Week 20 features a match on Sun Dec 26th, where St. Johnstone plays host to Celtic in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. St. Johnstone is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ross County. Regan Charles-Cook struck first for Ross County in the 15th minute, then Jacob Butterfield tied it up for St. Johnstone in the 19th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while celtic is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against St. Mirren. Neither St. Mirren nor Celtic could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 32 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Celtic Park, Celtic was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis scored the first goal for Celtic in the 34th minute, then Josip Juranović added another in the 80th minute on a penalty shot In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Celtic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celtic ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Celtic, their top scorers are David Turnbull and Tom Rogić, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.