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St. Johnstone v Celtic : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 28th Sep, 17:45 BST, McDiarmid Park, Perth

Saturday evening at the McDiarmid Park, and it’s a Premiership clash between St. Johnstone and Celtic. Craig Levein and Brendan Rodgers going all-out to ensure the win. Premiership stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) records included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.

Best Tip: Celtic to win

Winning away from home in the Premiership is always an impressive achievement, and we predict Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic side will be dancing in the halls of McDiarmid Park on Saturday evening. The statistics below, including historical head-to-head (H2H) records, show they're more than capable of delivering, and the bookies odds do too. You can get best odds of 1.18 on Celtic to win. It's a bet we think is well worth taking.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 79% chance of Celtic coming away with a win.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St. Johnstone
7%
10/112/1
Draw
14%
21/46/1
8%
Celtic
79%
2/111/5
2%
Celtic 2-0
13%
11/25/1
Celtic 3-0
11%
6/111/2
7%
Celtic 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Celtic 2-1
9%
17/215/2
Celtic 3-1
8%
10/117/2
Celtic 4-0
7%
10/117/2
Draw 1-1
7%
12/110/1
Celtic 4-1
5%
16/112/1
Celtic 5-0
4%
18/114/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
3%
28/120/1
Celtic 5-1
3%
28/120/1
Celtic 3-2
3%
28/120/1
St. Johnstone 1-0
3%
25/120/1
St. Johnstone 2-1
2%
28/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
8/151/2
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
6/429/20
Home 1st Goal
34%
4/1-
Away 1st Goal
64%
1/6-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/1023/20
BTTS - No
54%
4/613/20
BTTS - Home Win
4%
20/116/1
11%
BTTS - Draw
10%
15/27/1
BTTS - Away Win
32%
2/115/8
Home/draw
21%
10/310/3
Away/draw
93%
1/251/33
Home/away
86%
1/91/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/62/13
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/119/5
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
13/105/4
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
8/133/5
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/127/10
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/41/4
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
6/111/2
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/101/11
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/80
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/114/1
Home DNB
17%
9/117/2
5%
Away DNB
88%
1/161/25
St. Johnstone win to nil
4%
18/1-
Celtic win to nil
47%
5/6-
St. Johnstone / St. Johnstone
4%
22/116/1
St. Johnstone / Celtic
4%
18/116/1
11%
St. Johnstone / Draw
4%
22/120/1
Draw / St. Johnstone
4%
22/118/1
Draw / Celtic
21%
11/429/10
Draw / Draw
9%
8/115/2
Celtic / St. Johnstone
2%
50/145/1
10%
Celtic / Celtic
48%
4/64/6
Celtic / Draw
4%
20/118/1
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Win / draw / win Premiership table
St. Johnstone
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Celtic
HOME AWAY HOME AWAY TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Apr 5
-
Sep 28
Dec 29
 Celtic A51415 
-
-
-
-
Mar 15
-
l
 
1-2A
Dec 7
 Aberdeen5715 
Oct 19
Dec 4
Feb 26
-
-
Jan 11
Nov 30
Oct 6
 Rangers5510 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 2
Mar 15
-
-
Apr 12
Dec 26
l
 
2-0A
 Dundee Utd528 
Nov 2
Dec 21
Feb 15
-
Jan 25
-
l
 
1-2A
Nov 9
 Motherwell517 
Dec 26
Oct 27
-
Feb 1
-
Mar 1
Jan 5
Oct 26
 Dundee506 
Oct 30
Dec 14
Jan 25
-
-
Feb 1
Dec 14
Oct 30
 St. Mirren5-25 
Jan 5
w
 
0-3F
-
Mar 1
-
Mar 29
Jan 2
l
 
2-0A
 Hibernian5-35 
Dec 7
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 22
Feb 26
-
Oct 19
Sep 21
 Ross County5-55 
Nov 30
Oct 6
-
Jan 11
-
-
-
-
 St. Johnstone H5-33 
Dec 29
Sep 28
-
Apr 5
-
Feb 15
Nov 23
w
 
