Premiership: Celtic seizes a 2-1 win against St. Johnstone 2-1

Saragna|Oct 8, 2022 07:56 GMT

PERTH. Celtic prevailed over St. Johnstone to win 2-1. A goal from G. Giakoumakis was decisive in the 90min.

PERTH. Celtic defeated St. Johnstone to win 2-1. A goal from G. Giakoumakis was decisive in the 90min. It was Celtic to strike first with an own goal of A. Considine at the 42′. Then G. Giakoumakis scored again for Celtic in the 90′ minute with a goal. Eventually, A. Mitchell reduced the distance for St. Johnstone with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Celtic was vastly superior ball possession (75%) was among the key factors of its victory.

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Euan Anderson with the help of Sean Carr and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15 degrees Celsius or 59 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.

St. Johnstone

1

Celtic

2

8 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Celtic was in firm control of the ball 75% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Celtic was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Celtic won the match.

St. Johnstone shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (R. McGowan, L. Gordon and M. Kucheriavyi). On the opposite side, Celtic received 3 yellow cards (S. Welsh, C. Carter-Vickers and ).

After this match, St. Johnstone will stay with 10 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Celtic will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

11'

11'

S. Welsh
22'

22'

R. McGowan
42'

42'

A. Considine (OG)
46'

46'

D. Maeda

Jota
49'

49'

M. Hallberg
53'

53'

M. Kucheriavyi
63'

63'

A. Crawford

M. Kucheriavyi
63'

63'

S. May

J. Murphy
68'

68'

J. Forrest

L. Abada
68'

68'

O. Abildgaard

M. O\'Riley
68'

68'

A. Mooy

R. Hatate
75'

75'

T. Bair

J. Brown
75'

75'

C. McLennan

N. Clark
82'

82'

J. McCarthy

S. Haksabanovic
90'

90'

C. Carter-Vickers
90'

90'

A. Mitchell

A. Crawford
90'

90'

G. Giakoumakis
90'

90'

G. Giakoumakis

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, St. Johnstone will play away with Livingston on the 15th of October with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (4 draws).

Livingston

1

St. Johnstone

0

15 Oct 2022 Full time

Celtic will host Hibernian on the 15th of October with a 27-7 head to head in favor of Celtic (15 draws).

Celtic

6

Hibernian

1

15 Oct 2022 Full time

St. Johnstone: Formation and Lineups

St. Johnstone started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Callum Davidson chose to play with the following team: Remi Matthews (7.0), Drey Wright (7.5), Alex Mitchell (7.0), Liam Gordon (6.2), Andy Considine (6.3), James Brown (6.3), Ryan McGowan (6.8), Melker Hallberg (6.7), Maksym Kucheriavyi (6.5), Jamie Murphy (6.3) and Nicky Clark (6.6).

Substitutes

St. Johnstone made 4 changes: M. Kucheriavyi for A. Crawford (63′), J. Murphy for S. May (63′), J. Brown for T. Bair (75′) and N. Clark for C. McLennan (75′).

Top player: Drey Wright

The player who no doubt impressed St. Johnstone the most was Drey Wright.

His rating is (7.5) with 22 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Celtic: Formation and Lineups

Celtic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart (7.3), Anthony Ralston (7.2), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.1), Stephen Welsh (7.1), Alexandro Bernabei (6.1), Matt O’Riley (7.1), Reo Hatate (7.3), Liel Abada (6.1), Sead Hakšabanović (7.7), Jota (6.5) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (6.7).

Substitutes

Celtic made 5 changes: Jota for D. Maeda (46′), L. Abada for J. Forrest (68′), M. O’Riley for O. Abildgaard (68′), R. Hatate for A. Mooy (68′) and S. Haksabanovic for J. McCarthy (82′).

Top player: Sead Hakšabanović

Probably the most impressive player in Celtic was Sead Hakšabanović even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 47 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.