St Johnstone vs Celtic prediction
Scotland Premiership · Wednesday 9 September 2026, 21:00 WAT
- Model called 2 ✓ (away win): called it
- Market called 2 ✓ (away win): called it
Who wins?
Brit Predictor's model rates Celtic to win as the most likely result (70%). It gives St Johnstone 12% at home, a draw 18% and Celtic 70%, so its call is 2: Celtic to win. The bookmakers, with their margin removed, have it 16% / 20% / 64%, a call of 2. Expected goals are 0.9 for St Johnstone and 2.4 for Celtic; on goals, the model leans Over 2.5 at 63%. Careful: there is little recent data on St Johnstone, usually a promoted side, and the market tends to be right about those.
Rebuilt after kick-off using only matches played before it. A double chance (1X, X2, 12) is called when the top two results are within 10 points. A goals call (O2.5 or U2.5) is made only when the model gives one side at least 65%.
Strength and form
St Johnstone
Attack 10th of 12, defence 11th of 12 in the league.
- W 2-1 v Hibernian 2026-09-06
- D 1-1 at Dundee 2026-09-02
- L 1-2 at Hearts 2026-08-29
- L 0-1 at St Mirren 2026-08-08
- W 4-3 v Kilmarnock 2026-08-02
Celtic
Attack 1st of 12, defence 1st of 12 in the league.
- W 2-1 at St Mirren 2026-09-05
- W 3-0 v Aberdeen 2026-09-02
- W 2-1 v Falkirk 2026-08-29
- W 5-1 at Kilmarnock 2026-08-09
- W 1-0 v Dundee 2026-08-03
From 487 league matches since 2024-08-03, recent games weighted more.
More Scotland Premiership games on Wed 9 Sep
- Rangers vs St Mirren · FT 1–0