FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Celtic 15 Sep 2012

Last updated : 14 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the St. Johnstone v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Bhoys have winning 56.14% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was less than a year ago, in December 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Thu 03 May Celtic 1 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 01 Apr Celtic 2 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 18 Dec St. Johnstone 0-2 Celtic Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 21 Aug Celtic 0 - 1 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Tue 12 Apr St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Celtic Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Celtic 2 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct St. Johnstone 0 - 3 Celtic Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Saints have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Celtic's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Bhoys pummel 12 goals, and let in 4.

St. Johnstone find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 2 points.

Celtic's total of 8 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 0 3 3 3 8 3
Celtic 6 4 2 0 13 5 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to St. Johnstone. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not won in the 14 most recent games.
Celtic Undefeated in last 4 away games.
10 games since last defeat.

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