ST Johnstone v Celtic result

Full-time · ST Johnstone 1–3 Celtic

Premiership · Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:00 GMT · McDiarmid Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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ST Johnstone 1–3 Celtic — Celtic won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Celtic won 3–1 at McDiarmid Park in the Premiership on Sunday 3 December.

The goals

Celtic came from behind: ST Johnstone led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — ST Johnstone: D. Jaiyesimi (40’); Celtic: Callum McGregor (67’), M. O'Riley (79’, assisted by K. Furuhashi) and James Forrest (90’, assisted by Tomoki Iwata).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: ST Johnstone 0.00, Celtic 0.00, from 5 shots to 25 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Robertson showed three yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — ST Johnstone: R. McGowan (13’) and Dimitar Mitov (79’); Celtic: K. Furuhashi (79’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. O'Riley (Celtic) 8.0, Callum McGregor (Celtic) 7.5 and D. Jaiyesimi (ST Johnstone) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

ST Johnstone next travel to Rangers on 24 October 2026.

Celtic next host Celta Vigo on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for ST Johnstone: Rangers v ST Johnstone, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Celtic: Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: ST Johnstone 1–3 Celtic · Premiership
Venue: McDiarmid Park · Perth
Referee: D. Robertson
Head-to-head (last 6): ST Johnstone 0 · draws 1 · Celtic 5 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: ST Johnstone 2W 1D 2L · Celtic 2W 1D 2L

ST Johnstone 1–3 Celtic (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 9.67

Corners

against 5.5 / 3.17 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.38 / 7.17

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.25 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · D. Robertson

2.53 home / 1.8 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	ST Johnstone for / against	Line	Celtic for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	9.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.63 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	20.83 for · 8.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.38 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.17 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.17 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Robertson — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 23.93 fouls over 15 matches (2.53 to the home side, 1.8 to the away side).

Home 2.53Away 1.8

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Phillips n 8	79.4	2.4 8/4	0.7 4/1	—
S. Sprangler n 8	69.8	2.3 7/3	0.6 3/1	—
C. MacPherson n 8	31.9	2.1 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
D. Costelloe n 8	83.1	1.9 7/4	0.8 5/1	—
D. Jaiyesimi n 8	62.6	1.8 7/3	1.3 3/3	—

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Clark n 8	67.1	2 7/2	0.8 3/1
C. Kane n 8	63.8	1.6 6/3	0.5 3/0
L. Jephcott n 8	36.6	1.2 4/0	0 0/0
D. Costelloe n 8	83.1	1.1 5/2	0.4 2/1
D. Wright n 8	79.3	1.1 5/2	0.4 2/1

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Clark n 8	67.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
G. Carey n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Kucheryavyi n 8	55	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
D. Phillips n 8	79.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. May n 8	34.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sprangler n 8	69.8	4.5 5/5
D. Phillips n 8	79.4	3.5 6/6
R. McGowan n 8	90	2.8 6/6
M. Kucheryavyi n 8	55	2.7 7/5
L. Robinson n 8	90	2.3 7/6

Celtic

Celtic — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Paulo Bernardo n 8	45.6	3 5/4	2 4/2	—
Oh Hyeon-Gyu n 8	37.3	1.8 4/1	2.1 5/1	—
D. Maeda n 8	64.6	1.7 7/1	0.3 1/1	—
M. Johnston n 8	38.6	1.7 4/1	1.2 4/0	—
N. Phillips n 8	43.3	1.3 5/0	0 0/0	—

Celtic — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Oh Hyeon-Gyu n 8	37.3	4.2 7/5	2.7 6/3
M. Tilio n 5	61	3.2 3/3	2.1 3/2
D. Turnbull n 8	35.3	3.2 5/3	2.2 4/2
J. Forrest n 8	27.9	3.2 6/2	1.6 3/1
L. Palma n 8	59.8	3 8/4	1.5 6/2

Celtic — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Palma n 8	59.8	0.6 3/0	0.9 3/1
D. Turnbull n 8	35.3	1.3 4/0	0 0/0
M. Tilio n 5	61	0.9 2/1	0 0/0
Oh Hyeon-Gyu n 8	37.3	0.9 2/1	0 0/0
R. Hatate n 8	57.5	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0

Celtic — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alexandro Bernabei n 8	35.9	2.8 5/3
Yang Hyun-Jun n 8	52.1	2.4 7/3
M. O'Riley n 8	81.6	2.3 8/6
J. Forrest n 8	27.9	2 4/1
A. Johnston n 8	82	1.9 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
ST Johnstone		Celtic
30%	Possession	70%
5	Shots	25
3	Shots on target	7
2	Shots off target	11
0	Blocked shots	7
5	Shots inside the box	14
2	Corners	12
1	Offsides	8
8	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
258	Passes	602
59%	Pass accuracy	87%

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Mitov	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
J. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
R. McGowan	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
L. Gordon	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
G. Carey	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.7
M. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
D. Costelloe	87	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
M. Kucheryavyi	73	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
D. Jaiyesimi	73	1	2	2	0	0	0	7.3
J. Turner-Cooke sub	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
C. Kane sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. May sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Celtic player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Hart	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Johnston	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.9
C. Carter-Vickers	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Scales	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.5
G. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
M. O'Riley	90	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	7.9
C. McGregor	90	1	0	4	2	3	2	0	8.3
K. Furuhashi	85	0	1	3	1	1	1	Y	6.6
L. Palma	80	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.2
D. Turnbull	58	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
Yang Hyun-Jun	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
M. Johnston sub	45	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.3
Oh Hyeon-Gyu sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Iwata sub	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
J. Forrest sub	10	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind ST Johnstone v Celtic — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ST JohnstoneLWDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

CelticWLWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

ST Johnstone 0 · 1 draw · Celtic 5 · 4 goals/game

2023-08-26 Celtic 0–0 ST Johnstone
2023-02-05 ST Johnstone 1–4 Celtic
2022-12-24 Celtic 4–1 ST Johnstone
2022-10-08 ST Johnstone 1–2 Celtic
2022-04-09 Celtic 7–0 ST Johnstone
2021-12-26 ST Johnstone 1–3 Celtic

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

ST Johnstone#10 pos35 pts38 pl-25 GD

Celtic#1 pos93 pts38 pl+65 GD

Goals per game

ST Johnstone scored0.76

Celtic scored2.5

ST Johnstone conceded1.42

Celtic conceded0.79

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What is the head-to-head record between ST Johnstone and Celtic?: In their last 6 meetings, ST Johnstone won 0, Celtic won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of ST Johnstone and Celtic?: Recent form — ST Johnstone 2W 1D 2L; Celtic 2W 1D 2L.

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