In this week 18 match on the 24th of December, Celtic will play host to St. Johnstone in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 1st placed Celtic, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Aberdeen. Callum McGregor struck first for Celtic in the 87th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aberdeen couldn’t manage to score, and Celtic took the shutout win. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 2-1 win against Ross County. Jordan White scored the first goal for Ross County in the 22nd minute, but Ali Crawford got the equalizer for St. Johnstone in the 77th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Ali Crawford to cap off a wild match. St. Johnstone should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Mcdiarmid Park, Celtic won by a score of 2 to 1. Andy Considine scored the first goal for Celtic on an own goal in the 42nd minute, then Alex Mitchell tied it up for St. Johnstone in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time.
For St. Johnstone, their top scorers are Nicholas Clark and Ali Crawford, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Celtic’s most prolific scorer has been Sead Hakšabanović. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.