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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 16
Dec 6, 2020 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
1 - 1
St Johnstone

Elyounoussi (83')
McGregor (78')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Kane (80')
Bryson (55'), Wotherspoon (65'), Kane (68'), Craig (90+2'), McNamara (90+3')

The Match

Match Report

The Hoops are now 13 points behind rivals Rangers in the title race.

Team News

Saints will have defenders Danny McNamara and Jason Kerr back after injury.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 70.66%. A draw had a probability of 16.9% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 12.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.51%) and 1-0 (8.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.77%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-2 (3.62%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
70.66%16.91%12.43%
Both teams to score 55.37%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.62%34.38%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.7%56.3%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.35%8.65%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.18%29.82%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.61%39.39%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.91%76.09%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 70.66%
    St Johnstone 12.43%
    Draw 16.91%
CelticDrawSt Johnstone
2-0 @ 10.2%
2-1 @ 9.51%
1-0 @ 8.34%
3-0 @ 8.33%
3-1 @ 7.76%
4-0 @ 5.1%
4-1 @ 4.75%
3-2 @ 3.62%
5-0 @ 2.5%
5-1 @ 2.33%
4-2 @ 2.21%
5-2 @ 1.08%
6-0 @ 1.02%
6-1 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 70.66%
1-1 @ 7.77%
2-2 @ 4.43%
0-0 @ 3.41%
3-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 16.91%
1-2 @ 3.62%
0-1 @ 3.17%
0-2 @ 1.48%
2-3 @ 1.38%
1-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 12.43%

How you voted: Celtic vs St Johnstone

Celtic
69.8%
Draw
18.7%
St Johnstone
11.5%
139
Head to Head
Oct 4, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 10
St Johnstone
0-2
Celtic

Wotherspoon (19'), Davidson (68'), Gordon (90+4')
Griffiths (90+1'), Klimala (90+3')
Ntcham (13'), Turnbull (49')
Mar 21, 2020 3pm
Mar 1, 2020 3pm
Quarter-Finals
St Johnstone
0-1
Celtic

Butcher (19'), Hendry (53'), McCart (79'), Gordon (89')
Christie (81')
Bitton (45'), Forster (89')
Jan 29, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 17
St Johnstone
0-3
Celtic

McCann (54'), Duffy (55')
Ntcham (6'), Forrest (20'), Griffiths (26')
Aug 3, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 1
Celtic
7-0
St Johnstone
Johnston (9'), Christie (26', 30', 67'), Ntcham (72'), Edouard (80'), Griffiths (86')

Kennedy (27'), Foster (74'), Davidson (78')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic000080265478
2RangersRangers000072234975
3Hearts000046341262
4Kilmarnock00004334951
5St Mirren00003843-543
6Dundee00004454-1041
Relegation Group
1Hibernian00004451-739
2Motherwell00004651-537
3Aberdeen00003549-1435
4St Johnstone00002446-2231
5Ross County00003256-2430
6Livingston00002259-3718
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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