Scottish Premiership 2026-2027 Knockout phase Wed, Sep 9 2026 · 20:00 McDiarmid Park, Perth
ST Johnstone
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.77 – 2.22
Celtic
  • 52’ M. Baur
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Baur goal decides it for Celtic

Celtic won 1–0 through a Baur goal. Celtic finished with the higher xG (2.22 vs 0.77).

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. StewardST Johnstone
8.3
  • CoachesSimo Valakari · Martin O’Neill
  • VenueMcDiarmid Park

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. M. Baur 0–1Assist H. Hassan
    52’
  3. J. CampbellYellow card · Foul
    55’
  4. ⇄ S. StantonFor J. Holt
    62’
  5. ⇄ Ruari PatonFor J. Fowler
    62’
  6. ⇄ E. NygrenFor O. Sørensen
    67’
  7. R. McAlearYellow card · Foul
    69’
  8. ⇄ J. ForrestFor S. Tounekti
    73’
  9. ⇄ Camilo DuranFor H. Hassan
    73’
  10. ⇄ D. SchmidtFor J. Campbell
    74’
  11. ⇄ K. FotheringhamFor T. Steven
    74’
  12. L. ScalesYellow card · Foul
    82’
  13. ⇄ Shumaira MheukaFor K. Høgh
    86’
  14. ⇄ M. TaitFor J. Cotterill
    87’
  15. ⇄ K. TierneyFor L. Scales
    87’
  16. M. BaurYellow card · Handball
    90+4’
  17. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

ST Johnstone9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Celtic15 shots · 13 in box, 2 outside
ST JohnstoneCeltic
40% Possession 60%
0.77 Expected goals (xG) 2.22
0.53 Expected points (xPts) 2.29
9 Shots 15
3 Shots on target 9
4 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 13
3 Shots outside the box 2
385 Passes 583
78% Pass accuracy 90%
2 Corners 11
8 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 9
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.85 Team rating 7.24

Line-ups

ST Johnstone 4-2-3-1

18.3★ T. Steward(G)
27.0 Enes Alić 36.6 C. Diabate 196.9 D. Finlayson 266.3 Matty Todd
427.0 R. McAlear 86.6 J. Holt ↓62’
77.0 T. Steven ↓74’ 307.2 J. Cotterill ↓87’ 325.9 J. Campbell ↓74’
96.5 J. Fowler ↓62’
  • 1T. Steward (G) ★8.3
  • 2Enes Alić7.0
  • 3C. Diabate6.6
  • 19D. Finlayson6.9
  • 26Matty Todd6.3
  • 42R. McAlear7.0
  • 8J. Holt↓62’6.6
  • 7T. Steven↓74’7.0
  • 30J. Cotterill↓87’7.2
  • 32J. Campbell↓74’5.9
  • 9J. Fowler↓62’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 22D. Schmidt↑74’6.6
  • 25M. Tait↑87’6.7
  • 11S. Stanton↑62’6.6
  • 99Ruari Paton↑62’6.3
  • 18K. Fotheringham↑74’6.9

Unused: R. Sinclair, L. Smith, M. Foulds, M. Boyes

Coach: Simo Valakari

Celtic 4-2-3-1

267.9 S. Johnstone(G)
56.9 L. Scales ↓87’ 67.2 A. Trusty 477.7 D. Murray 517.7 C. Donovan
228.3 M. Baur 426.7 C. McGregor
176.9 S. Tounekti ↓73’ 186.7 O. Sørensen ↓67’ 237.3 H. Hassan A↓73’
96.3 K. Høgh ↓86’
  • 26S. Johnstone (G)7.9
  • 5L. Scales↓87’6.9
  • 6A. Trusty7.2
  • 47D. Murray7.7
  • 51C. Donovan7.7
  • 22M. Baur8.3
  • 42C. McGregor6.7
  • 17S. Tounekti↓73’6.9
  • 18O. Sørensen↓67’6.7
  • 23H. HassanA↓73’7.3
  • 9K. Høgh↓86’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 63K. Tierney↑87’6.7
  • 49J. Forrest↑73’7.2
  • 8E. Nygren↑67’7.0
  • 11Camilo Duran↑73’6.7
  • 29Shumaira Mheuka↑86’6.9

Unused: V. Sinisalo, M. Lotomba, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, J. van den Berg

Coach: Martin O’Neill

Player stats

Top rated
T. StewardST Johnstone8.3
2nd
M. BaurCeltic8.3
3rd
S. JohnstoneCeltic7.9

ST Johnstone

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Steward G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 48% 50 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
Enes Alić D 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 74% 27 3 2 1/1 1/0 7.0
C. Diabate D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 63 0 0 1/1 2/0 6.6
D. Finlayson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 49 2 0 0/0 3/1 6.9
Matty Todd M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 44 1 1 2/2 0/0 6.3
R. McAlear M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 48 1 0 1/2 3/0 7.0
J. Holt M 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 18 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
T. Steven F 74 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 11 2 1 1/1 0/3 7.0
J. Cotterill M 87 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
J. Campbell M 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 10 0 1 0/0 3/0 5.9
J. Fowler F 62 0 0 2 (0) 2 50% 8 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.5
D. Schmidt M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Tait M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
S. Stanton M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
Ruari Paton F 28 0 0 1 (1) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
K. Fotheringham F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 1 1 2/2 0/0 6.9

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Johnstone G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 82% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
L. Scales D 87 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 49 0 1 0/0 1/2 6.9
A. Trusty D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 100 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
D. Murray D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 99% 85 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.7
C. Donovan M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 60 3 0 1/2 1/0 7.7
M. Baur M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 90% 51 4 0 0/0 2/0 8.3
C. McGregor M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 72 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.7
S. Tounekti F 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 40 0 0 2/4 0/1 6.9
O. Sørensen M 67 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 12 0 0 0/2 1/1 6.7
H. Hassan F 73 0 1 2 (2) 2 84% 31 0 1 2/5 1/2 7.3
K. Høgh F 86 0 0 1 (1) 2 79% 14 0 1 1/1 1/2 6.3
K. Tierney D 3 0 0 0 (0) 1 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Forrest M 17 0 0 2 (1) 1 100% 7 0 0 1/1 0/1 7.2
E. Nygren F 23 0 0 1 (1) 5 83% 18 0 1 0/0 0/2 7.0
Camilo Duran F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
Shumaira Mheuka F 4 0 0 3 (3) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.