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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 32
Apr 6, 2025 at 12pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 0
Celtic

Balodis (4')
Wright (41'), Holt (44'), Curtis (59'), Mitchell (74')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Taylor (65'), Yang (86')

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: Hibernian 3-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 3-0 Hearts
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

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 67.85%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 14.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.51%) and 0-1 (7.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.06%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 2-1 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
14.36% (0.193 0.19)17.79% (0.229 0.23)67.85% (-0.417 -0.42)
Both teams to score 57.84% (-0.366 -0.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.07% (-0.697 -0.7)33.94% (0.701 0.7)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.21% (-0.796 -0.8)55.79% (0.8 0.8)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.68% (-0.204 -0.2)36.33% (0.20800000000001 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.89% (-0.208 -0.21)73.11% (0.212 0.21)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.83% (-0.27800000000001 -0.28)9.17% (0.281 0.28)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
68.92% (-0.67 -0.67)31.08% (0.674 0.67)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 14.36%
    Celtic 67.85%
    Draw 17.79%
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 4.08% (0.051 0.05)
1-0 @ 3.37% (0.103 0.1)
2-0 @ 1.71% (0.043 0.04)
3-2 @ 1.65% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
3-1 @ 1.38% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 14.36%
1-1 @ 8.06% (0.145 0.15)
2-2 @ 4.88% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 3.33% (0.12 0.12)
3-3 @ 1.31% (-0.025 -0.03)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 17.79%
1-2 @ 9.63% (0.051 0.05)
0-2 @ 9.51% (0.103 0.1)
0-1 @ 7.96% (0.187 0.19)
1-3 @ 7.67% (-0.058 -0.06)
0-3 @ 7.57% (-0.015 -0.01)
1-4 @ 4.58% (-0.095 -0.09)
0-4 @ 4.52% (-0.067 -0.07)
2-3 @ 3.88% (-0.052 -0.05)
2-4 @ 2.32% (-0.061 -0.06)
1-5 @ 2.19% (-0.074 -0.07)
0-5 @ 2.16% (-0.061 -0.06)
2-5 @ 1.11% (-0.044 -0.04)
Other @ 4.76%
Total : 67.85%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone
25.9%
Draw
7.4%
Celtic
66.7%
27
Head to Head
Dec 29, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 20
Celtic
4-0
St Johnstone
Kuhn (30'), Furuhashi (59', 64'), Maeda (73')

Essel (26')
Sep 28, 2024 5.45pm
Gameweek 6
St Johnstone
0-6
Celtic

Smith (30')
Furuhashi (35', 45'), Bernardo (43'), McGregor (54'), Maeda (72'), Idah (83')
Maeda (39')
Mar 16, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 30
Celtic
3-1
St Johnstone
Furuhashi (40'), Kuhn (46'), Forrest (68')
Smith (81')
Sidibeh (45'), Phillips (90+5'), McGowan (90+1')
Dec 3, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 15
St Johnstone
1-3
Celtic
Jaiyesimi (40')
McGowan (13'), Mitov (79')
McGregor (67'), O'Riley (79'), Forrest (90+3')
Furuhashi (79')
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 3
Celtic
0-0
St Johnstone
O'Riley (51')
McClelland (44'), Brown (88'), MacPherson (90+4')