St Johnstone vs Celtic: Preview, Prediction, Lineup & How to Watch ...
After playing and advancing in the Scottish League Cup last week, Celtic return to Premiership action this weekend. Brendan Rodgers and co will travel to Perth to take on St Johnstone on Saturday evening.
Celtic sit comfortably atop the Premiership table. They have a 100% record across all matches, having won all eight games so far this season and are proving a difficult team to take points from.
St Johnstone have won only one match so far this season and recently parted ways with their manager. They are clearly the underdogs in this fixture, with Celtic heading into it as the clear favourites on paper.
That being said, Rodgers will not be complacent and he is expected to treat this fixture with the same seriousness as others. After all, he knows how costly any slip-up can be in the Scottish Premiership.
What time does St Johnstone vs Celtic kick off?St Johnstone vs Celtic is the last Premiership fixture of Saturday. It kicks off on Saturday 28 September, at 17:45 BST.
St Johnstone vs Celtic head-to-head recordDate
Result
Competition
16 March 2024
Celtic 3-1 St Johnstone
Scottish Premiership
3 December 2023
St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
Scottish Premiership
26 August 2023
Celtic 0-0 St Johnstone
Scottish Premiership
5 February 2023
St Johnstone 1-4 Celtic
Scottish Premiership
24 December 2022
Celtic 4-1 St Johnstone
Scottish Premiership
In the UK, St Johnstone vs Celtic is on Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports Player.
In the USA, St Johnstone vs Celtic is on Paramount+.
International viewers can stream St Johnstone vs Celtic on Celtic TV (£50/year)
Country
TV Channel / Live Stream
International
Celtic TV
United Kingdom
Premier Sports Player, Premier Sports 1
United States of America
Paramount+
Uche Ikpeazu and Sam McClelland will definitely be missing for the home team, as they are injured. Furthermore, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka will not play due to receiving a red card against Hibernian.
Mackenzie Kirk is also an injury doubt for the Celtic match. He is on a touch-and-go basis, after being subbed off in the last match.
Predicted St Johnstone lineup vs Celtic: Sinclair; Neilson, Sanders, Cameron; Wright, Holt, Sprangler, Smith, Raymond; Clark, MacPherson
Celtic Team NewsCameron Carter-Vickers is not going to be involved in the game. The USA international missed Celtic training recently and is dealing with a toe injury. It remains to be seen whether he is able to return in time to face Borussia Dortmund in midweek.
Celtic made quite a few changes against Falkirk, which worked in their favour. They rested several key players and should name a stronger team this weekend.
Predicted Celtic lineup vs St Johnstone: Schmeichel; Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda
St Johnstone vs Celtic score predictionCeltic have had a perfect start to the season and they have a strong squad to pick from with the exception of Carter-Vickers. We believe that St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic would be a fair prediction.