ST Johnstone 0-1 Celtic — Scottish Premiership, 9 Sep 2026
Celtic beat ST Johnstone 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership on 9 September 2026 at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Mika Baur scored for Celtic. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, ST Johnstone have won 1 and Celtic 4.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 0-152'assist: Haissem Hassan
- 55'Foul
- 63'
- 63'
- 67'
- 69'Foul
- 73'
- 73'
- 74'
- 74'
- 82'Foul
- 86'
- 87'
- 87'Joel Cotterillout: Macauley Tait
- 90+4'Handball
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
ST Johnstone
- 7.8Toby StewardG
- 6.9E. AlıçM
- 6.7Cheick DiabateD
- 6.6Ruari PatonF
- 6.5Reece McAlearM
- 6.4D. SchmidtF
- 6.4Daniel FinlaysonD
- 6.3Kai FotheringhamF
- 6.3Samuel StantonM
- 6.2Macauley TaitM
- 6.2Joel Cotterill
- 6.1Jason HoltM
- 6.0Taylor StevenM
- 5.9J. FowlerF
- 5.9Josh CampbellM
- 5.8M. ToddD
- 6.6Liam SmithD
- 6.6Matthew FouldsD
- 6.6Morgan BoyesD
- 6.6Ross SinclairG
Celtic
- 8.2M. BaurM
- 7.7Haissem HassanM
- 7.4Samuel JohnstoneG
- 7.3Colby DonovanD
- 7.2B. NygrenF
- 7.1James ForrestM
- 7.1Dane MurrayD
- 6.9Auston TrustyD
- 6.8Shumaira MheukaF
- 6.8Callum McGregorM
- 6.7Kieran TierneyD
- 6.7Liam ScalesD
- 6.6Camilo DuránF
- 6.6Sebastian TounektiM
- 6.4Kasper HøghF
- 6.3Oliver SørensenM
- 6.6Joel van den BergM
- 6.6J. LotombaD
- 6.6Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 6.6Viljami SinisaloG
Line-ups
Celtic4-2-3-1
ST Johnstone3-4-2-1
Substitutes
ST JohnstoneS. Valakari
Substitutes
- 20Ross SinclairG6.6
- 11Samuel Stanton63'M6.3
- 33Liam SmithD6.6
- 99Ruari Paton63'F6.6
- 4Morgan BoyesD6.6
- 14Matthew FouldsD6.6
- 22D. SchmidtF6.4
- 18Kai Fotheringham74'F6.3
- 25Macauley Tait87'M6.2
CelticM. O'Neill
Substitutes
- 21Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainM6.6
- 3J. LotombaD6.6
- 63Kieran Tierney87'D6.7
- 49James Forrest73'M7.1
- 8B. NygrenF7.2
- 1Viljami SinisaloG6.6
- 29Shumaira Mheuka86'F6.8
- 35Joel van den BergM6.6
- 11Camilo Durán73'F6.6
Team statistics
40%Possession60%
9Total shots15
3Shots on target9
4Shots off target2
2Blocked shots4
2Corners11
0Offsides2
13Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
8Goalkeeper saves3
382Total passes583
298Accurate passes522
ST Johnstone
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Steward | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| E. Alıç | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Cheick Diabate | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ruari Paton | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Reece McAlear | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| D. Schmidt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Daniel Finlayson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kai Fotheringham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Samuel Stanton | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Macauley Tait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joel Cotterill | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jason Holt | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Taylor Steven | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| J. Fowler | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Josh Campbell | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| M. Todd | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Liam Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Foulds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Morgan Boyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ross Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Baur | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Haissem Hassan | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Samuel Johnstone | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Colby Donovan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| B. Nygren | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| James Forrest | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Dane Murray | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Auston Trusty | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Shumaira Mheuka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kieran Tierney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Liam Scales | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Camilo Durán | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Kasper Høgh | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Oliver Sørensen | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Joel van den Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Lotomba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 20 Apr 25ST Johnstone0-5Celtic
- 06 Apr 25ST Johnstone1-0Celtic
- 29 Dec 24Celtic4-0ST Johnstone
- 28 Sept 24ST Johnstone0-6Celtic
- 16 Mar 24Celtic3-1ST Johnstone
- 03 Dec 23ST Johnstone1-3Celtic
Most recent meetings
Before and after
ST Johnstone
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Celtic
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