In this week 16 match on Dec 6th, Celtic hosts St. Johnstone at Celtic Park in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. In their last match, Celtic recorded a 2-4 loss against Milan. Tom Rogić struck first for Celtic in the 7th minute, then Odsonne Édouard added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Ryan Christie But luckily in the 50th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jens Petter Hauge. Celtic is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 2-2 draw against Hibernian. Alistair McCann struck first for St. Johnstone in the 35th minute on a feed from Stevie May, but Paul McGinn got the equalizer for Hibernian in the 36th minute . St. Johnstone is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Oct 4th, Celtic was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Leigh Griffiths struck first for Celtic in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Hatem Abd Elhamed, then Patryk Klimala added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Celtic ran away with the shutout win.
Stevie May has been the most effective weapon for St. Johnstone lately. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. For Celtic, their top scorers are Mohamed Elyounoussi and Odsonne Édouard, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.