Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 20

Dec 26, 2021 at 12.30pm UK

McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone
1 - 3
Celtic

Kane (69')
Butterfield (59'), Dendoncker (85')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Abada (9', 22'), Bitton (82')
Bitton (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Celtic, 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 68.8%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 12.01%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.34%) and 1-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.11%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
St Johnstone	Draw	Celtic
12.01%	19.2%	68.8%

Both teams to score 45.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.78%

46.23%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.48%

68.52%

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

52.21%

47.79%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

16.92%

83.08%

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.66%

12.34%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

61.83%

38.17%

Score Analysis

St Johnstone 12.01%

Celtic 68.8%

Draw 19.2%

St Johnstone	Draw	Celtic
1-0 @ 4.36% 2-1 @ 3.36% 2-0 @ 1.61% Other @ 2.68% Total : 12.01%	1-1 @ 9.11% 0-0 @ 5.9% 2-2 @ 3.52% Other @ 0.67% Total : 19.2%	0-2 @ 12.91% 0-1 @ 12.34% 1-2 @ 9.53% 0-3 @ 9% 1-3 @ 6.65% 0-4 @ 4.71% 1-4 @ 3.48% 2-3 @ 2.45% 0-5 @ 1.97% 1-5 @ 1.46% 2-4 @ 1.28% Other @ 3.02% Total : 68.8%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone

8.3%

Draw

8.3%

Celtic

83.3%