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St Johnstone, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-1 away defeat by Kilmarnock will have left the St Johnstone squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with a possession stat of 59% and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Kilmarnock, who managed 10 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
Manager Callum Davidson will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, with them having managed to score 8 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 7 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have been misfiring up front at home recently, having been unable to produce a goal in 4 of their last 6 matches.
They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form, having lost 3 of their last 6 games and picking up only 2 wins.
Celtic, Recent FormCeltic will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 home win against Motherwell. Their share of possession in that meeting was 70%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to the numbers reached by Motherwell, who had 7 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Manager Ange Postecoglou will be delighted with his team's performances recently, with them having scored 22 goals in their last 6 games whilst conceding only 3. They are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 games. They are showing that they are not easy to beat with a defensive record of 4 clean sheets in their last 6 matches.
This has been a great run of form for them over the past 6 matches, during which they've managed to secure 5 victories. They will be very happy with their very strong start to the season, winning 7 of their 8 league games.
In front of goal, Kyogo Furuhashi has shown an impressive run of form over the last 6 league matches, managing to find the back of the net no less than 6 times in that run of games.
A defeat for St Johnstone in their last match against Celtic was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 7 goals.
The Bhoys will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 12 encounters with St Johnstone. The Saints have struggled to break down the Celtic defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, Celtic know how to do it against The Saints, having clocked up 18 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings.
Undefeated in their last 9 league encounters against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park, Celtic have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning on their last 9 visits in a row.
In front of goal, James Forrest has scored 6 goals in the previous 3 league matches for Celtic against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park and will be confident of getting more of the same this time out.
St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Callum Booth (Achilles tendon), Chris Kane (Knee) and Cammy MacPherson (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Unknown), Yōsuke Ideguchi (Leg), Aaron Mooy (Knock) and Carl Starfelt (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
St Johnstone Playing at home | Celtic Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 4.3 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 26' | Time first goal scored | 23' |
| 73' | Time first goal conceded | 51' |
| 3.3 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 9-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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