Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Hamilton Academical FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Hamilton Academical FC
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Darian MacKinnon
Y 85' Aaron McGowan

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Hamilton Academical FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Stevenson
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Gavin Duncan
  • Referee Graham McNeillie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

9
Celtic FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Hamilton Academical FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 Celtic FC 1–0 Hamilton Academical FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug FK Suduva Marijampole A 1–1 D
14 Aug PAE AEK A 1–2 L
11 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–1 L
08 Aug PAE AEK H 1–1 D
04 Aug Livingston FC H 3–1 W
Hamilton Academical FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Celtic FC A 0–1 L
11 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–0 W
04 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Celtic FC host Hamilton Academical FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martin Canning might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Brown is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Hamilton Academical FC.
  • 20' Hamilton Academical FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Tom Taiwo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Hamilton Academical FC have won 94 goals from 106 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' Ross Cunningham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Boyd at the 59 minute mark.
  • 63' Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dedryck Boyata makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 66' The crowd applauds Mikel Miller as he leaves the pitch. Sam Kelly steps in for Hamilton Academical FC.
  • 67' Darian MacKinnon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jules Ntcham is hanging Tom Rogic on the field on 67 minute.
  • 68' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — James Forrest exits the field as Michael Johnston enters on 68.
  • 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Ryan Christie gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Leigh Griffiths and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Aaron McGowan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and Hamilton Academical FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Celtic FC and Hamilton Academical FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Canning

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Hamilton Academical FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC48% Draw31% Hamilton Academical FC21%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Hamilton Academical FC
52%
Celtic FC or Hamilton Academical FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC30% Draw56% Hamilton Academical FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Hamilton Academical FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.