Performance benchmarking for today's Celtic at St Johnstone game. Non-penalty xG had avg 2.23 vs 0.72 on 17.70 shots in Perth. Celticnhave outperformed that avg xG by averaging 3 goals over the 9 league games since the start of the 2015-2016 season.
St. Johnstone are probably
St. Johnstone are probably
the oddest statistically team in the league this season, as they are currently 3rd in xG differential overall after Rangers and Celtic, and have conceded about the same amountof non-penalty xG per 90 minutes as Celtic.
However, their finishing & keeper play have been very poor.
However, their finishing & keeper play have been very poor.
They've scored just 24 non-penalty goals vs over 34 in npxG and conceded 34 non-penalty goals vs just 24 in npxG. That is a massive 20 goal swing overall and explains why they are 8th in the real table instead of 3rd.
Clark has been particularly poor this season overall, avg
Clark has been particularly poor this season overall, avg
allowing about 30% more goals than post-shot xG against him would suggest.
St Johnstone have the highest xG p90 from set plays in the league, so an obvious threat for Celtic. They have also been relatively proficient in creating xG off pessing in opponents' half.
St Johnstone have the highest xG p90 from set plays in the league, so an obvious threat for Celtic. They have also been relatively proficient in creating xG off pessing in opponents' half.
Given yet another typically odd selection for Celtic, this may be an even more challenging game in midfield. Let's hope the gap in xG disparities for St Johnstone are structural and/or persist for at least 1 more game.
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