St. Johnstone vs Celtic Match Preview


Feb 14th features a match where St. Johnstone hosts Celtic in a clash of these two mismatched Premiership teams. 8th placed St. Johnstone is fresh off their 2-1 win against Livingston. Scott Tanser scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Shaun Rooney added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Liam Craig. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while celtic is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Tom Rogić struck first for Celtic in the 16th minute, then Odsonne Édouard added another in the 79th minute on a penalty In the end, St. Mirren couldn’t muster any offence and Celtic ran away with the shutout win. Celtic should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Celtic and St. Johnstone battled to a 1-1 draw. Chris Kane scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 80th minute, then Mohamed Elyounoussi tied it up for Celtic in the 83rd minute on a feed from Ryan Christie earning them at least the one point.

Odsonne Édouard has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Celtic. Chris Kane and Alistair McCann are the top scorers for St. Johnstone in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.