Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2022-23
Celtic FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Wed 8 Mar 2023 · 19:45 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Cameron Devlin
Y 77' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou

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
2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–4 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–1 W
05 Mar St. Mirren FC A 5–1 W
18 Feb Aberdeen FC H 4–0 W
05 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 4–1 W
01 Feb Livingston FC H 3–0 W
29 Jan Dundee United FC A 2–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Celtic FC A 1–3 L
04 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 3–0 W
19 Feb Motherwell FC A 0–2 L
04 Feb Dundee United FC H 3–1 W
01 Feb Rangers FC H 0–3 L
29 Jan Livingston FC A 0–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Celtic Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 6' The deadlock is broken! Josh Ginnelly gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
  • 8' Josh Ginnelly is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 13' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 18' Tomoki Iwata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' What a moment for Daizen Maeda! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' Jota is replacing Daizen Maeda for the Celtic FC side.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robbie Neilson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Josh Ginnelly has done his job and it is now time for Yutaro Oda to step up.
  • 49' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Devlin on 53.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Toby Sibbick, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Kyogo Furuhashi doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Yutaro Oda trudges off to be replaced by Garang Kuol on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Matt O'Riley is replaced by Reo Hatate.
  • 71' Sead Haksabanovic is replacing Liel Abada for the Celtic FC side.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoki Iwata is hanging Aaron Mooy on the field on 80 minute.
  • 84' A goal from the Montenegro international Sead Haksabanovic! He fires home on 84 to make it 3-2!
  • 89' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Heart of Midlothian FC.

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
Callum Osmand 3
Josh Ginnelly 3

Head to Head

2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–4 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-03-05 St. Mirren FC 1–5 Celtic FC W 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2023-02-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2023-01-29 Dundee United FC 0–2 Celtic FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-03-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-02-19 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-02-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Dundee United FC W 2023-02-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–3 Rangers FC L 2023-01-29 Livingston FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.01 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Celtic FC to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC74% Draw16% Heart of Midlothian FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
26%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC58% Draw32% Heart of Midlothian FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
5 – 0
3.7%
5 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 20% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 19% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+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
38% ✓
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.