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St. Johnstone prepare to entertain Celtic at McDiarmid Park at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 28.00 of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at McDiarmid Park was earlier this season, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Wed 27 Oct | St. Johnstone | 2-3 | Celtic | SLGC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Celtic | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 24 Jan | St. Johnstone | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Celtic | 5 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 23 Feb | Celtic | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SFAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
Celtic's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
St. Johnstone lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 11 points from their 9 games so far. Celtic's total of 24 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saints go into their game against Celtic in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Celtic | 4 successive away victories. 15 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 31 outings ago. |