Thursday , 2 July 2026

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park 58,872 HT 45' · FT 45'
Arne Engels pen 52' 2–0
Luke McCowan 89' 2–0
Nicolas Kuhn 21' Y
Y 41' James Penrice

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Colin Steven
  • Assistant 1 Francis Connor
  • Assistant 2 Calum Spence

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
2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Rangers FC H 3–0 W
25 Aug St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
11 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–0 W
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 4–0 W
18 May St. Mirren FC H 3–2 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Celtic FC A 0–2 L
01 Sep Dundee United FC H 0–1 L
25 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–3 L
10 Aug Dundee FC A 1–3 L
03 Aug Rangers FC H 0–0 D
18 May Rangers FC H 3–3 D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Celtic FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' Nicolas Kuhn catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 21.
  • 26' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heart of Midlothian FC backline.
  • 31' Kasper Schmeichel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 354 appearances.
  • 36' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' What a strike from Arne Engels! The score is 1-0.
  • 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Naismith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Reo Hatate by James Forrest on 66 minute.
  • 71' Musa Drammeh gets the nod from Heart of Midlothian FC. He replaces Kenneth Vargas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Kyogo Furuhashi departs to be replaced by Adam Idah.
  • 77' Jorge Grant has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Yan Dhanda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Beni Baningime on 78 minute.
  • 81' Alan Forrest has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Penrice on 81 minute.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Naismith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 89' A goal from the Scotland international Luke McCowan! He fires home on 89 to make it 2-0!
  • With this win, Celtic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC W 2024-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2024-08-11 Hibernian FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2024-08-04 Celtic FC 4–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2024-08-25 Motherwell FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-10 Dundee FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-08-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Rangers FC D 2024-05-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–3 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.87 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC59% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC18%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
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
82%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
41%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC40% Draw44% Heart of Midlothian FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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