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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Heart of Midlothian FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 27 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Peter Haring 13' Y
Arnaud Djoum 33' Y
Y 35' Scott Brown
Steven Naismith 43' Y
Jamie Brandon 44' R
Y 75' Jeremy Toljan

Overview

Match Preview

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Tynecastle Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Steven Kirkland

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

6
1
18
Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-08-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
17 Feb Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
06 Feb Livingston FC H 0–0 D
01 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 2–1 W
26 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–1 W
24 Feb Motherwell FC H 4–1 W
21 Feb Valencia CF A 0–1 L
17 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
14 Feb Valencia CF H 0–2 L
06 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Celtic FC
#4 Position #1
20 Points 31
12 Played 13
6 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 2
26 Scored 28
22 Conceded 10
+4 GD +18
1.67 PPG 2.38
50% Win % 77%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Celtic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time Craig Levein made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Peter Haring will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ewan Henderson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Arnaud Djoum. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Scott Brown on 35 minutes.
  • 36' Against the run of play, James Forrest has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Steven Naismith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Jamie Brandon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 46' Steven Naismith makes way for Oliver Bozanic at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 51' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' A stunning finish from Oliver Bozanic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Ewan Henderson as he leaves the pitch. Odsonne Edouard steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' 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.
  • 75' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — David Vanecek on, Uche Ikpeazu off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Scott Sinclair as he leaves the pitch. Tim Weah steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 85' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Marcus Godinho trudges off to be replaced by Clevid Dikamona on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Jeremy Toljan makes way for Mikael Lustig at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Odsonne Edouard has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Full Time. Celtic FC beats Heart of Midlothian FC

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Matt O'Riley 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Callum Osmand 3
Josh Ginnelly 3

Head to Head

2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-08-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Celtic FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2019-02-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2019-02-17 Motherwell FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-02-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2019-02-01 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W

Celtic FC Form

2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC W 2019-02-21 Valencia CF 1–0 Celtic FC L 2019-02-17 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2019-02-14 Celtic FC 0–2 Valencia CF L 2019-02-06 Celtic FC 2–0 Hibernian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.07 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC22% Draw24% Celtic FC54%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Celtic FC
78%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC16% Draw41% Celtic FC43%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
6.3%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian 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 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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