Ace Football previews the Premiership clash between Celtic and St. Johnstone and offers team news, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.
League leaders Celtic look to widen the gap on St. Johnstone, when they go up against each other on Saturday. Defending their position at the top is, of course, a high priority. St. Johnstone will relish the chance to spring a surprise, though. The visitors have been a surprise package so far this season, and a win against Celtic will serve to strengthen their position.
Position in the Premiership table: Celtic vs St Johnstone
The current standings in the Premiership show us how Celtic and St. Johnstone have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 18 clash on Saturday.
Celtic vs St Johnstone – Fixture History
Celtic to continue fine goalscoring form
Celtic have found a rich vein of form in recent weeks, and aim to keep their winning streak going. In their last three outings, the Premiership leaders won 2-1 against Ross County, beat Aberdeen by 0-1, and hammered Livingston 2-1.
St. Johnstone in a nice flow
St. Johnstone look to build on their current momentum with another positive result. The Saints look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 2-2 against St. Mirren. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Motherwell in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Ross County in a 1-2 win.
Fixture history: Celtic vs St Johnstone
The last time the pair played each other, Celtic came away as 2-1 winners in a Premiership, back in October 2022. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on St. Johnstone will get you odds 21.00, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 5% chance of beating Celtic. You can get a price of 1.13, should you wish to add Celtic to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last match between Celtic and St. Johnstone:
Celtic vs St Johnstone Stats
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Celtic and St. Johnstone. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Celtic have scored in 30 of the last 32 home matches
- Celtic have scored in the last 14 matches in a row
- In 12 of the last 14 Celtic matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 matches Celtic played, both teams scored
- In the last 6 home matches in a row Celtic played, both teams scored
- St. Johnstone have conceded in the last 17 away matches in a row
- In 11 of the last 13 away matches St. Johnstone played, both teams scored
- In 12 of the last 14 St. Johnstone away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 St. Johnstone matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 matches St. Johnstone played, both teams scored
- Celtic have not lost the last 20 matches versus St. Johnstone in a row
- Celtic have not lost 26 of the last 28 home matches versus St. Johnstone
- Celtic have won 12 of the last 13 matches versus St. Johnstone while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Celtic have scored in 23 of the last 24 matches versus St. Johnstone
- Celtic have won 5 of the last 6 home matches versus St. Johnstone without conceding a goal
Man of the Moment
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Kyogo Furuhashi. He is one of the players from Celtic who are in their best form. He managed to find the back of the net 3 times in his last 6 games, and will surely want to add some more goals against St. Johnstone.
The visitors will be looking to an in-form Nicky Clark to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.
Match predictions: Celtic vs St. Johnstone
To summarise, the upcoming match between Celtic and St. Johnstone appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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