Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 18

Dec 24, 2022 at 12.30pm UK

Celtic Park

Celtic
4 - 1
St Johnstone

Hatate (14', 52'), Furuhashi (17', 40')
Mooy (13'), Carter-Vickers (33')
Turnbull (90+6')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Wright (67')
Phillips (16')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Celtic 2-1 Livingston
Wednesday, December 21 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

St Johnstone

All competitions

Last Game: Ross County 1-2 St Johnstone
Saturday, December 17 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

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

69.67% (

-0.29)

30.33% (

0.29)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

48.41% (

-0.36)

51.59% (

0.35)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

95.42% (

-0.12)

4.58% (

0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

81.29% (

-0.37)

18.71% (

0.37)

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

40.2% (

0.58)

59.8% (

-0.59)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

9.45% (

0.3)

90.55% (

-0.3)

Score Analysis

Celtic 87.28%

St Johnstone 3.56%

Draw 9.14%

Celtic	Draw	St Johnstone
3-0 @ 13.38% ( -0.12) 2-0 @ 13.02% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 10.31% ( -0.18) 1-0 @ 8.45% ( 0.07) 3-1 @ 6.88% ( 0.07) 2-1 @ 6.7% ( 0.12) 5-0 @ 6.36% ( -0.17) 4-1 @ 5.3% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 3.27% ( -0.02) 6-0 @ 3.27% ( -0.12) 3-2 @ 1.77% ( 0.05) 6-1 @ 1.68% ( -0.03) 7-0 @ 1.44% ( -0.06) 4-2 @ 1.36% ( 0.03) Other @ 4.1% Total : 87.28%	1-1 @ 4.34% ( 0.12) 0-0 @ 2.74% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 1.72% ( 0.06) Other @ 0.34% Total : 9.14%	0-1 @ 1.41% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 1.12% ( 0.05) Other @ 1.04% Total : 3.56%