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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 25
Feb 5, 2023 at 12pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 4
Celtic

Wright (25')
McLennan (78'), Brown (89')
Considine (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Considine (13' og.), Furuhashi (22'), Mooy (38'), Turnbull (90+3')
Jota (41'), Taylor (72')

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: Motherwell 0-2 St Johnstone
Wednesday, February 1 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 3-0 Livingston
Wednesday, February 1 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 0-3 Celtic

The hosts will have some renewed confidence after their win last time out, but Celtic boast far more quality and are in formidable form at both ends of the pitch, and we can only envisage another resounding victory for the leaders as a result. 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 81.71%. A draw had a probability of 12.4% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 5.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.97%) and 0-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.89%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (2.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
5.9% (0.2821 0.28) 12.39% (0.581 0.58) 81.71% (-0.863 -0.86)
Both teams to score 42.92% (-0.622 -0.62)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.07% (-1.763 -1.76)34.93% (1.763 1.76)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.09% (-1.994 -1.99)56.91% (1.995 2)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
45.89% (-0.407 -0.41)54.11% (0.407 0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
12.66% (-0.25 -0.25)87.34% (0.25 0.25)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.52% (-0.52200000000001 -0.52)6.48% (0.5211 0.52)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.8% (-1.446 -1.45)24.2% (1.446 1.45)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 5.9%
    Celtic 81.7%
    Draw 12.39%
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 2.15% (0.163 0.16)
2-1 @ 1.81% (0.065 0.07)
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 5.9%
1-1 @ 5.89% (0.281 0.28)
0-0 @ 3.51% (0.306 0.31)
2-2 @ 2.48% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 12.39%
0-2 @ 13.12% (0.4 0.4)
0-3 @ 11.97% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-1 @ 9.59% (0.569 0.57)
0-4 @ 8.19% (-0.243 -0.24)
1-2 @ 8.06% (0.149 0.15)
1-3 @ 7.36% (-0.084 -0.08)
1-4 @ 5.03% (-0.213 -0.21)
0-5 @ 4.49% (-0.275 -0.27)
1-5 @ 2.76% (-0.204 -0.2)
2-3 @ 2.26% (-0.054 -0.05)
0-6 @ 2.05% (-0.192 -0.19)
2-4 @ 1.55% (-0.086 -0.09)
1-6 @ 1.26% (-0.134 -0.13)
Other @ 4.03%
Total : 81.7%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone
10.3%
Draw
6.9%
Celtic
82.8%
29
Head to Head
Dec 24, 2022 12.30pm
Celtic
4-1
St Johnstone
Hatate (14', 52'), Furuhashi (17', 40')
Mooy (13')
Wright (67')
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')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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