Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Celtic will be aiming to build on a 4-0 win over Motherwell when they take on St Johnstone in the last game of the year. The Hoops are a real force to be reckoned with at home and they are seen as hot favourites to win Sunday’s clash. There are no fresh injury worries in Brendan Rodgers’ team, but Norway midfielder Odin Thiago Holm remains in the recovery room.
The Saints, on the other hand, have been struggling on the travels of late, losing three of their last four away games. Given their under-par performance in a 2-1 loss to Dundee United, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed from the trip to Glasgow. In their last encounter in the Premiership, Celtic rolled over St Johnstone 6-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Defender Sam McClelland should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Team (Celtic):
The Celtic Football Club boasts a proud over 100-year long history which has made The Bhoys a global brand thanks to their unprecedented social awareness that dates to the very beginnings of this Scottish club. Celtic was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow by raising money to help their fellow citizens.
The charity legacy continues to this day with Celtic still preserving their charitable traditions through the Celtic FC Foundation. The Celts play their home matches at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 people. One of the two most successful football clubs in Scotland with 47 Scottish League Championship titles to their name, Celtic have a long-standing fierce rivalry with Rangers, with the clubs known as the Old Firm.
European Cup winners from season 1966-67 and runners-up two years later, Celtic have been regular in European competitions since their first appearance in 1962-63. Their other most standout results have been runners-up in the EUFA Cup in 2003 and Intercontinental Cup in 1967.