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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Heart of Midlothian FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 18 Dec 2019 · 19:45 UTC Tynecastle Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Scott Brown
Steven MacLean 30' Y
Loic Damour 42' Y
Y 42' Kristoffer Ajer
Michael Smith 63' Y
Craig Halkett 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madden
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Paul O'Neill
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 12 28
2 Rangers FC 11 24
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 11 20
4 Falkirk FC 12 18
5 Dundee FC 11 17
6 Dundee United FC 11 16
7 St. Johnstone FC 12 14
8 St. Mirren FC 12 14
9 Motherwell FC 12 12
10 Aberdeen FC 11 11
11 Kilmarnock FC 12 9
12 Hibernian FC 11 8

Head-to-Head

6
1
18
Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Celtic FC H 0–2 L
14 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
07 Dec Motherwell FC A 0–1 L
04 Dec Livingston FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Rangers FC A 0–5 L
23 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 0–3 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–0 W
15 Dec Hibernian FC H 2–0 W
12 Dec FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 0–2 L
04 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Ross County FC A 4–1 W
28 Nov Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Celtic FC
#3 Position #1
20 Points 28
11 Played 12
6 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 2
24 Scored 27
17 Conceded 10
+7 GD +17
1.82 PPG 2.33
55% Win % 75%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (20 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
5/3
61-75
2/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
2/2
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 5 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 5 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 2 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Tynecastle Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Christie, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 17' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' Christopher Jullien, a Guadeloupe centre-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Ryan Christie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 30' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' The Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Brandon departs to be replaced by Sean Clare.
  • 37' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Jules Ntcham has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Loic Damour. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Glenn Whelan on, Oliver Bozanic off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 315 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 56' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Jake Mulraney by Euan Henderson on 61 minute.
  • 63' Michael Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at Tynecastle Stadium. Heart of Midlothian FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Craig Halkett is booked for Heart of Midlothian FC — Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' The whistle greets James Forrest as he departs to be replaced by Nir Bitton.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Leigh Griffiths on, Odsonne Edouard off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Portugal international Joel Pereira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

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
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3

Head to Head

2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2019-08-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-12-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2019-12-01 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-11-23 Kilmarnock FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Celtic FC Form

2019-12-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-12-15 Celtic FC 2–0 Hibernian FC W 2019-12-12 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–0 Celtic FC L 2019-12-04 Celtic FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-12-01 Ross County FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2019-11-28 Celtic FC 3–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Celtic FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC18% Draw22% Celtic FC60%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Celtic FC
82%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC14% Draw39% Celtic FC47%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 3
6.9%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 22% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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