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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 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

6
1
17
Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 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
#1 Position #3
70 Points 67
33 Played 33
21 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 21 / 4 / 8
58 Scored 59
28 Conceded 35
+30 GD +24
2.12 PPG 2.03
64% Win % 64%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts). Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Tynecastle Stadium that hosts another battle between Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' Scotland international Steven Naismith has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 13' Peter Haring catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Arnaud Djoum picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Scott Brown gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' James Forrest has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Celtic 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.
  • 43' Steven Naismith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jamie Brandon.
  • 46' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Steven Naismith has done his job and it is now time for Oliver Bozanic to step up.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Oliver Bozanic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Heart of Midlothian FC are in front.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Odsonne Edouard comes on to replace Ewan Henderson.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 72' Christophe Berra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' Jeremy Toljan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Uche Ikpeazu has done his job and it is now time for David Vanecek to step up.
  • 81' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Scott Sinclair exits the field as Tim Weah enters on 81.
  • 85' The Heart of Midlothian FC bench stirs into life. Marcus Godinho is withdrawn and Clevid Dikamona gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Jeremy Toljan as he leaves the pitch. Mikael Lustig steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 90' Odsonne Edouard has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Celtic FC take all three points.

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
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 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
2 / 4
1.19 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC32% Draw30% Celtic FC38%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Celtic FC
68%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC24% Draw49% Celtic FC27%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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