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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 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

17
1
6
Celtic FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 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
6 Points 3
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 5
1 Conceded 2
+5 GD +3
3.00 PPG 1.50
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (6 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Celtic FC to score. At the same time, Heart of Midlothian FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' James Penrice, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The 19-year-old James Wilson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' Daizen Maeda does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 22' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jota makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 29' Heart of Midlothian FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Michael Steinwender needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Daizen Maeda makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Calem Nieuwenhof on, James Wilson off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Celtic FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Viljami Sinisalo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
  • 64' Another change for Celtic FC made on 64 minute. Callum McGregor leaves to be changed by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 69' Heart of Midlothian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Sander Kartum is ready to make an impact after coming on for Beni Baningime at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Blair Spittal comes on to replace Lawrence Shankland.
  • 72' The whistle greets Nicolas Kuhn as he departs to be replaced by Hyun-jun Yang.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 308 games and scored 323 goals.
  • 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 Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Elton Kabangu departs to be replaced by Alan Forrest.
  • The final score is 3-0.

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
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 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
2.56 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC68% Draw19% Heart of Midlothian FC13%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
32%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC53% Draw36% Heart of Midlothian FC11%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 21% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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