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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 10
Oct 8, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 2
Celtic

Mitchell (90+3')
McGowan (21'), Hallberg (49'), Kucheriavyi (53')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Considine (42' og.), Giakoumakis (90+5')
Welsh (11'), Carter-Vickers (90+2'), Giakoumakis (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Kilmarnock 2-1 St Johnstone
Wednesday, October 5 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic
Wednesday, October 5 at 5.45pm in Champions League

We said: St Johnstone 0-3 Celtic

St Johnstone have showcased the ability to be strong defensively at home, but Saturday is going to be a difficult test for them. Celtic is the strongest attacking squad in the division right now, and coming off the back of a defeat they will be no doubt looking to get their season back on track. 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 77.89%. A draw had a probability of 14.4% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 7.72%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.94%) and 0-1 (10.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.85%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (2.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
7.72% (-0.0059000000000005 -0.01) 14.4% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01) 77.89% (0.012 0.01)
Both teams to score 45.47% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.69% (0.016000000000005 0.02)37.31% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.47% (0.016999999999996 0.02)59.53% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
49.31%50.69%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.87% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)85.13%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.22% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)7.78% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.34% (0.016000000000005 0.02)27.66% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 7.72%
    Celtic 77.87%
    Draw 14.4%
St JohnstoneDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 2.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-1 @ 2.33% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-0 @ 0.91% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 7.72%
1-1 @ 6.85% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-0 @ 3.95% (-0.004 -0)
2-2 @ 2.97%
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 14.4%
0-2 @ 12.85% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-3 @ 10.94%
0-1 @ 10.07%
1-2 @ 8.74% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
1-3 @ 7.44% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-4 @ 6.99% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-4 @ 4.75% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-5 @ 3.57% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.53% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-5 @ 2.42% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-4 @ 1.61% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-6 @ 1.52% (0.002 0)
1-6 @ 1.03% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3.43%
Total : 77.87%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone
14.3%
Draw
2.4%
Celtic
83.3%
42
Head to Head
Apr 9, 2022 3pm
Celtic
7-0
St Johnstone
Hatate (8'), Giakoumakis (22'), Maeda (36'), Juranovic (51' pen.), O'Riley (70', 73'), Abada (78')
Dec 26, 2021 12.30pm
St Johnstone
1-3
Celtic
Kane (69')
Butterfield (59'), Dendoncker (85')
Abada (9', 22'), Bitton (82')
Bitton (86')
Nov 20, 2021 5.15pm
Celtic
1-0
St Johnstone
Forrest (74')
Bitton (14'), Furuhashi (56'), Turnbull (83')

McCart (55'), Bryson (56'), Davidson (64'), Rooney (75'), Crawford (90+4'), Craig (90+6')
Oct 23, 2021 3pm
Celtic
2-0
St Johnstone
Giakoumakis (34'), Juranovic (80' pen.)
Carter-Vickers (77')

MacPherson (29'), Bryson (55'), Kane (77'), Gordon (79'), Ambrose (79')
May 12, 2021 6.30pm
Celtic
4-0
St Johnstone
Turnbull (23'), Edouard (24'), Ajer (79'), Kader Dembele (85')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd156632215724
5Motherwell157171823-522
6Dundee165472729-219
7St Mirren165381926-718
8Ross County163671230-1815
9St Johnstone1642101829-1114
10Kilmarnock163581734-1714
11Hearts163491825-713
12Hibernian162681828-1012


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