Hamilton Academical FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Hamilton Academical FC

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Celtic FC

Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Fountain of Youth Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Y 5' Nir Bitton

Scott McMann 31' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Hamilton Academical FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Fountain of Youth Stadium.

Hamilton Academical FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Graeme Stewart
Referee Don Robertson
Referee Graham Chambers
Referee Greg Aitken

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

Hamilton Academical FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2020-08-02 Celtic FC 5–1 Hamilton Academical FC 2020-02-02 Hamilton Academical FC 1–4 Celtic FC 2019-12-04 Celtic FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC 2019-09-14 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Hamilton Academical FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Celtic FC	H	0–3	L
23 Dec	Livingston FC	H	0–2	L
19 Dec	Ross County FC	A	2–0	W
12 Dec	Hibernian FC	H	0–4	L
05 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	Aberdeen FC	H	1–1	D

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Hamilton Academical FC	A	3–0	W
23 Dec	Ross County FC	H	2–0	W
13 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–0	W
10 Dec	Lille OSC	H	3–2	W
06 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	1–1	D
03 Dec	AC Milan	A	2–4	L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Hamilton Academical FC host Celtic FC — let the battle begin!
5' The referee has no hesitation. Nir Bitton is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 5.
10' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Hamilton Academical 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.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Lennon might look to freshen things up shortly.
31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott McMann.
36' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
41' Kyle Gourlay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
49' Odsonne Edouard has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leigh Griffiths makes it 0-2.
59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hamilton Academical FC that had 106 games and scored 94 goals.
64' Mohamed Elyounoussi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
69' The Hamilton Academical FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Winter departs to be replaced by Tunde Owolabi.
72' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Albian Ajeti comes on to replace Leigh Griffiths.
74' GOAL! David Turnbull fires home to make it 0-3!
77' Patryk Klimala gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Odsonne Edouard and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Michael Johnston has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Turnbull on 78 minute.
82' It is a substitution in Hamilton Academical FC team. Ben Stirling is replaced by Reegan Mimnaugh on 82 minute.
83' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Christie departs to be replaced by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hamilton Academical FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' A tactical swap from Hamilton Academical FC — Kyle Munro on, David Moyo off on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

Lineups

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Rice

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Leigh Griffiths ↓ Albian Ajeti 72'
6
Nir Bitton
42
Callum McGregor C
35
Kristoffer Ajer
22
Odsonne Edouard ↓ Patryk Klimala 77'
17
Ryan Christie ↓ Mohamed Elyounoussi 83'
65
Conor Hazard
3
Greg Taylor
14
David Turnbull ↓ Michael Johnston 78'
12
Ismaila Soro
30
Jeremie Frimpong

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Odsonne Edouard	7
Leigh Griffiths	3
Ryan Christie	3
Scott Martin	2
James Forrest	2
Marios Ogkmpoe	2
Dedryck Boyata	1
Patryk Klimala	1

Head to Head

Hamilton Academical FC Form

2020-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2020-12-23 Hamilton Academical FC 0–2 Livingston FC L 2020-12-19 Ross County FC 0–2 Hamilton Academical FC W 2020-12-12 Hamilton Academical FC 0–4 Hibernian FC L 2020-12-05 Hamilton Academical FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-11-25 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

Celtic FC Form

2020-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2020-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Ross County FC W 2020-12-13 Celtic FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-12-10 Celtic FC 3–2 Lille OSC W 2020-12-06 Celtic FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-03 AC Milan 4–2 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.02 Hamilton Academical FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hamilton Academical FC21% Draw25% Celtic FC54%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Hamilton Academical FC or Draw

46%

Draw or Celtic FC

79%

Hamilton Academical FC or Celtic FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Hamilton Academical FC16% Draw43% Celtic FC41%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 2

9.6%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Hamilton Academical FC

Handicap	Hamilton Academical FC covers	Push	Celtic FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	23%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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