Match story
- Celtic fired more attempts (16 vs 6 shots).
- ST Johnstone was more accurate in front of goal (83% on target vs 56%).
- Celtic held more of the ball (54% possession).
Celtic defeated ST Johnstone 2-4 in Premiership. The fixture is part of the 1st Phase - 3 stage in the 2016 season. The match was played at McDiarmid Park in Perth. Craig Alexander Thomson, Scotland officiated the match. The full-time result capped a ST Johnstone vs Celtic meeting in Premiership with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for ST Johnstone and Celtic. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
PremiershipRecorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
After his first outing for Celtic, record signing Kasper Hogh joked that he needs some "shooting practice". The Denmark international played the full game as Martin O'Neill's side beat Dundee 1-0 at Parkhead to kick off their Premiership title defence. Having cost a reported £11m from Bodo/Glimt, Hogh will ultimately be judged on goals but he was unable to get off the mark at the first time of asking, although it is clearly too early to judge a player who only joined last week.
Celtic will face LASK in the Champions League play-off round later this month, and Martin O'Neill wants to keep two key players until then. The post O’Neill hopes Engels and Johnston stay for Celtic’s Champions League qualifiers appeared first on SoccerNews.
Martin O'Neill hopes Celtic can keep Arne Engels and Alistair Johnston for the Champions League play-off against Austrian champions LASK. West Ham are trying to sign 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Engels while Everton have targeted 27-year-old Canada full-back Johnston. Celtic will play at home in the first leg on 18/19 August, with the return game the following week.
Benjamin Nygren was quickly back on the goal trail as Celtic began the defence of their Premiership title with a 1-0 home win over Dundee. Before the game, Celtic fans cheered as the captain, Callum McGregor, unfurled the flag which confirmed again a 14th title win in 15 seasons.It was all a bit flat in a first half with Martin O’Neill’s side struggling to get into their stride as the visitors posed problems. However, the Sweden midfielder Nygren, so prolific last season with 21 goals, struck with a close-range header in the 52nd minute and the goal proved enough to keep the three points in Glasgow as a new season got up and running for the champions. Continue reading...
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