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

Premier League · 2019-20
Celtic FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Wed 12 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jozo Simunovic 27' Y
Y 32' Jamie Walker
Y 76' Craig Halkett
R 86' Marcel Langer

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Paul O'Neill
  • Referee Alan Newlands

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
2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 5–0 W
05 Feb Motherwell FC A 4–0 W
02 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 4–1 W
29 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 3–0 W
25 Jan Ross County FC H 3–0 W
22 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 3–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Celtic FC A 0–5 L
05 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 2–3 L
01 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 3–3 D
26 Jan Rangers FC H 2–1 W
22 Jan Ross County FC A 0–0 D
29 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D

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' And we are off! Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' 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.
  • 27' Jozo Simunovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 29' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Anthony McDonald trudges off to be replaced by Conor Washington on 29 minutes.
  • 30' Jules Ntcham does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 32' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Benjamin Nygren scoring 2 goals.
  • 42' John Souttar, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcel Langer is hanging Sean Clare on the field on 46 minute.
  • 46' Magnificent from Christopher Jullien! That is 10 goals in 430 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 52' What composure from Callum McGregor! The Scotland international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at . Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Leigh Griffiths departs to be replaced by Ryan Christie.
  • 67' What a strike from Ryan Christie! The score is 4-0.
  • 70' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Michael Smith has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Moore to step up.
  • 72' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohamed Elyounoussi is hanging James Forrest on the field on 72 minute.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Craig Halkett.
  • 78' Tom Rogic is replacing Jules Ntcham for the Celtic FC side.
  • 80' The Bosnia and Herzegovina Jozo Simunovic breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 5-0!
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Clare, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Marcel Langer.
  • 5-0 the final result. Heart of Midlothian FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Callum Osmand 3

Head to Head

2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC W 2020-02-02 Hamilton Academical FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2020-01-25 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2020-01-22 Kilmarnock FC 1–3 Celtic FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2020-02-05 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–3 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2020-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2020-01-22 Ross County FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.35 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 79% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC79% Draw13% Heart of Midlothian FC8%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
21%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC64% Draw29% Heart of Midlothian FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
9%
4 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
4 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
4.9%
5 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
6 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 20% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 17% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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