Celtic vs St. Johnstone Match Preview


On Sat Apr 9th, in week 33, Celtic will play host to St. Johnstone in a Premiership match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 1st placed Celtic is fresh off their 2-1 win against Rangers. Aaron Ramsey struck first for Rangers in the 3rd minute on a feed from Ryan Kent, but Tom Rogić got the equalizer for Celtic in the 7th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 43rd minute on a goal by Cameron Carter-Vickers. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10, while in their last match, 11th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Livingston. Callum Hendry scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 3rd minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Livingston couldn’t manage to score, and St. Johnstone took the shutout win. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match on Sunday Dec 26th, Celtic was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Abada struck first for Celtic in the 9th minute, then Abada added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Tom Rogić. Giorgos Giakoumakis has been the most effective weapon for Celtic lately. The Greek attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.