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St. Johnstone travel to take on Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 37 of the 49 contests.
The last time the two teams met at Celtic was back in February 2003, over five years ago, with Celtic running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 28 Jul | Celtic | 3 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 14 Mar | St. Johnstone | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 12 Nov | Celtic | 4 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Bhoys in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Saints scoring 16 and conceding 3.
Celtic's total of 3 points from their 1 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 1 points from their 1 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 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
St. Johnstone are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Celtic. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| St. Johnstone | 4 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |