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Dundee United
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Ross County
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Dec 24, 2022 at 12.30pm UK at Celtic Park
Celtic
vs.
St Johnstone
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 2-1 Livingston
Wednesday, December 21 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Ross County 1-2 St Johnstone
Saturday, December 17 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Celtic win with a probability of 87.47%. A draw has a probability of 9% and a win for St Johnstone has a probability of 3.48%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win is 3-0 with a probability of 13.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-0 (13.07%) and 4-0 (10.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (4.3%), while for a St Johnstone win it is 0-1 (1.39%).

Result
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
87.47% (2.588 2.59) 9.04% (-1.614 -1.61) 3.48% (-0.9691 -0.97)
Both teams to score 38.01% (-1.513 -1.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.7% (3.052 3.05)30.3% (-3.047 -3.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
48.44% (3.574 3.57)51.56% (-3.569 -3.57)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
95.45% (1.012 1.01)4.55% (-1.0069 -1.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
81.4% (3.015 3.02)18.6% (-3.01 -3.01)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
39.82% (-2.026 -2.03)60.18% (2.032 2.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
9.26% (-1.0631 -1.06)90.74% (1.068 1.07)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 87.47%
    St Johnstone 3.48%
    Draw 9.04%
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
3-0 @ 13.46% (0.46 0.46)
2-0 @ 13.07% (-0.42 -0.42)
4-0 @ 10.4% (1.005 1.01)
1-0 @ 8.46% (-0.879 -0.88)
3-1 @ 6.84% (-0.211 -0.21)
2-1 @ 6.64% (-0.679 -0.68)
5-0 @ 6.43% (1 1)
4-1 @ 5.28% (0.19 0.19)
6-0 @ 3.31% (0.696 0.7)
5-1 @ 3.27% (0.322 0.32)
3-2 @ 1.74% (-0.175 -0.18)
6-1 @ 1.68% (0.264 0.26)
7-0 @ 1.46% (0.382 0.38)
4-2 @ 1.34% (-0.04 -0.04)
Other @ 4.09%
Total : 87.47%
1-1 @ 4.3% (-0.767 -0.77)
0-0 @ 2.74% (-0.494 -0.49)
2-2 @ 1.69% (-0.298 -0.3)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 9.04%
0-1 @ 1.39% (-0.361 -0.36)
1-2 @ 1.09% (-0.281 -0.28)
Other @ 1%
Total : 3.48%

Who will win Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and St Johnstone?

Celtic
Draw
St Johnstone
Celtic
0.0%
Draw
0.0%
St Johnstone
0.0%
0

Prediction and betting tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting over 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.

Head to Head
Oct 8, 2022 12.30pm
Apr 9, 2022 3pm
Celtic
7-0
St Johnstone
Hatate (8'), Giakoumakis (22'), Maeda (36'), Juranovic (51' pen.), O'Riley (70', 73'), Abada (78')
Dec 26, 2021 12.30pm
St Johnstone
1-3
Celtic
Kane (69')
Butterfield (59'), Dendoncker (85')
Abada (9', 22'), Bitton (82')
Bitton (86')
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
Celtic
2-0
St Johnstone
Giakoumakis (34'), Juranovic (80' pen.)
Carter-Vickers (77')

MacPherson (29'), Bryson (55'), Kane (77'), Gordon (79'), Ambrose (79')
rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic17160153143948
2RangersRangers17123240182239
3Aberdeen178183127425
4Hearts167362726124
5St Johnstone177372122-124
6Livingston167271622-623
7St Mirren156361723-621
8Hibernian176292026-620
9Motherwell165292022-217
10Ross County1743101428-1415
11Kilmarnock1743101330-1715
12Dundee UnitedDundee Utd1633101731-1412

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