Celtic vs St Johnstone Match Analysis and Prediction

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Celtic will welcome St Johnstone to Celtic Park for their final Premiership tie of the first phrase this season on Saturday evening with kickoff at 17:00.

Celtic continued their impressive Premiership run last time out as they edged Rangers 2-1 in their latest Old Firm Derby at away last Sunday. Aaron Ramsey opened the scores for Rangers with only three meeting into the game, but Celtic turned the game on its head through Tom Rogic and Cameron Carter-Vickers to seal their fifth consecutive victory in all competitions.

The victory saw the Hoops move six points above Rangers while extending their impressive run in the Premiership to a solid 26-game unbeaten run. They are well poised to return to their former Premiership glory and will be absolutely crashing if they are to miss out on the title.

Heading into the final match of the first phrase, Celtic will hope to enter the second phrase with a bigger lead as possible and thus, will be looking for another positive result on Saturday. The Hoops have not lost to the Saints in their last 22 meetings, winning in the last five and are the clear favorites to win the clash.

St Johnstone have recorded a complete campaign than their hosts with the side managing just seven wins from their 32 matches and head in to the final match of the first phase in the relegation half, just a place above the rock-bottom Dundee.

However, they are 14 points above the Dark Blues and seven behind the seventh-placed Ross County heading into the last match if the first phase of the league. They will therefore be hoping to get close to the sides above them heading into the final phase of the season, which will increase their chances of survival.

They are unbeaten in their last three league matches claiming back-to-back victories – a massive confidence booster ahead of the Saturday clash. To overcome Celtic, however, is a huge ask for the Saints who will do good to just hang on.

Celtic vs St Johnstone head to head

Both sides have met in 70 encounters since 1997 with Celtic dominating the record with 54 victories while St Johnstone have claimed eight victories and there have been eight draws.