Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between St Johnstone and Celtic, taking place on Sunday, 05 February 2023, at McDiarmid Park in Perth.
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St Johnstone, Recent FormSt Johnstone will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-0 away win against Motherwell. In that game they had 43% possession and managed 11 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Motherwell who had 5 attempts and 1 on target.
They have bagged 6 goals in their last 6 matches but haven't taken the points they might have hoped for, primarily due to some indecisive defending that has seen their goal breached 12 times in that period. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at McDiarmid Park recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. Their defensive record does not make good reading so far this season as they have conceded at least 1 goal in 20 of their 24 league games.
St Johnstone will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form at McDiarmid Park, they've lost their last 3 league games in a row there and not had a home win in 4 games.
Celtic, Recent FormWhen Celtic last played in the league they faced Livingston and produced an outstanding 3-0 home win. In that game they recorded 81 of the possession, with 15 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 0 of their 6 shots on goal.
Ange Postecoglou will be more than satisfied with his side's form of late, having recorded 17 goals in their last 6 encounters and only conceded 2 goals in that time. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 17 games. They are showing that they are not easy to beat with a defensive record of 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row, and are on an unbeaten run of 17 games.
On an individual basis, Kyogo Furuhashi will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Celtic's last 6 league 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 3 goals.
Goals should be on the cards for The Bhoys in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against St Johnstone in their last 14 meetings together. Celtic have an impressive record of scoring goals against The Saints, with a tally of 18 goals against them in their previous 5 encounters.
Undefeated in their last 10 league encounters against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park, Celtic have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning on their last 10 visits in a row.
Celtic player James Forrest will be looking to cause St Johnstone some problems having scored 2 goals in the last 3 league meetings between the teams at McDiarmid Park.
With only Murray Davidson (Ankle) and Chris Kane (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Callum Davidson will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
There is only really one injury concern for the Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou ahead of this clash, with James McCarthy (Hamstring) missing out, which gives Postecoglou a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
St Johnstone Playing at home | Celtic Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 3.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 29' |
| 51' | Time first goal conceded | 62' |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 9-0 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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