Thursday , 2 July 2026

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 21 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Liam Boyce
Y 26' Liam Boyce
Y 43' Gary Mackay-Steven
Y 55' Toby Sibbick
Y 62' Alex Cochrane
Y 83' Lawrence Shankland
R 89' Alex Cochrane
R 90' 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
2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W
14 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 5–0 W
06 Aug Ross County FC A 3–1 W
31 Jul Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
14 May Motherwell FC H 6–0 W
11 May Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Celtic FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug FC Zurich A 1–2 L
14 Aug Dundee United FC H 4–1 W
07 Aug Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
30 Jul Ross County FC H 2–1 W
14 May Rangers FC H 1–3 L

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' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome Heart of Midlothian FC for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 13' Kyogo Furuhashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
  • 18' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' Alan Forrest has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Boyce is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — Yellow card on 25.
  • 26' Liam Boyce has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Croatia international Josip Juranovic has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Gary Mackay-Steven is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Connor Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Toby Sibbick.
  • 55' Liel Abada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daizen Maeda at the 55 minute mark.
  • 56' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reo Hatate is hanging David Turnbull on the field on 56 minute.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Andrew Halliday is replaced by Connor Smith on 60 minute.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Cochrane.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Liam Boyce is replaced by Barrie McKay on 64 minute.
  • 65' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Alan Forrest has done his job and it is now time for Lawrence Shankland to step up.
  • 70' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 71' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Peter Haring departs to be replaced by Lewis Neilson.
  • 72' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Matt O'Riley is withdrawn and Giorgos Giakoumakis gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 82' Matt O'Riley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 341 appearances.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lawrence Shankland on 83.
  • 88' Greg Taylor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 89' Alex Cochrane catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 89.
  • 90' That is a Red card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Toby Sibbick will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2022-08-14 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC W 2022-08-06 Ross County FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2022-07-31 Celtic FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2022-05-14 Celtic FC 6–0 Motherwell FC W 2022-05-11 Dundee United FC 1–1 Celtic FC D

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-18 FC Zurich 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-08-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–1 Dundee United FC W 2022-08-07 Hibernian FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-07-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2022-05-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.96 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC63% Draw22% Heart of Midlothian FC15%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
37%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC43% Draw43% Heart of Midlothian FC14%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.2%
0 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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