Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Celtic FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Heart of Midlothian FC

Sun 25 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Fraser Forster 39' Y

Y 44' Craig Halkett

Y 59' Jamie Brandon

Y 90' Uche Ikpeazu

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

Celtic FC 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steven McLean
Referee William Collum
Referee Alan Mulvanny
Referee Graham Chambers

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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

Celtic FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-08-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	3–1	W
22 Aug	AIK Fotboll	H	2–0	W
13 Aug	FC CFR 1907 Cluj	H	3–4	L
10 Aug	Motherwell FC	A	5–2	W
07 Aug	FC CFR 1907 Cluj	A	1–1	D
03 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	7–0	W

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Celtic FC	A	1–3	L
10 Aug	Ross County FC	H	0–0	D
04 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	2–3	L
19 May	Celtic FC	A	1–2	L
10 May	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
04 May	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Celtic FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#1	Position	#3
18	Points	13
7	Played	7
6 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 2
14	Scored	14
4	Conceded	8
+10	GD	+6
2.57	PPG	1.86
86%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts).

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

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ 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

Heart of Midlothian FC

James Wilson	3 G
Claudio Braga	2 G	2 A
Joshua McPake	1 G	1 A
Calvin Miller	1 G
Tom Renaud	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC get this one started.
5' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
18' Jamie Brandon gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Michael Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Halkett made 251 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' Against the run of play, Vakoun Issouf Bayo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fraser Forster on 39.
44' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 44.
49' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
54' Callum McGregor does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
59' Jamie Brandon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
60' GOAL! Vakoun Issouf Bayo fires home to make it 3-0!
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Jules Ntcham departs to be replaced by Michael Johnston.
71' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 71 minute. Loic Damour leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
76' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Vakoun Issouf Bayo by Leigh Griffiths on 78 minute.
81' Conor Washington does the damage! The net is bulging and Heart of Midlothian FC surge ahead!
83' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Jake Mulraney trudges off to be replaced by Aidan White on 83 minutes.
87' Anthony Ralston gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Kristoffer Ajer and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Uche Ikpeazu was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

67
Fraser Forster
2
Christopher Jullien
8
Scott Brown C
49
James Forrest
6
Nir Bitton
42
Callum McGregor
21
Jules Ntcham ↓ Michael Johnston 69'
35
Kristoffer Ajer ↓ Anthony Ralston 87'
17
Ryan Christie
23
Boli Bolingoli
10
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Leigh Griffiths 78'

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	8
Daizen Maeda	8
Lawrence Shankland	6
James Forrest	4
Ryan Christie	3
Matt O'Riley	3
Giorgos Giakoumakis	3
Josh Ginnelly	3

Head to Head

Celtic FC Form

2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-08-22 Celtic FC 2–0 AIK Fotboll W 2019-08-13 Celtic FC 3–4 FC CFR 1907 Cluj L 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC W 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC D 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-08-10 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2019-08-04 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-10 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.46 Celtic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC68% Draw19% Heart of Midlothian FC13%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

32%

Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC50% Draw37% Heart of Midlothian FC13%

Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

4 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap	Celtic FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	21%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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