Celtic logo
Scottish League Cup | Semi-Finals
Nov 20, 2021 at 5.15pm UK
Hampden Park
St Johnstone logo

Celtic
1 - 0
St Johnstone

Forrest (74')
Bitton (14'), Furuhashi (56'), Turnbull (83')
FT(HT: 0-0)

McCart (55'), Bryson (56'), Davidson (64'), Rooney (75'), Crawford (90+4'), Craig (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

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 75.83%. A draw had a probability of 15.7% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 8.47%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.19%) and 3-0 (10.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.46%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (3.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
75.83%15.7%8.47%
Both teams to score 44.24%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.11%40.89%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.71%63.28%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.91%9.09%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.1%30.89%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.66%51.34%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.43%85.57%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 75.81%
    St Johnstone 8.47%
    Draw 15.7%
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
2-0 @ 13.41%
1-0 @ 11.19%
3-0 @ 10.72%
2-1 @ 8.95%
3-1 @ 7.15%
4-0 @ 6.43%
4-1 @ 4.29%
5-0 @ 3.08%
3-2 @ 2.39%
5-1 @ 2.06%
4-2 @ 1.43%
6-0 @ 1.23%
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 75.81%
1-1 @ 7.46%
0-0 @ 4.67%
2-2 @ 2.98%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 15.7%
0-1 @ 3.11%
1-2 @ 2.49%
0-2 @ 1.04%
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 8.47%

How you voted: Celtic vs St Johnstone

Celtic
90.9%
Draw
9.1%
St Johnstone
0.0%
33
rhs 2.0


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