Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 18
Dec 24, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Celtic Park
Celtic4 - 1St Johnstone
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Celtic 2-1 Livingston
Wednesday, December 21 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Wednesday, December 21 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Goals
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Last Game: Ross County 1-2 St Johnstone
Saturday, December 17 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Saturday, December 17 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
We said: Celtic 2-1 St Johnstone
In a match with consequences on the top end of the table, we expect both sides to create plenty of chances as they look to continue their momentum. On this occasion, Celtic will do enough to prevail and maintain their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership. 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 87.3%. A draw had a probability of 9.1% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 3.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.02%) and 4-0 (10.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.34%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (1.41%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | St Johnstone |
87.3% ( -0.41) | 9.14% ( 0.24) | 3.56% ( 0.16) |
| Both teams to score 38.35% ( 0.51) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