0-3F
 Kilmarnock5-92 
w
 
4-0F
Nov 9
Apr 12
-
Feb 22
-
Nov 2
Dec 21
 Hearts5-71 
w
 
2-0F
Nov 23
Mar 29
-
Win / draw / win form
11
Celtic have won 11 consecutive league games
11
St. Johnstone have not won in 11 consecutive home league games
14
Celtic have not lost in 14 consecutive league games
5
Celtic have kept a clean sheet for 5 consecutive league games
St. Johnstone 10TH
20 league games
Home
11
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Johnstone1 - 2Motherwell
St. Johnstone1 - 2Aberdeen
St. Johnstone1 - 1Ross County
St. Johnstone1 - 3Hibernian
St. Johnstone0 - 2Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone1 - 2Dundee
St. Johnstone1 - 1Livingston
St. Johnstone0 - 3Rangers
St. Johnstone0 - 1Hearts
St. Johnstone1 - 1Motherwell
St. Johnstone1 - 1Aberdeen
St. Johnstone1 - 0Hibernian
St. Johnstone1 - 0St. Mirren
St. Johnstone1 - 3Celtic
St. Johnstone1 - 0Ross County
St. Johnstone2 - 2Motherwell
St. Johnstone2 - 1Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone1 - 1Livingston
St. Johnstone0 - 2Rangers
St. Johnstone2 - 2Dundee
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt. Johnstone0 - 2Hibernian
HSt. Johnstone1 - 2Motherwell
ASt. Johnstone0 - 2Dundee Utd
ASt. Johnstone3 - 0Kilmarnock
HSt. Johnstone1 - 2Aberdeen
ASt. Johnstone2 - 1Motherwell
HSt. Johnstone1 - 1Ross County
ASt. Johnstone1 - 2Livingston
ASt. Johnstone0 - 1Aberdeen
HSt. Johnstone1 - 3Hibernian
HSt. Johnstone0 - 2Kilmarnock
ASt. Johnstone2 - 1Hibernian
HSt. Johnstone1 - 2Dundee
ASt. Johnstone1 - 3Celtic
HSt. Johnstone1 - 1Livingston
ASt. Johnstone2 - 0Aberdeen
ASt. Johnstone0 - 2St. Mirren
HSt. Johnstone0 - 3Rangers
ASt. Johnstone1 - 2Dundee
HSt. Johnstone0 - 1Hearts
Celtic 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
11
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Mirren0 - 3Celtic
Hibernian0 - 2Celtic
Kilmarnock0 - 5Celtic
Dundee1 - 2Celtic
Rangers3 - 3Celtic
Livingston0 - 3Celtic
Hearts2 - 0Celtic
Motherwell1 - 3Celtic
Hibernian1 - 2Celtic
Aberdeen1 - 1Celtic
St. Mirren0 - 3Celtic
Dundee0 - 3Celtic
Kilmarnock2 - 1Celtic
St. Johnstone1 - 3Celtic
Ross County0 - 3Celtic
Hibernian0 - 0Celtic
Hearts1 - 4Celtic
Motherwell1 - 2Celtic
Livingston0 - 3Celtic
Rangers0 - 1Celtic
Goals: Scored
55
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
3
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCeltic2 - 0Hearts
HCeltic3 - 0Rangers
ACeltic3 - 0St. Mirren
ACeltic2 - 0Hibernian
HCeltic4 - 0Kilmarnock
HCeltic3 - 2St. Mirren
ACeltic5 - 0Kilmarnock
HCeltic2 - 1Rangers
HCeltic3 - 0Hearts
ACeltic2 - 1Dundee
HCeltic3 - 0St. Mirren
ACeltic3 - 3Rangers
ACeltic3 - 0Livingston
HCeltic3 - 1St. Johnstone
ACeltic0 - 2Hearts
HCeltic7 - 1Dundee
ACeltic3 - 1Motherwell
HCeltic1 - 1Kilmarnock
ACeltic2 - 1Hibernian
ACeltic1 - 1Aberdeen
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
12
Celtic have beaten St. Johnstone in 12 consecutive away league meetings
25
Celtic have not lost to St. Johnstone in 25 consecutive league meetings
League games at St. Johnstone since 2013
St. Johnstone
Celtic
Goals: Scored
15
53
Games: Scored
10 / 19
18 / 19
Clean sheets
1 / 19
9 / 19
STU
1
D
2
CEL
16
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St. Johnstone
1 - 3Celtic
1 - 4Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
1 - 3Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
0 - 2Celtic
0 - 3Celtic
0 - 2Celtic
0 - 6Celtic
0 - 4Celtic
2 - 5Celtic
2 - 4Celtic
St. Johnstone2 - 1
0 - 3Celtic
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Celtic
0 - 3Celtic
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Celtic
League games at Celtic since 2013
Celtic
St. Johnstone
Goals: Scored
47
9
Games: Scored
15 / 18
9 / 18
Clean sheets
9 / 18
3 / 18
STU
1
D
4
CEL
13
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Celtic
Celtic3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Celtic4 - 1
Celtic7 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Celtic4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Celtic7 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Celtic4 - 1
Celtic1 - 0
Celtic3 - 1
Celtic3 - 1
0 - 1St. Johnstone
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic2 - 1
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.7, St. Johnstone look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Celtic have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive Premiership games, and it could be a long evening for C. Levein's men.

