St Johnstone vs Celtic Premiership prediction & result
Final score: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic.
Before kick-off the model made it 31% St Johnstone, 28% draw, 41% Celtic — fair odds of 3.23, 3.57 and 2.44. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-2.
The model called the result correctly.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts Celtic at 41% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 1092 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.3% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — St Johnstone vs Celtic
Line-ups
- 1T. StewardG
- 26M. ToddD
- 19D. FinlaysonD
- 3C. DiabateD
- 32J. CampbellM
- 42R. McAlearM
- 8J. HoltM
- 2E. AlıçM
- 30Joel CotterillM
- 7T. StevenM
- 9J. FowlerF
- 4M. BoyesD
- 18K. FotheringhamF
- 14M. FouldsD
- 99R. PatonF
- 22D. SchmidtF
- 20R. SinclairG
- 33L. SmithD
- 11S. StantonM
- 25M. TaitM
- 26S. JohnstoneG
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 47D. MurrayD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 42C. McGregorM
- 22M. BaurM
- 23H. HassanM
- 18O. SørensenM
- 17S. TounektiM
- 9K. HøghF
- 3J. LotombaD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 11C. DuránF
- 29Shumaira MheukaF
- 8B. NygrenF
- 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 1V. SinisaloG
- 63K. TierneyD
- 35J. van den BergM
Form going into St Johnstone vs Celtic
St Johnstone
- W2-1Hibernian6 September 2026
- D1-1away to Dundee2 September 2026
- L1-2away to Heart of Midlothian29 August 2026
- L0-1away to St Mirren8 August 2026
Celtic
- W2-1away to St Mirren5 September 2026
- W3-0Aberdeen2 September 2026
- W2-1Falkirk29 August 2026
- W5-1away to Kilmarnock9 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Premiership table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | St Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 1 | Celtic | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 18 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: St Johnstone vs Celtic
- 9 September 2026St Johnstone 0–1 CelticPremiership
- 20 April 2025St Johnstone 0–5 CelticFA Cup
- 6 April 2025St Johnstone 1–0 CelticPremiership
- 29 December 2024Celtic 4–0 St JohnstonePremiership
- 28 September 2024St Johnstone 0–6 CelticPremiership
- 16 March 2024Celtic 3–1 St JohnstonePremiership
Leading scorers: St Johnstone and Celtic
St Johnstone
- J. Fowler4 goals1 assists
Celtic
- C. Durán3 goals3 assists
- B. Nygren3 goals3 assists
- K. Høgh3 goals
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.