Celtic vs St. Johnstone

Premiership - 1st Phase 23 Oct 2021, 14:00
Celtic
Celtic
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
🏟 Celtic Park (Glasgow) 👤 N. Walsh Round 10

Match report

Celtic beat St. Johnstone 2-0 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 23 October 2021.

St. Johnstone failed to register a single shot on target, while Celtic dominated possession with 79% of the ball.

Celtic had 17 shots to St. Johnstone's 4.

The match was played at Celtic Park (Glasgow), with N. Walsh in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 79% - 21% Shots 17 - 4 On target 4 - 0 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Josip Juranovic
Celtic · 1 goal
8 Anthony Ralston 1 assist
8 Cameron Carter-Vickers 112 passes (92% accurate)
8 Carl Starfelt 136 passes (93% accurate)
8 Callum McGregor 114 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
Celtic stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–1 12–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–0
Ball Possession 82–18 —
Corners 3–1 4–2
Attacks 66–26 62–34
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
128 Attacks 60
68 Dangerous Attacks 30
5 On Target 0
14 Off Target 4
17 Shots Total 4
4 Shots On Goal 0
9 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 2
6 Shots Outside Box 2
6 Fouls 10
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
79% Ball Possession 21%
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Saves 2
792 Passes Total 206
720 Passes Accurate 130
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Celtic · 4-3-3
15 J. Hart
56 A. Ralston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 4 C. Starfelt 88 J. Juranovic
18 T. Rogic 42 C. McGregor 14 D. Turnbull
8 K. Furuhashi 7 G. Giakoumakis 17 Jota
St. Johnstone · 3-4-3
1 Z. Clark
25 E. Ambrose 6 L. Gordon 4 J. McCart
2 J. Brown 18 C. MacPherson 13 C. Bryson 24 C. Booth
14 G. Middleton 9 C. Kane 10 D. Wotherspoon
Celtic
Coach
A. Postecoglou
Substitutes
  • 29 Scott Bain
  • 54 Adam Montgomery
  • 57 Stephen Welsh
  • 6 Nir Bitton
  • 10 Albian Ajeti
  • 19 Michael Johnston
  • 11 Liel Abada
St. Johnstone
Coach
C. Davidson
Substitutes
  • 12 Elliot Parish
  • 3 Reece Devine
  • 16 Hayden Muller
  • 26 Liam Craig
  • 7 Stevie May
  • 17 Eetu Vertainen
  • 21 Ali Crawford
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ M. Johnston ↓ G. Giakoumakis Celtic
  • 63' ↑ A. Crawford ↓ G. Middleton St. Johnstone
  • 70' ↑ S. May ↓ D. Wotherspoon St. Johnstone
  • 81' ↑ L. Abada ↓ K. Furuhashi Celtic
  • 85' ↑ E. Vertainen ↓ C. Kane St. Johnstone
  • 86' ↑ A. Ajeti ↓ Jota Celtic
Cards
  • 29' C. MacPherson St. Johnstone
  • 55' C. Bryson St. Johnstone
  • 77' C. Carter-Vickers Celtic
  • 77' C. Kane St. Johnstone
  • 79' L. Gordon St. Johnstone
  • 79' E. Ambrose St. Johnstone
Head-to-head
Celtic 14 2 draws 1 St. Johnstone
2026-09-09 St Johnstone vs Celtic 0 - 1
2025-04-20 St. Johnstone vs Celtic 0 - 5
2025-04-06 St. Johnstone vs Celtic 1 - 0
2024-12-29 Celtic vs St. Johnstone 4 - 0
2024-09-28 St. Johnstone vs Celtic 0 - 6
2024-03-16 Celtic vs St. Johnstone 3 - 1
Recent form
Celtic D D D D W
St. Johnstone D D W D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celtic vs St. Johnstone?
Celtic won 2-0 against St. Johnstone on 23 October 2021.
Who won Celtic vs St. Johnstone?
Celtic won the match 2-0.
Where was Celtic vs St. Johnstone played?
The match was played at Celtic Park (Glasgow).
Who had more possession in Celtic vs St. Johnstone?
Celtic had 79% of possession, compared to 21% for the other side.