Thursday , 2 July 2026

Hamilton Academical FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Hamilton Academical FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 2 Feb 2020 · 12:30 UTC The Hope CBD Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Leigh Griffiths
Alexandros Gogic 14' Y
Jamie Hamilton 34' R
Aaron McGowan 43' Y
Will Collar 64' Y
Y 66' Greg Taylor

Overview

Match Preview

Hamilton Academical FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at The Hope CBD Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee Colin Steven
  • Referee John McCrossan

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

9
Hamilton Academical FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-01-26 Celtic FC 3–0 Hamilton Academical FC 2018-11-24 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Hamilton Academical FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Celtic FC H 1–4 L
25 Jan Livingston FC H 2–4 L
22 Jan Hibernian FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
21 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 4–1 W
29 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 3–0 W
25 Jan Ross County FC H 3–0 W
22 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 3–1 W
29 Dec Rangers FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Hamilton Academical FC have kicked off against Celtic FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexandros Gogic, as he is very good at scoring at The Hope CBD Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hamilton Academical FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' Celtic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alexandros Gogic.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Korede Adedoyin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' Assisted by Blair Alston with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marios Ogboe makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 31' Sam Woods is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Hamilton Academical FC tonight.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Jamie Hamilton.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Odsonne Edouard makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 36' Hamilton Academical FC make a change. David Moyo trudges off to be replaced by Shaun Want on 36 minutes.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Will Collar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Aaron McGowan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Hamilton Academical FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Celtic FC have won 790 goals from 410 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Celtic FC ring the changes. Jules Ntcham has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Christie to step up.
  • 64' Will Collar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Hamilton Academical FC team. Will Collar is replaced by David Templeton on 64 minute.
  • 66' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Jonny Hayes on, Greg Taylor off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Celtic FC make a change. Stephen Welsh trudges off to be replaced by Tom Rogic on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Goal! Christopher Jullien scores his 10 goal in 420 matches.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Odsonne Edouard gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Another three points for Celtic FC.

Lineups

Hamilton Academical FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Rice

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Odsonne Edouard 7
Leigh Griffiths 3
Ryan Christie 3
James Forrest 2
Marios Ogkmpoe 2
Scott Martin 2
Scott Brown 1
Christopher Jullien 1

Head to Head

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 2019-01-26 Celtic FC 3–0 Hamilton Academical FC 2018-11-24 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Celtic FC

Hamilton Academical FC Form

2020-02-02 Hamilton Academical FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2020-01-25 Hamilton Academical FC 2–4 Livingston FC L 2020-01-22 Hibernian FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-12-29 Motherwell FC 1–2 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-12-26 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-21 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Celtic FC Form

2020-02-02 Hamilton Academical FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2020-01-25 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2020-01-22 Kilmarnock FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2019-12-29 Celtic FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2019-12-26 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 Hamilton Academical FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Celtic FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hamilton Academical FC20% Draw23% Celtic FC57%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Hamilton Academical FC or Draw
43%
Draw or Celtic FC
80%
Hamilton Academical FC or Celtic FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hamilton Academical FC16% Draw42% Celtic FC42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
0 – 3
6.2%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.4%
1 – 4
Actual

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% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 23% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Hamilton Academical FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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