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St. Johnstone face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 39 of the 51 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Celtic running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | St. Johnstone | 0 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the The Bhoys, with 8 goals against.
The away form of St. Johnstone however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Saints's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Celtic's total of 36 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Saints to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see St. Johnstone take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |