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Celtic 7–0 St. Johnstone

Saturday 9 April 2022, 15:00 · Celtic Park · Round 33 · Half-time 3–0 · Referee Andrew Dallas · Attendance 58,321

Celtic Hatate 8', Giakoumakis 22', Maeda 36', Juranovic 52' (pen), O'Riley 70', 73', Abada 78'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	St. Johnstone
Goals	7	0
xG	4.73	0.06
Non-penalty xG	3.94	0.06
Expected Points	2.99	0.00

Celtic >99%Draw <1%St. Johnstone <1%

Most likely score 6+–0, 29%. Final score 7–0, 29%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

CelticSt. Johnstone

4.73 +2.29xG0.06 −0.58

3.94Non-penalty xG0.06

5.38 +3.04xG on target0.00 −0.61

23 +2.7Shots1 −7.8

10 +3.1Shots on target0 −2.5

8 +4.3Big chances0 −0.5

53 +16Touches in the opposition box4 −10

84% +15Possession16% −27

968 +325Passes184 −146

92% +6Pass accuracy53% −10

97% +19Field tilt3% −37

122 +48Final-third entries8 −20

29 +6.7Box entries3 −4.0

16.0 +6Passes per defensive action46.4 +31

7 −2.5Corners2 −2.5

6 −6Tackles21 +6

3 −4.8Interceptions9 −1.1

3 −12Clearances15 −10

0 −1.4Saves3 −0.2

3 −9Fouls5 −7

1 −0.8Offsides0 −1.8

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Celtic

St. Johnstone

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

CelticSt. Johnstone

3.62 20 shots, 6 goalsOpen play0.06 1 shot, 0 goals

0.32 2 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 1 goalPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–01–02–03–04–07–0

Level: 8 min (9%) · Celtic 0.51, St. Johnstone 0.06 xG
Celtic ahead: 83 min (91%) · Celtic 4.22, St. Johnstone 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

27' Abada for Giakoumakis · goal 78'
46' O'Riley for Rogic · goal 70', goal 73'
55' Turnbull for Hatate · 1 assist
74' McCarthy for McGregor
74' Furuhashi for Jota

St. Johnstone substitutes

46' MacPherson for Davidson
46' Sang for Rooney
64' May for Middleton
64' Bair for Hendry
77' Butterfield for Hallberg

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	0	0
Juranovic	RB	90	1	1	0.99	0.38	2	0.17	16	1
Carter-Vickers	CB	90			0.00	0.05	1	0.27	22	0
Starfelt	CB	90			0.00	0.05	0	0.28	19	2
Taylor	LB	90		1	0.00	0.41	3	0.05	5	1
Rogic	CM	46			0.47	0.08	0	0.00	1	0
McGregor	CM	74			0.00	0.18	0	0.19	5	1
Hatate	CM	55	1		0.52	0.38	0	0.08	5	0
Jota	RW	74		1	0.16	0.68	3	0.53	12	1
Giakoumakis	ST	27	1		0.49	0.03	1	−0.01	1	1
Maeda	LW	90	1	1	0.22	0.21	2	0.06	6	2
Abada	FW	63	1		1.08	0.09	1	0.01	3	1
O'Riley	MF	44	2		0.63	0.75	1	0.15	8	1
Turnbull	MF	35		1	0.00	0.21	2	0.17	1	1
McCarthy	MF	16			0.00	0.01	0	0.03	1	0
Furuhashi	FW	16			0.15	0.02	0	0.01	2	0

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Clark	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Rooney	RWB	46	0.00	0.01	1	0.01	2	3
Brown	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	7
Gordon	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	1	9
McCart	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	5
Booth	LWB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	6
Davidson	CM	46	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	3
Hallberg	CM	77	0.06	0.00	0	0.01	0	3
Middleton	CM	64	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	3	2
Crawford	ST	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	2
Hendry	ST	64	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
MacPherson	MF	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Sang	MF	44	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	2
May	FW	26	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Bair	FW	26	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Butterfield	MF	13	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Celtic

St. Johnstone

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Starfelt	Carter-Vickers	54
Carter-Vickers	Starfelt	46
Taylor	Starfelt	41
Starfelt	Taylor	30
Carter-Vickers	Juranovic	29

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Booth	McCart	4
Crawford	Rooney	3
Crawford	Brown	3
Hendry	Middleton	3
Middleton	Hallberg	3

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 32 matches

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 32 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Celtic

St. Johnstone

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Celtic
Title	97%	98%	+1
St. Johnstone
11th	78%	81%	+3
Bottom	5%	6%	+1
St. Mirren
Top six	1%	1%	0
11th	10%	8%	−2
Bottom	<1%	<1%	0
Rangers
Title	3%	2%	−1

From the forecast before the match (9 April 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	St. Johnstone
Expected goals	2.32	0.45
Win	79%	5%
Expected Points	2.54	0.31
Clean sheet	64%	10%

Celtic 79%Draw 15%St. Johnstone 5%

Most likely score 2–0, 17%. Both sides score 33%.

