draw 22.07%
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 5.57% (0.283 0.28)
2-1 @ 4.84% (-0.147 -0.15)
2-0 @ 2.57% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 1.49% (-0.129 -0.13)
3-2 @ 1.4% (-0.166 -0.17)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 17.95%
1-1 @ 10.49% (0.24 0.24)
0-0 @ 6.04% (0.604 0.6)
2-2 @ 4.56% (-0.275 -0.28)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 22.07%
0-1 @ 11.38% (0.84 0.84)
0-2 @ 10.72% (0.5 0.5)
1-2 @ 9.89% (-0.052000000000001 -0.05)
0-3 @ 6.74% (0.128 0.13)
1-3 @ 6.22% (-0.215 -0.22)
0-4 @ 3.18% (-0.03 -0.03)
1-4 @ 2.93% (-0.19 -0.19)
2-3 @ 2.87% (-0.261 -0.26)
2-4 @ 1.35% (-0.166 -0.17)
0-5 @ 1.2% (-0.047 -0.05)
1-5 @ 1.11% (-0.106 -0.11)
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 59.97%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone
23.1%
Draw
0.0%
Celtic
76.9%
13
Head to Head
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')
Dec 24, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 18
Celtic
4-1
St Johnstone
Hatate (14', 52'), Furuhashi (17', 40')
Wright (67')
Oct 8, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 10
St Johnstone
1-2
Celtic
Mitchell (90+3')
Considine (42' og.), Giakoumakis (90+5')
Apr 9, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 33
Celtic
7-0
St Johnstone
Hatate (8'), Giakoumakis (22'), Maeda (36'), Juranovic (51' pen.), O'Riley (70', 73'), Abada (78')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Ross County183691435-2115
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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