St. Johnstone vs Celtic

St Johnstone host Celtic at McDiarmid Park in matchday three of the Scottish Premiership, a big early test for both sides. Celtic sit top of the table after two wins from two, while St Johnstone are down in seventh looking to arrest a dip in form. The visitors go into the weekend full of confidence following a 3-0 Champions League qualifying win over LASK Linz, whereas the hosts were beaten 1-0 by St Mirren last time out. Cameron Carter-Vickers is back for Celtic and Yang Hyun-jun returns from suspension, but Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Maik Nawrocki, Luis Palma and Liam Scales are all sidelined. St Johnstone remain without Ali Crawford, Drey Wright, Ross Sinclair and Cammy MacPherson, and have also lost loanee Kerr Smith, recalled by Aston Villa. Recent history is heavily one-sided too, with Celtic having won the vast majority of encounters between the two, including a 5-0 rout last season. Our prediction: 0-3