Celtic v St. Johnstone 21 Aug 2011

Last updated : 20 August 2011 By Footymad

Footymad preview History of the Celtic v St. Johnstone fixture

Celtic prepare to entertain St. Johnstone at Parkhead on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 40 of the 52 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Parkhead was less than a year ago, in December 2010, with Celtic running out comfortable 2-0 winners.

 

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
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
2010/2011 Wed 27 Oct St. Johnstone 2 - 3 Celtic Scottish League Cup
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Celtic 3 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sun 24 Jan St. Johnstone 1 - 4 Celtic Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 22 Aug Celtic 5 - 2 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

 

Recent respective form guides

Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded three.

St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, collecting two wins and three draws from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with four goals for and three against.

Celtic have a total of nine points from their three games while St. Johnstone have only managed to gather one.

 

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Celtic 6 5 1 0 15 1 16
St. Johnstone 6 2 2 2 3 3 8

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

 

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Bhoys to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

 

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Celtic Unbeaten in the last six home games.
Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
eight
St. Johnstone Previous two away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous two away games.
An overall losing run of two games.
No win in the four most recent games.

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