St. Johnstone vs Celtic

Premiership - 1st Phase 3 Dec 2023, 12:00
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
1–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 McDiarmid Park (Perth) 👤 D. Robertson Round 15

Match report

Celtic beat St. Johnstone 3-1 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 3 December 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Celtic dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 25 shots to St. Johnstone's 5.

The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth), with D. Robertson in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 30% - 70% Shots 5 - 25 On target 3 - 7 Corners 2 - 12 Fouls 8 - 7 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Matt O'Riley
Celtic · 1 goal
8 Callum McGregor 1 goal
8 James Forrest 1 goal
8 Alistair Johnston 82 passes (95% accurate)
7 Diallang Jaiyesimi 1 goal
First half vs second half
Celtic came out stronger after half-time, with 17 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–8 2–17
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–6
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 2–5 0–7
Attacks 55–67 33–72
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
88 Attacks 139
37 Dangerous Attacks 90
3 On Target 8
2 Off Target 18
5 Shots Total 25
3 Shots On Goal 7
2 Shots Off Goal 11
0 Shots Blocked 7
5 Shots Inside Box 14
0 Shots Outside Box 11
8 Fouls 7
2 Corners 12
1 Offsides 8
30% Ball Possession 70%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
257 Passes Total 601
153 Passes Accurate 522
Line-ups 4-4-1-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
St. Johnstone · 4-4-1-1
1 D. Mitov
2 J. Brown 5 R. McGowan 6 L. Gordon 19 L. Robinson
15 M. Kucheriavyi 34 D. Phillips 11 G. Carey 44 D. Costelloe
22 M. Smith
13 D. Jaiyesimi
Celtic · 4-3-3
1 J. Hart
2 A. Johnston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 5 L. Scales 3 G. Taylor
33 M. O'Riley 42 C. McGregor 14 D. Turnbull
13 Y. Hyun-Jun 8 K. Furuhashi 7 L. Palma
St. Johnstone
Coach
C. Levein
Substitutes
  • 27 Jay Turner-Cooke
  • 9 Chris Kane
  • 7 Stevie May
  • 31 Dave Richards
  • 17 Oludare Olufunwa
  • 23 Sven Sprangler
  • 25 Cameron Ballantyne
  • 16 Luke Jephcott
  • 46 Filip Franczak
Celtic
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 90 Michael Johnston
  • 19 Hyun-gyu Oh
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 24 Tomoki Iwata
  • 29 Scott Bain
  • 56 Anthony Ralston
  • 6 Nathaniel Phillips
  • 28 Paulo Bernardo
  • 15 Odin Thiago Holm
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Johnston ↓ Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
  • 58' ↑ Oh Hyeon-Gyu ↓ D. Turnbull Celtic
  • 73' ↑ C. Kane ↓ D. Jaiyesimi St. Johnstone
  • 73' ↑ J. Turner-Cooke ↓ M. Kucheryavyi St. Johnstone
  • 80' ↑ J. Forrest ↓ L. Palma Celtic
  • 85' ↑ T. Iwata ↓ K. Furuhashi Celtic
  • 87' ↑ S. May ↓ D. Costelloe St. Johnstone
Cards
  • 13' R. McGowan St. Johnstone
  • 79' K. Furuhashi Celtic
  • 79' D. Mitov St. Johnstone
Head-to-head
St. Johnstone 1 2 draws 14 Celtic
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
St. Johnstone L D W D W
Celtic W D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in St. Johnstone vs Celtic?
St. Johnstone lost 1-3 against Celtic on 3 December 2023.
Who won St. Johnstone vs Celtic?
Celtic won the match 3-1.
Where was St. Johnstone vs Celtic played?
The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth).
Who had more possession in St. Johnstone vs Celtic?
Celtic had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.