Celtic travel to McDiarmid Park on Wednesday evening for a Premiership Regular Season fixture against St Johnstone, kicking off at 19:00 UTC. The visitors sit top of the table after five matches, having won all five, with a goal record of 13 scored and 3 conceded across those outings. Their 15 points place them eight clear of the hosts.
St Johnstone occupy seventh place in the 12-team table, with five matches also played. They have won two, drawn one and lost two, accumulating seven points from those fixtures. Their goals record stands at 8 scored and 8 conceded, leaving them in mid-table at this early stage of the season.
Recent form provides useful context for both sides. Celtic have taken 12 points from their last five matches and are currently on a run of three consecutive wins, the most recent a 1-2 victory away at St Mirren in the Premiership. Before that came a 3-0 home win over Aberdeen and a 2-1 home win over Falkirk.
St Johnstone have taken seven points from their last five matches. Their most recent result was a 2-1 home win over Hibernian, following a 1-1 draw away at Dundee. Prior to that they suffered back-to-back defeats, losing 2-1 to Heart of Midlothian and 1-0 to St Mirren, with an earlier 4-3 home win over Kilmarnock also in that five-match run.
The table places Celtic firmly in the top two of the Premiership, while St Johnstone sit mid-table. With eight points separating the sides at kick-off, Wednesday's fixture at McDiarmid Park carries clear weight in how the early-season standings are shaped.