St Johnstone vs Celtic, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone

FT
0 - 1

Celtic

52': Mika Baur

About

St Johnstone are hosting Celtic at McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Commentary

52': Mika Baur (Celtic) Goal at 52'
55': Josh Campbell (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 55'
63': Samuel Stanton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 63'
63': Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 63'
67': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Substitution at 67'
69': Reece McAlear (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 69'
73': Camilo Durán (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
73': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
74': Danny Schmidt (St Johnstone) Substitution at 74'
74': Kai Fotheringham (St Johnstone) Substitution at 74'
82': Liam Scales (Celtic) Yellow Card at 82'
86': Shim Mheuka (Celtic) Substitution at 86'
87': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Substitution at 87'
87': Macauley Tait (St Johnstone) Substitution at 87'
90'+4': Mika Baur (Celtic) Yellow Card at 90'+4'

Statistics

CEL		STJ
9	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	8
60.3	Possession	39.7
15	SHOTS	9
9	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
522	Accurate Passes	299
583	Passes	385
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	2
1	Effective Tackles	9
8	Tackles	12
0.1	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
37	Clearances	45

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 9,879

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	8	+12	21
2	Rangers	8	+6	19
3	Heart of Midlothian	8	+11	16
4	Dundee	8	+3	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Toby Steward (GK)
3	Cheick Diabate
19	Daniel Finlayson
2	Enes Alic
26	Matthew Todd
30	Joel Cotterill
42	Reece McAlear
8	Jason Holt
9	Josh Fowler
7	Taylor Steven
32	Josh Campbell

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Kai Fotheringham, Macauley Tait, Ruari Paton, Matty Foulds, Liam Smith, Morgan Boyes, Samuel Stanton, Ross Sinclair, Danny Schmidt.

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Sam Johnstone (GK)
6	Auston Trusty
47	Dane Murray
5	Liam Scales
51	Colby Donovan
18	Oliver Sørensen
22	Mika Baur
42	Callum McGregor
9	Kasper Høgh
17	Sebastian Tounekti
23	Haissem Hassan

Celtic Substitutes:

Benjamin Nygren, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shim Mheuka, Jordan Lotomba, Kieran Tierney, James Forrest, Joel Van Den Berg, Camilo Durán, Viljami Sinisalo.

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