St Johnstone vs Celtic prediction — Premiership · Sat 22 Aug · 15:00 UK

Premiership · Sat 22 Aug · 15:00 UK
St Johnstone 14Draw 20Celtic 66
The call
86%
Celtic or draw
3.2
Goals expected
Full time
Final 0–0

What we expected

MarketProbability
Celtic to score89%
Over 1.5 goals82%
Under 3.5 goals61%
Over 2.5 goals61%

Model inputs

Expected goals gap (xG)-1.3 / match
Head-to-head, last 5STS 1 · D 0 · CEL 4
Opponent strength indexTop quartile

Head to head

Apr 2025St. Johnstone 0–5 Celtic
Apr 2025St. Johnstone 1–0 Celtic
Dec 2024Celtic 4–0 St. Johnstone
Sept 2024St. Johnstone 0–6 Celtic
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Common questions

Who will win St Johnstone vs Celtic?

Bawler's model rates this match: Celtic are favoured (66% win probability vs 14% for St Johnstone, 20% draw). The model uses rolling xG, recent form, and lineup data.

What is the predicted score for St Johnstone vs Celtic?

The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic (10.3% probability). Expected total goals: 3.16.

How does Bawler predict St Johnstone vs Celtic?

Bawler builds each side's expected goals from a rolling 26-match window, adjusts for home advantage and for injuries or absences in the confirmed squads, then runs the resulting scoreline distribution to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. For this match that gives St Johnstone 14%, the draw 20% and Celtic 66%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.

Will both teams score in St Johnstone vs Celtic?

BTTS: Yes (54% probability) — both attacks should find the net. Based on home expected goals 0.94 and away expected goals 2.21.

Over or under 2.5 goals in St Johnstone vs Celtic?

Bawler's model gives a combined expected-goals total of 3.16. The lean is Over 2.5 (a goal-fest is on the cards).

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