Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

17
1
6
Celtic FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 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
#3 Position #1
67 Points 70
33 Played 33
21 / 4 / 8 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
59 Scored 58
35 Conceded 28
+24 GD +30
2.03 PPG 2.12
64% Win % 64%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Celtic FC to score. At the same time, Heart of Midlothian FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ellis Simms makes it 0-1.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' Carl Starfelt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 18' England international Josh Ginnelly has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Daizen Maeda, a Japan , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum McGregor made 410 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Daizen Maeda does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 31' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 31' Daizen Maeda with the second goal in the match!
  • 36' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' Kyogo Furuhashi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robbie Neilson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 57' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
  • 64' Giorgos Giakoumakis is replacing Kyogo Furuhashi for the Celtic FC side.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Liel Abada. He replaces Daizen Maeda on 65 minute.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. David Turnbull is replaced by Reo Hatate on 66 minute.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Matt O'Riley makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 75 minute. Ellis Simms leaves to be changed by Gary Mackay-Steven.
  • 77' Another change for Celtic FC made on 77 minute. Matt O'Riley leaves to be changed by Tom Rogic.
  • 81' James Forrest is replacing Jota for the Celtic FC side.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 90' Giorgos Giakoumakis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • It finishes all square. Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC share the spoils 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
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Matt O'Riley 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 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
2.26 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC61% Draw21% Heart of Midlothian FC18%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
39%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC44% Draw39% Heart of Midlothian FC17%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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