Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2023-24 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 4 May 2024 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park 59,038 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kyogo Furuhashi 4' 3–0
Kyogo Furuhashi 21' 3–0
Matt O'Riley pen 87' 3–0
Y 18' Lawrence Shankland
Y 52' Cameron Devlin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Chris Rae (Scotland)

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
2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
28 Apr Dundee FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
07 Apr Rangers FC A 3–3 D
31 Mar Livingston FC A 3–0 W
16 Mar St. Johnstone FC H 3–1 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Celtic FC A 0–3 L
27 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
13 Apr Livingston FC H 4–2 W
06 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
30 Mar Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
16 Mar Ross County FC A 1–2 L

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 wait is over. Heart of Midlothian FC get us underway at Celtic Park.
  • 4' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kyogo Furuhashi on 4.
  • 9' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' Nicolas Kuhn has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 548 appearances.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a card for Lawrence Shankland.
  • 21' Assisted by Matt O'Riley with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyogo Furuhashi makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 26' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Joe Hart has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' Alistair Johnston, a Canada , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' Cameron Devlin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Celtic FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Tomoki Iwata comes on to replace Reo Hatate.
  • 72' Celtic FC make a change. Kyogo Furuhashi trudges off to be replaced by Adam Idah on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Cameron Devlin is withdrawn and Barrie McKay gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 82' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Kenneth Vargas by Kyosuke Tagawa on 82 minute.
  • 84' James Forrest makes way for Luis Palma at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 87' Matt O'Riley makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 89' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Callum McGregor is withdrawn and Paulo Bernardo gets his opportunity.
  • The points are shared — Celtic FC 3-0 Heart of Midlothian FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Callum Osmand 3

Head to Head

2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-04-28 Dundee FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2024-04-13 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2024-04-07 Rangers FC 3–3 Celtic FC D 2024-03-31 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2024-03-16 Celtic FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-05-04 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-04-27 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2024-04-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 4–2 Livingston FC W 2024-04-06 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-03-30 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-03-16 Ross County FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.68 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC70% Draw18% Heart of Midlothian FC12%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
30%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC55% Draw35% Heart of Midlothian FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.2%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.4%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
5 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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