Premiership: Celtic overcomes St. Johnstone 3-1
PERTH. Celtic overcomes St. Johnstone 3-1.
PERTH. Celtic conquers St. Johnstone 3-1. Celtic got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Abada (9′) and L. Abada (22′). St. Johnstone tried to recover with a goal from C. Kane (69′). However, the match was closed by a goal (82′) scored by N. Bitton for Celtic. Celtic was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Bobby Madden with the assistance of Sean Carr and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 33.9 degrees Celsius or 92.93 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 23%.
Match Statistics
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 70% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Celtic was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Celtic won the encounter.
St. Johnstone shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (J. Butterfield and L. Dendoncker). On the other side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (N. Bitton).
After this match, St. Johnstone will stay with 14 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will have 45 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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9'9'
L. Abada
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15'15'
J. Dawson
K. Furuhashi
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22'22'
L. Abada
T. Rogic
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46'46'
Liam Craig
Ali Crawford
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46'46'
Chris Kane
Craig Bryson
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59'59'
J. Butterfield
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62'62'
G. Middleton
S. May
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69'69'
C. Kane
V. Solomon-Otabor
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82'82'
N. Bitton
T. Rogic
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85'85'
L. Dendoncker
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86'86'
N. Bitton
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87'87'
A. Montgomery
L. Scales
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, St. Johnstone will play away against Hearts on the 18th of January with a 13-10 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (11 draws).
Celtic will host Hibernian on the 17th of January with a 26-7 head to head in favor of Celtic (14 draws).
St. Johnstone: Formation and Lineups
St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Callum Davidson chose to play with the following team: Elliot Parish , Lars Dendoncker , Liam Gordon , Jamie McCart , James Brown , Craig Bryson , Jacob Luke Butterfield , Callum Booth , Ali Crawford , Solomon-Otabor Viv and Stevie May .
Substitutes
St. Johnstone made 3 changes: C. Bryson for C. Kane (46′), A. Crawford for L. Craig (46′) and S. May for G. Middleton (62′).
Top player: Chris Kane
The player who no doubt impressed St. Johnstone the most was Chris Kane.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Celtic: Formation and Lineups
Celtic started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Vasilis Barkas , Stephen Welsh , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Liam Scales , Josip Juranović , Nir Bitton , James McCarthy , Tom Rogić , Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada .
Substitutes
Celtic made 2 changes: K. Furuhashi for J. Dawson (15′) and L. Scales for A. Montgomery (87′).
Top player: Liel Abada
Probably the most impressive player in Celtic was Liel Abada.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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