From the forecast as it stood on 9 April 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Celtic win	Draw	St. Johnstone win
Celtic
Title	97%	98%	93%	90%
St. Johnstone
11th	78%	81%	76%	56%
Bottom	5%	6%	4%	<1%
St. Mirren
Top six	1%	1%	<1%	1%
11th	10%	8%	12%	24%
Bottom	<1%	<1%	–	1%
Rangers
Title	3%	2%	7%	10%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Celtic

St. Johnstone

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	St. Johnstone
Position	1st	11th
Played	32	32
Won, drawn, lost	25–⁠4–⁠3	7–⁠9–⁠16
Points	79 (2.47 per game)	30 (0.94 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.43	0.89
Goals	71–⁠19	21–⁠37
xG per game	2.44–⁠0.58	0.64–⁠1.29
Home: points, xG per game	2.73, 2.89–⁠0.45	1.00, 0.66–⁠1.21
Away: points, xG per game	2.24, 2.05–⁠0.69	0.87, 0.63–⁠1.39
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (32)	Callum Davidson (70)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Celtic		St. Johnstone
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+128%	−55%	−50%	−4%
Counter-attacks	+117%	−58%	−76%	+171%
Set pieces	+59%	−40%	−38%	+3%
Penalties	+33%	−56%	−33%	+33%
Headers	+102%	−33%	−57%	+7%
Left side	+77%	−61%	−36%	+7%
Centre	+154%	−49%	−53%	+1%
Right side	+58%	−47%	−49%	+9%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+77%+9%Centre+154%+1%Right side+58%+7%Open play+128%−4%Counter-attacks+117%+171%Set pieces+59%+3%Headers+102%+7%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdCeltic concededLeft side−36%−47%Centre−53%−49%Right side−49%−61%Open play−50%−55%Counter-attacks−76%−58%Set pieces−38%−40%Headers−57%−33%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

CelticSt. Johnstone

2.44xG0.64

0.58xG against1.29

69%Possession43%

20.3Shots8.8

6.7Shots against13.8

6.9Shots on target2.5

3.7Big chances0.5

36.5Touches in the opposition box13.5

643Passes330

87%Pass accuracy63%

9.5Corners4.5

78%Field tilt40%

73.7Final-third entries27.9

22.3Box entries7.0

10.4Passes per defensive action15.6

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	39	2.40	0.46
Ahead	46	2.50	0.70
Behind	5	2.22	0.36

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	52	0.69	1.17
Ahead	16	0.59	1.76
Behind	22	0.57	1.25

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.34	0.10	9–2
16–30	0.48	0.08	21–4
31–45	0.48	0.08	13–2
46–60	0.23	0.10	9–5
61–75	0.37	0.14	7–5
76–90	0.54	0.08	12–1

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.14	0.18	5–5
16–30	0.09	0.13	5–4
31–45	0.07	0.23	4–7
46–60	0.09	0.23	3–7
61–75	0.14	0.23	1–7
76–90	0.11	0.30	3–7

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (28), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-3-1-2 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

St. Johnstone

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (12), 3-4-1-2 (9), 3-5-2 (7), 3-4-3 (2), 5-3-2 (2)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
26 December 2021	St. Johnstone	1–3	Celtic	xG 0.26–2.57
23 October 2021	Celtic	2–0	St. Johnstone	xG 2.70–0.13
12 May 2021	Celtic	4–0	St. Johnstone	xG 2.22–1.53
14 February 2021	St. Johnstone	1–2	Celtic	xG 0.30–1.44
6 December 2020	Celtic	1–1	St. Johnstone	xG 1.73–1.30
4 October 2020	St. Johnstone	0–2	Celtic	xG 0.63–1.71

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 5, St. Johnstone won 0, and 1 was a draw. Goals 14–3 and xG 2.06–0.69 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Furuhashi	12	949	8	0	0.81	0.16
Giakoumakis	9	835	8	1	0.82	0.13
Abada	23	1,989	9	6	0.52	0.32
Turnbull	18	1,616	5	4	0.28	0.42

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Hendry	13	1,098	7	0	0.30	0.04
May	12	1,163	2	1	0.19	0.10
Kane	12	1,254	3	0	0.20	0.02
Hallberg	9	713	0	3	0.02	0.18

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.