Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Celtic vs ST Johnstone stats tab covers Premiership (Scotland), 1st Phase - 3 on 26 Aug 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Celtic 5, ST Johnstone 2; Shots off target: Celtic 10, ST Johnstone 3; Possession: Celtic 75%, ST Johnstone 25%; Corner kicks: Celtic 19, ST Johnstone 1; Fouls: Celtic 9, ST Johnstone 12; Yellow cards: Celtic 1, ST Johnstone 3. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Celtic led shots on target, 5 to 2 over ST Johnstone, Celtic had more possession, 75% to 25% over ST Johnstone, and Celtic led corner kicks, 19 to 1 over ST Johnstone. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
ST Johnstone committed more fouls, 12 to 9 over Celtic and ST Johnstone had more yellow cards, 3 to 1 over Celtic. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
