ST Johnstone vs Celtic prediction
ST Johnstone
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
0:1Half time 0 : 0Premiership
Celtic
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ST Johnstone vs Celtic: preview and prediction
ST Johnstone welcome Celtic to McDiarmid Park in Perth on Wednesday 9 September, with kick-off at 20:00. ST Johnstone go into it 7th in the table after 12 games, with Celtic 1st, 6 places higher. Last time out ST Johnstone beat Hibernian 2-1 at home, and Celtic won 2-1 away at St Mirren.
ST Johnstone: form and key numbers
So far in the Premiership, ST Johnstone have won three, drawn five and lost four of 12, with 15 goals scored and 19 conceded, good for 7th place and 14 points.
Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.3 against. Last time out they beat Hibernian 2-1 at home; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Dundee and a 2-1 defeat away at Hearts.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. At home they've won two of two recently (6 scored, 4 conceded).
- HHibernian2-1W
- ADundee1-1D
- AHearts1-2L
- ASt Mirren0-1L
- HKilmarnock4-3W
- AAyr1-0W
ST Johnstone: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Celtic: form and key numbers
Celtic have won nine, drawn one and lost two of their 12 Premiership games so far, scoring 27 and letting in 10. That has them 1st on 28 points.
Their last six in all competitions read six wins, no draws and no defeats, at 2.7 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per game. Last time out they beat St Mirren 2-1 away; before that came a 3-0 win at home to Aberdeen and a 2-1 win at home to Falkirk.
Celtic are unbeaten in six. They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won two of two recently (7 scored, 2 conceded).
- ASt Mirren2-1W
- HAberdeen3-0W
- HFalkirk2-1W
- AKilmarnock5-1W
- HDundee1-0W
- HHearts3-1W
Celtic: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
ST Johnstone vs Celtic: match analysis
There isn't much between ST Johnstone's home form and Celtic's away form. 14 points separate the two sides in the table. Celtic also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 28 |
| 2 | Rangers | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +10 | 24 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 6 | Dundee Utd | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | ST Johnstone | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | ST Mirren | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 14 |
We make Celtic clear favourites at 59%, with ST Johnstone on 20% and the draw at 21%.
- 1.52.7
- 1.30.7
- 1.02.0
On goals, it expects around 3.0 in the game: 1.0 for ST Johnstone and 2.0 for Celtic. Over 2.5 goals is 58% and both teams scoring 56%. When they last met, on 6 Apr 2025, St Johnstone won 1-0.
- St Johnstone1-0Celtic
- Celtic4-0St Johnstone
- St Johnstone0-6Celtic
- Celtic3-1St Johnstone
- St Johnstone1-3Celtic
Backed by form, the table, goal difference and head to head.
Every market at a glance
- ResultCeltic win59%
- Double chanceCeltic or draw80%
- GoalsOver 2.558%
- Both teams to scoreYes56%
- Clean sheetCeltic35%
- CornersST Johnstone 4.1 · Celtic 5.59.6 expected
- Cards4.6 yellows expectedRed 16%
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ST Johnstone vs Celtic