St Johnstone v Celtic: what the numbers say
St Johnstone meet Celtic at McDiarmid Park, Sunday 2:00am (Scottish Premiership). Celtic have won 17 of the 19 meetings with St Johnstone since 2018.
The big picture
St Johnstone come in 7th on the ladder with 17 points; Celtic are 1st on 31. Celtic are the side higher up the table.
St Johnstone are 4–4–5 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.5 against.
Celtic are 9–2–1 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.3 goals for and 0.8 against.
Form
St Johnstone have won one of their last five and most recently beat Dundee 2–1.
Celtic have won two of their last five and most recently beat Besiktas 3–2.
Head to head
These sides have met 19 times on our records since 2018: St Johnstone 1, Celtic 17, 1 drawn.
Last time out (2026-27), Celtic won 1–0 at McDiarmid Park.
Biggest margin between these two: Celtic by 7 goals in 2021-22 (7–0).
Players to watch
For St Johnstone, watch Josh Fowler (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Josh Campbell (0.4 goals a game in 2026-27).
For Celtic, watch Camilo Durán (0.6 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026-27) and Benjamin Nygren (0.5 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27).
At McDiarmid Park
St Johnstone have won 8 of their last 22 at McDiarmid Park.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Celtic go in as clear favourites.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