Celtic's forwards have been in fine form of late, finding the net twice or more in 14 consecutive Premiership outings. A PG of 2.6 suggests that run should continue on Saturday evening.

St. Johnstone 10th Celtic 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.7
goals
2.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that St. Johnstone will fail to score
1
19%
2
25%
3
22%
4
14%
5+
20%
There is a 81% probability that Celtic will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
St. Johnstone have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+12
Celtic have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
2.4
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2024/2025 season
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St. Johnstone
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
0.7
2.6
Attack rating
STU
CEL
58%
better
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Games scored3
5
Failed to score2
0
Scored first1
5
Goals scored5
14
Avg. goals scored1
2.8
Avg. shots per game8
14
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
21
Avg. XG for1
2.5
KickOff rating
+58%
Defence rating
STU
CEL
62%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
0
Clean sheets1
5
Conceded first4
0
Goals conceded8
0
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0
Avg. shots/game conceded11
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
0
Conversion rate against15%
0%
Avg. XG against1.5
0.6
KickOff rating
+62%

St. Johnstone v Celtic Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

St. Johnstone Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5213
K CameronB KimpiokaA RaymondA Raymond
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Cameron DEF5
-
L Neilson DEF5
1
-
A Raymond DEF51
3
-
M Smith MID5
1
-
A. Essel MID51
2
-
D Wright MID5
-
N Clark FWD5
-
B Kimpioka FWD52
1
1
J Sanders DEF4
2
-
C MacPherson MID4
2
-
G Carey MID4
-
M Kirk FWD41
-
J Rae GLK3
-
A. Sidibeh FWD32
1
-
R Sinclair GLK2
-
J McPake MID2
-
J Holt MID2
1
-
S McClelland DEF1
-
S Sprangler MID1
1
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5332
K SchmeichelC McGregorJ ForrestG Taylor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Schmeichel GLK5
-
L Scales DEF51
1
-
A Johnston DEF511
1
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF5
-
G Taylor DEF52
2
-
R Hatate MID52
-
C McGregor MID53
-
K Furuhashi FWD511
-
N Kühn FWD522
2
-
J Forrest FWD53
-
P Bernardo MID4
-
A Ralston DEF31
-
O Holm MID3
-
D Maeda FWD312
-
A Idah FWD3
-
L McCowan MID21
-
A Engels MID21
1
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD2
-
L Palma FWD2
-