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Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 7 May 2022 · 11:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Toby Sibbick

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

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
2022-05-07 Celtic FC 4–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 4–1 W
01 May Rangers FC H 1–1 D
24 Apr Ross County FC A 2–0 W
09 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 7–0 W
03 Apr Rangers FC A 2–1 W
19 Mar Ross County FC H 4–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Celtic FC A 1–4 L
30 Apr Ross County FC H 0–0 D
24 Apr Dundee United FC A 3–2 W
09 Apr Hibernian FC H 3–1 W
02 Apr Ross County FC A 1–1 D
19 Mar Livingston FC H 2–0 W

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting Heart of Midlothian FC for another epic battle.
  • 3' What a strike from Ellis Simms! The score is 0-1.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' With 0 assists to his name this season, Peter Haring is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 18' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact .
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' Alex Cochrane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daizen Maeda makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Toby Sibbick will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' The deadlock is broken! Daizen Maeda gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' Kyogo Furuhashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 47' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carl Starfelt, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 57' The 27-year-old David Turnbull has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Kyogo Furuhashi departs to be replaced by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • 65' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Daizen Maeda by Liel Abada on 65 minute.
  • 66' Reo Hatate is replacing David Turnbull for the Celtic FC side.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Matt O'Riley makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Ellis Simms is withdrawn and Gary Mackay-Steven gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Matt O'Riley by Tom Rogic on 77 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Jota by James Forrest on 81 minute.
  • 86' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 90' GOAL! Giorgos Giakoumakis fires home to make it 5-1!
  • The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-05-07 Celtic FC 4–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2022-05-07 Celtic FC 4–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-05-01 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2022-04-24 Ross County FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2022-03-19 Celtic FC 4–0 Ross County FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-05-07 Celtic FC 4–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-04-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2022-04-24 Dundee United FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-04-09 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Hibernian FC W 2022-04-02 Ross County FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-03-19 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Livingston FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.22 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Celtic FC to win 72%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

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 FC59% Draw31% Heart of Midlothian FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
6%
1 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
5 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
5 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 20% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 18% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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