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

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 .

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Graham Chambers
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

18
1
6
Celtic FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #4
31 Points 20
13 Played 12
10 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 4
28 Scored 26
10 Conceded 22
+18 GD +4
2.38 PPG 1.67
77% Win % 50%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
3/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Heart of Midlothian FC
Claudio Braga 6 G 2 A
Calvin Miller 5 G 1 A
James Wilson 3 G
Laurent Mendy 3 G
Joshua McPake 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Brandon. He replaces Michael Smith on 18 minute.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
  • 29' Goal! Vakoun Issouf Bayo scores his 48 goal in 11 matches.
  • 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' That is a Yellow card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Craig Halkett will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' Callum McGregor is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' The deadlock is broken! Vakoun Issouf Bayo gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Michael Johnston comes on to replace Jules Ntcham.
  • 71' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Loic Damour has done his job and it is now time for Uche Ikpeazu to step up.
  • 76' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 78' Celtic FC ring the changes. Vakoun Issouf Bayo has done his job and it is now time for Leigh Griffiths to step up.
  • 81' Conor Washington has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Aidan White has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Mulraney on 83 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Anthony Ralston comes on to replace Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Uche Ikpeazu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Celtic FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3

Head to Head

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

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
3.02 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Celtic FC to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC72% Draw16% Heart of Midlothian FC12%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
28%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC56% Draw32% Heart of Midlothian FC12%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
7.2%
1 – 1
6.1%
4 – 1
6%
4 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
5 – 1
3.7%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 20% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 19% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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