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

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daizen Maeda 17' 3–0
Jota 24' 3–0
Daizen Maeda 41' 3–0
Y 55' Adam Forrester

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
  • Assistant 2 David Roome

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
2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-11-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Rangers FC H 2–3 L
01 Mar St. Mirren FC A 5–2 W
25 Feb Aberdeen FC H 5–1 W
22 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Celtic FC A 0–3 L
15 Mar Ross County FC H 2–0 W
02 Mar Hibernian FC A 1–2 L
26 Feb St. Mirren FC H 3–1 W
23 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
16 Feb Rangers FC H 1–3 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' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome Heart of Midlothian FC for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Heart of Midlothian FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
  • 17' Goal! Daizen Maeda scores his 85 goal in 34 matches.
  • 22' Celtic FC have won 826 goals from 429 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' Goal! Jota scores his 32 goal in 482 matches.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' 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.
  • 41' What composure from Daizen Maeda! The Japan international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. James Wilson is replaced by Calem Nieuwenhof on 46 minute.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Adam Forrester on 55 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' Callum McGregor makes way for Paulo Bernardo at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 69' Reo Hatate has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' Sander Kartum is ready to make an impact after coming on for Beni Baningime at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Lawrence Shankland is replaced by Blair Spittal.
  • 72' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Nicolas Kuhn by Hyun-jun Yang on 72 minute.
  • 77' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 81' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Forrest is hanging Reo Hatate on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Alan Forrest. He replaces Elton Kabangu on 86 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Celtic FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2024-11-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC L 2025-03-01 St. Mirren FC 2–5 Celtic FC W 2025-02-25 Celtic FC 5–1 Aberdeen FC W 2025-02-22 Hibernian FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2025-02-18 FC Bayern München 1–1 Celtic FC D

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-03-15 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2025-03-02 Hibernian FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-02-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 St. Mirren FC W 2025-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2025-02-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.93 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Celtic FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC70% Draw17% Heart of Midlothian FC13%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
30%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC56% Draw33% Heart of Midlothian FC11%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.5%
4 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
5 – 1
3.5%
5 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 20% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 19% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
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.