St Johnstone vs Celtic result and stats
Win probability: home 11%, draw 17%, away 72%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersCeltic won 1–0 away at St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday 9 September 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave St Johnstone 11%, the draw 17% and Celtic 72%, so an away win had a 72% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished St Johnstone 0.77, Celtic 2.22, so Celtic created the better chances. St Johnstone had 9 shots (3 on target) to Celtic's 15 (9 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
SJCE
0.77Expected goals2.22
9Shots15
3On target9
2Corners11
13Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Referee: M MacDermid
Recent form
St Johnstone
W v Hibernian2–1 · 6 Sep
D @ Dundee1–1 · 2 Sep
L @ Hearts1–2 · 29 Aug
L @ St Mirren0–1 · 8 Aug
W v Kilmarnock4–3 · 2 Aug
Celtic
W @ St Mirren2–1 · 5 Sep
W v Aberdeen3–0 · 2 Sep
W v Falkirk2–1 · 29 Aug
W @ Kilmarnock5–1 · 9 Aug
W v Dundee1–0 · 3 Aug
Head to head
In 12 league meetings since 2021, St Johnstone won 1, Celtic won 10 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 6 Apr 2025, finished St Johnstone 1–0 Celtic, a win for St Johnstone.
St Johnstone 1–0 Celtic6 Apr 2025
Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone29 Dec 2024
St Johnstone 0–6 Celtic28 Sep 2024
Celtic 3–1 St Johnstone16 Mar 2024
St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic3 Dec 2023
Celtic 0–0 St Johnstone26 Aug 2023
Season averages per game
SJCE
1.18Goals2.45
1.55Conceded0.73
1.22xG2.69
1.74xG against0.95
10.4Shots20.6
3.4On target8.6
3.1Corners9.1
1.27Yellow cards1.64
9%Clean sheets36%
64%Both score55%
46%3+ goals64%