Match Report
The table read 7th (St. Johnstone, 7 pts) against 1st (Celtic, 18 pts), 11 points apart. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, St. Johnstone ran at 1.33 scored and 1.5 conceded, Celtic at 2.33 and 0.5.
Momentum sat with Celtic, winners of their last three, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 3 St. Johnstone wins, 31 for Celtic, 6 draws, at 3.43 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 68% of the meetings produced three or more.
M. MacDermid took charge of the match — our records show 5 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. McDiarmid Park, capacity 10,696, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Celtic: Mika Baur (52')
Key stats
Possession: St. Johnstone 39% · Celtic 61% · Total shots: 9-15 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 2-11