Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Celtic FC

0 – 2

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Heart of Midlothian FC

Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–2 15' Lawrence Shankland

0–2 30' Stephen Kingsley

Daizen Maeda 52' Y

Overview

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

Celtic FC 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Clancy
Assistant 1 David Roome
Assistant 2 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	7	18
2	Rangers FC	7	16
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	7	13
4	Dundee FC	7	10
5	St. Mirren FC	7	10
6	St. Johnstone FC	7	8
7	Aberdeen FC	7	8
8	Motherwell FC	7	8
9	Dundee United FC	7	8
10	Hibernian FC	7	7
11	Falkirk FC	7	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	7	5

Head-to-Head

Celtic FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Heart of Midlothian FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC 2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–4 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Hibernian FC	H	4–1	W
03 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	A	3–1	W
28 Nov	SS Lazio	A	0–2	L

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Celtic FC	A	2–0	W
09 Dec	Aberdeen FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–0	W
11 Nov	Motherwell FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Celtic FC		Heart of Midlothian FC
#1	Position	#3
18	Points	13
7	Played	7
6 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 2
14	Scored	14
4	Conceded	8
+10	GD	+6
2.57	PPG	1.86
86%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

2/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC

Benjamin Nygren	3 G	3 A
Camilo Duran	3 G	3 A
Kasper Hogh	3 G
Hyun-jun Yang	2 G
Luke McCowan	1 G

Heart of Midlothian FC

James Wilson	3 G
Claudio Braga	2 G	2 A
Joshua McPake	1 G	1 A
Calvin Miller	1 G
Tom Renaud	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
15' Lawrence Shankland makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' GOAL! Stephen Kingsley fires home to make it 0-2!
35' Alistair Johnston has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
46' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. David Turnbull departs to be replaced by Anthony Ralston.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' It’s gonna be a card for Daizen Maeda.
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
62' Luis Palma makes way for Alexandro Bernabei at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
65' Kenneth Vargas is replacing Aidan Denholm for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
66' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Alan Forrest trudges off to be replaced by Barrie McKay on 66 minutes.
71' Another change for Celtic FC made on 71 minute. Greg Taylor leaves to be changed by James Forrest.
76' 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.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Jorge Grant is replaced by Macaulay Tait.
90' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Craig Halkett comes on to replace Nathaniel Atkinson.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Beni Baningime
3
Stephen Kingsley ↓ Toby Sibbick 46'
2
Frankie Kent
7
Jorge Grant ↓ Macaulay Tait 85'
15
Kye Rowles
28
Zander Clark
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Craig Halkett 90'
17
Alan Forrest ↓ Barrie McKay 66'
9
Lawrence Shankland
19
Alex Cochrane
22
Aidan Denholm ↓ Kenneth Vargas 65'

Bench

21
Toby Sibbick ↑ 46'
18
Barrie McKay ↑ 66'
1
Craig Gordon
30
Kyosuke Tagawa
5
Peter Haring
4
Craig Halkett ↑ 90'
11
Yutaro Oda
77
Kenneth Vargas ↑ 65'
25
Macaulay Tait ↑ 85'

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	8
Daizen Maeda	8
Lawrence Shankland	6
James Forrest	4
Ryan Christie	3
Matt O'Riley	3
Giorgos Giakoumakis	3
Josh Ginnelly	3

Head to Head

Celtic FC Form

2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-13 Celtic FC 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2023-12-10 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2023-12-06 Celtic FC 4–1 Hibernian FC W 2023-12-03 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2023-11-28 SS Lazio 2–0 Celtic FC L

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2023-12-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-11-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-11-11 Motherwell FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.95 Celtic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Celtic FC51% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC24%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

49%

Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Celtic FC39% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC19%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap	Celtic FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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.