Low-Block Fortress
ST Johnstone
ST Johnstone handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 10 shots blocked or saved on 40.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 40.0%
- Shots blocked
- 2
- Saves
- 8
- Conceded
- 1
Premiership · Matchday 3ST Johnstone
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Celtic
M. Baur 52'
Premiership
Matchday 3ST Johnstone0–1Celtic
0.77
Expected goals
2.22
52′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SJ 0.77, CEL 2.22.
Match report
ST Johnstone 0-1 Celtic
Celtic edged out ST Johnstone 1-0 at McDiarmid Park in Premiership. Baur opened the scoring for Celtic on 52'.
Expected goals finished ST Johnstone 0.77, Celtic 2.22. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Celtic held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. ST Johnstone graded out for low-block fortress — 40.0% possession and 2 shots blocked. ST Johnstone graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 8 saves and 2.22 faced xg.
Toby Steward came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for ST Johnstone across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
40%Possession60%
9Shots15
0.77xG2.22
What the numbers say
6 readsGoalkeeper Rescue
ST Johnstone
ST Johnstone's goalkeeper kept them in it — 8 saves against 2.22 xG, conceding just 1.
- Saves
- 8
- Faced xG
- 2.22
- Conceded
- 1
Wasteful Finishing
Celtic
Celtic created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.22 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.22
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.22
Better Chances
Celtic
Celtic did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.15 xG per attempt against 0.09.
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Opponent
- 0.09
- Shots
- 15 v 9
Timeline
⚽52'
M. Baur — assist: H. Hassan
Josh Campbell
Foul
🟨55'
S. Stanton ↑ J. Holt ↓
🔄62'
R. Paton ↑ J. Fowler ↓
🔄62'
🔄67'
B. Nygren ↑ O. Sorensen ↓
Reece McAlear
Foul
🟨69'
🔄73'
J. Forrest ↑ S. Tounekti ↓
🔄73'
C. Duran ↑ H. Hassan ↓
D. Schmidt ↑ J. Campbell ↓
🔄74'
K. Fotheringham ↑ T. Steven ↓
🔄74'
🟨82'
Liam Scales
Foul
🔄86'
S. Mheuka ↑ K. Hogh ↓
M. Tait ↑ J. Cotterill ↓
🔄87'
🔄87'
K. Tierney ↑ L. Scales ↓
🟨90+4'
Mika Baur
Handball
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMcDiarmid Park, Perth
CompetitionPremiership
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished