St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
St. Johnstone FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.
- St. Johnstone FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Dickinson
- Assistant 1 Dougie Potter
- Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Celtic FC H 1–0 W 29 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–3 L 15 Mar Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D 01 Mar Dundee FC A 1–1 D 26 Feb Ross County FC H 1–0 W 23 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L 29 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W 16 Mar Rangers FC H 2–3 L 01 Mar St. Mirren FC A 5–2 W 25 Feb Aberdeen FC H 5–1 W 22 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Celtic FC kicks off things out of here…
- 4' Goal! Daniels Balodis scores his 3 goal in 3 matches.
- 9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
- 14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 19' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alistair Johnston suffering a number of foals already.
- 24' Viljami Sinisalo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 29' Drey Wright has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 251 games and scored 244 goals.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 41' Drey Wright was booked on 41.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Jason Holt. He receives a card.
- 46' Greg Taylor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeffrey Schlupp on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s high time Simo Valakari made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 59' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 59.
- 61' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Daizen Maeda by Adam Idah on 61 minute.
- 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Greg Taylor.
- 66' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Arne Engels is replaced by Luke McCowan.
- 67' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Graham Carey departs to be replaced by Sven Sprangler.
- 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zach Mitchell made 376 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 74' The referee calls foul for Zach Mitchell. He receives a card.
- 76' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Jota departs to be replaced by James Forrest.
- 81' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
- 86' Celtic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- The final score is 1-0.
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St. Johnstone FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 21
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Graham Carey ↓ Sven Sprangler 67'
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Drey Wright ↓ Taylor Steven 67'
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Adama Sidibeh ↓ Nicky Clark 67'
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Bench-
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Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ↑ 67'
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Nicky Clark ↑ 67'
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Sven Sprangler ↑ 67'
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Taylor Steven ↑ 67'
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Coach Simo ValakariCeltic FC
4-3-3Starting XI-
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Jeffrey Schlupp ↓ Greg Taylor 46'
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Jota ↓ James Forrest 76'
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Daizen Maeda ↓ Adam Idah 61'
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Nicolas Kuhn ↓ Hyun-jun Yang 46'
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Arne Engels ↓ Luke McCowan 66'
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James Forrest ↑ 76'
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Greg Taylor ↑ 46'
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Luke McCowan ↑ 66'
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Adam Idah ↑ 61'
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Hyun-jun Yang ↑ 46'
Coach Brendan Rodgers -
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