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Dec 26, 2021 at 12.30pm UK at McDiarmid Park
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
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
Celtic
4-0
St Johnstone
Turnbull (23'), Edouard (24'), Ajer (79'), Kader Dembele (85')
Feb 14, 2021 12pm
Dec 6, 2020 3pm
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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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic25231178186070
2RangersRangers25194258233561
3Hearts25126745351042
4Livingston2410592734-735
5Hibernian25104113738-134
6St Mirren249692633-733
7Aberdeen25102133947-832
8St Johnstone2583142942-1327
9Kilmarnock2565142144-2323
10Ross County2556142038-1821
11Motherwell2455142738-1120
12Dundee UnitedDundee Utd2455142643-1720

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