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ST Johnstone vs Celtic prediction

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PremiershipPremiership
Kickoff
Wed, Sep 9, 07:00 PM
Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
McDiarmid Park, Perth

Recent form

ST Johnstone
52Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · 0 goal difference

Celtic
80Excellent

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +4 goal difference

Our verdict

Strong
Market
Match Winner
Pick
Celtic to win
Confidence78%

BetGenius backs Celtic to win (Match Winner) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Celtic travel to face ST Johnstone at McDiarmid Park sitting top of the Premiership table with a perfect record of five wins from five matches. The league leaders have demonstrated clinical form both at home and on the road, netting thirteen goals while conceding only three across their opening fixtures.

ST Johnstone enter the contest in ninth position, having collected four points from four league games. While they secured home victories against Kilmarnock and Hibernian, their defense has struggled for stability, failing to keep a clean sheet across five matches in all competitions and conceding eight goals in that span.

Historical head-to-head records heavily favour Celtic, who have won eight of the last ten meetings between the two sides. Given the significant gap in league form, attacking efficiency, and past encounters, the visitors hold a strong advantage heading into this clash.

Key factors

  • Celtic have won all five of their league matches this season, scoring 13 goals and conceding only 3.
  • ST Johnstone have conceded eight goals in their five competitive fixtures and have kept zero clean sheets.
  • Celtic have won eight of the last ten head-to-head encounters against ST Johnstone.
  • Celtic average 3.5 goals scored per match across their away league fixtures.
  • Eighty percent of the last ten meetings between these teams have produced over 2.5 total goals.

Team news

ST Johnstone

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Celtic

  • JotaKnee Injury
  • A. Oxlade-ChamberlainRed Card
  • A. JohnstonInactive

Team news last updated Aug 25 (15 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Statistical comparison

ST Johnstone at home vs Celtic away
2
Played
2
2-0-0
W-D-L
2-0-0
—
Scored /game
—
—
Conceded /game
—
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
100%

Key players this season

ST Johnstone

  • J. Fowler4G
  • J. Gullan2A

Celtic

  • C. Durán3G · 3A
  • B. Nygren3G · 3A
  • K. Høgh3G
  • Yang Hyun-Jun2G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1CelticPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)5+1015
2Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)5+712
3ST MirrenPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)5+310
4RangersPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)5+210
5MotherwellPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)5+38
6DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)6+17
7ST JohnstonePremiership (Relegation Group)507
8HibernianPremiership (Relegation Group)5-26
9Dundee UtdPremiership (Relegation Group)6-55
10AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)5-54

Head-to-head

Full record →
ST Johnstone
1
Draws
1
Celtic
8

Celtic have won 8 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.7 goals a game, 80% went over 2.5.

  • 2025-04-20ST Johnstone 0-5 Celtic
  • 2025-04-06ST Johnstone 1-0 Celtic
  • 2024-12-29Celtic 4-0 ST Johnstone
  • 2024-09-28ST Johnstone 0-6 Celtic
  • 2024-03-16Celtic 3-1 ST Johnstone

Our record in Premiership

71%20 won from 28 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.

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Market
Match Winner
Pick
Celtic to win
Confidence78%

Celtic have started the league campaign in flawless fashion with five consecutive victories, averaging 2.6 goals scored per game and conceding just 0.6. They have won both of their away league fixtures, scoring seven goals in the process. ST Johnstone have yet to record a clean sheet this season, conceding an average of two goals per game at home. Furthermore, Celtic have won eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings, creating an overwhelming multi-signal advantage across current form, league standings, and recent history.

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Published September 7, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.