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

Refresh

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.

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 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Chris Rae (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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' And we are off! Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — let the football do the talking.
4' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kyogo Furuhashi on 4.
9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Carter-Vickers made 387 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
14' Celtic FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's 3-5-2 shape.
18' Lawrence Shankland is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
21' Assisted by Matt O'Riley with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyogo Furuhashi makes no mistake. 2-0!
26' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Cameron Devlin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
51' The 28-year-old Greg Taylor has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
52' It’s a booking for Heart of Midlothian FC player. Cameron Devlin gets a card.
57' Reo Hatate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' 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.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 416 games and scored 805 goals.
71' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoki Iwata is hanging Reo Hatate on the field on 71 minute.
72' Another change for Celtic FC made on 72 minute. Kyogo Furuhashi leaves to be changed by Adam Idah.
73' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Cameron Devlin is withdrawn and Barrie McKay gets his opportunity.
78' Lawrence Shankland has been relatively quiet despite scoring 81 goals in his last 1 appearances.
82' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Kenneth Vargas is replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa on 82 minute.
84' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. James Forrest is withdrawn and Luis Palma gets his opportunity.
87' Matt O'Riley adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
89' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Callum McGregor exits the field as Paulo Bernardo enters on 89.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

29
Scott Bain
56
Anthony Ralston
38
Daizen Maeda ↑ 72'
24
Tomoki Iwata ↑ 71'
9
Adam Idah ↑ 72'
17
Maik Nawrocki
28
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 89'
13
Hyun-jun Yang
7
Luis Palma ↑ 84'

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

4 / 4

2.12 Celtic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC65% Draw21% Heart of Midlothian FC14%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC

35%

Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC48% Draw42% Heart of Midlothian FC10%

Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 0

11.4%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap	Celtic FC covers	Push	Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	24%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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