St Johnstone logo
Scottish Cup | Semi-Finals
Apr 20, 2025 at 3pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Celtic logo

St Johnstone
0 - 5
Celtic

FT(HT: 0-4)
McGregor (34'), Maeda (37', 45+1'), Idah (45'), Jota (67')
McCowan (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dundee Utd 1-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock
Saturday, April 12 at 12.30pm 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 71.86%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 11.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.44%) and 0-3 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.65%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 2-1 (3.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
11.62% (-0.609 -0.61)16.52% (-0.136 -0.14)71.86% (0.75 0.75)
Both teams to score 54.06% (-1.602 -1.6)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.26% (-1.036 -1.04)34.73% (1.041 1.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.31% (-1.17 -1.17)56.69% (1.176 1.18)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.06% (-1.688 -1.69)40.94% (1.694 1.69)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.5% (-1.546 -1.55)77.5% (1.551 1.55)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.52% (-0.089999999999989 -0.09)8.48% (0.094899999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.6% (-0.233 -0.23)29.4% (0.238 0.24)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 11.62%
    Celtic 71.85%
    Draw 16.52%
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 3.42% (-0.151 -0.15)
1-0 @ 3.1% (0.024 0.02)
2-0 @ 1.38% (-0.055 -0.06)
3-2 @ 1.26% (-0.124 -0.12)
3-1 @ 1.02% (-0.095 -0.1)
Other @ 1.44%
Total : 11.62%
1-1 @ 7.65% (0.022 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.22% (-0.207 -0.21)
0-0 @ 3.47% (0.181 0.18)
3-3 @ 1.03% (-0.107 -0.11)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 16.52%
0-2 @ 10.56% (0.46 0.46)
1-2 @ 9.44% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-3 @ 8.69% (0.339 0.34)
0-1 @ 8.56% (0.41 0.41)
1-3 @ 7.76% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)
0-4 @ 5.36% (0.186 0.19)
1-4 @ 4.79% (-0.053 -0.05)
2-3 @ 3.47% (-0.187 -0.19)
0-5 @ 2.65% (0.08 0.08)
1-5 @ 2.36% (-0.037 -0.04)
2-4 @ 2.14% (-0.126 -0.13)
0-6 @ 1.09% (0.028 0.03)
2-5 @ 1.06% (-0.067 -0.07)
1-6 @ 0.97% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.95%
Total : 71.85%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone
12.5%
Draw
12.5%
Celtic
75.0%
24
Head to Head
Apr 6, 2025 12pm
Gameweek 32
St Johnstone
1-0
Celtic
Balodis (4')
Wright (41'), Holt (44'), Curtis (59'), Mitchell (74')

Taylor (65'), Yang (86')
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')
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