Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Celtic and St Johnstone, taking place on Saturday, 26 August 2023, at Celtic Park in Glasgow.
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Celtic, Recent FormCeltic have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 3-1 away win against Aberdeen in their previous league match. They came away from that fixture with 67% of the possession and clocked up 16 attempts on goal with 10 on target. By comparison, Aberdeen managed 11 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
Whilst manager Brendan Rodgers will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 16 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 12 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 33 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have not lost at home for an impressive 45 games in a row.
Kyogo Furuhashi will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Celtic Park, having notched up 6 goals for Celtic in their last 6 league matches at home.
St Johnstone, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the St Johnstone players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 away defeat at the hands of Ross County. In that game they recorded 56 % of the possession, with 12 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 19 shots on goal.
It seems pretty certain that Steven MacLean will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 9 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for St Johnstone, Stevie May will be looking to add more goals against Celtic in this match.
The last time these two teams met Celtic enforced their superiority over St Johnstone with a comfortable 1-4 win.
Celtic will be confident of finding the net in this one against The Saints, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 15 encounters between the two sides. In their last 3 away league games against The Bhoys, St Johnstone have conceded a total of 13 goals and that's an average of 4.33 per game.
Undefeated in their last 22 league encounters against St Johnstone, Celtic have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning the last 8 times in a row.
Celtic player Liel Abada will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against St Johnstone, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
With only Alistair Johnston (Ankle) and Marco Tilio (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Brendan Rodgers will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Steven MacLean has a number of injury concerns in his St Johnstone squad to contend with: Callum Booth (Unknown), James Brown (Calf), Nicky Clark (Ankle), Ali Crawford (Calf), Chris Kane (Ankle), Cammy MacPherson (Sprained foot) and Drey Wright (Calf)
Celtic Playing at home | St Johnstone Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals scored | 0 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 17' | Time first goal scored | - |
| 60' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 3 |
| 4-2 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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