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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sat 31 Jul 2021 · 19:00 UTC Tynecastle Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC 2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Celtic FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
07 Mar Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
03 Mar Hibernian FC A 3–1 W
15 Feb Hamilton Academical FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Celtic FC A 0–5 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
28 Jul FC Midtjylland A 1–2 L
20 Jul FC Midtjylland H 1–1 D
15 May Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
12 May St. Johnstone FC H 4–0 W
02 May Rangers FC A 1–4 L

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' That's the starting whistle at Tynecastle Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 410 games and scored 790 goals.
  • 8' What a strike from Gary Mackay-Steven! The score is 1-0.
  • 13' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' Heart of Midlothian FC have won 322 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ange Postecoglou will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Heart of Midlothian FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 54' Anthony Ralston adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Gary Mackay-Steven is replaced by Peter Haring.
  • 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.
  • 77' Armand Gnanduillet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Ginnelly on 77 minute.
  • 79' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Liel Abada departs to be replaced by Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 84' It looks surprising Heart of Midlothian FC does not make any changes. Michael Smith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' What a moment for John Souttar! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Tom Rogic gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Ismaila Soro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Celtic FC will have plenty to reflect on. Heart of Midlothian FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

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

2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC 2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC W 2020-03-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2020-03-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2020-03-03 Hibernian FC 1–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-02-15 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hamilton Academical FC D 2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Celtic FC Form

2021-07-31 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2021-07-28 FC Midtjylland 2–1 Celtic FC L 2021-07-20 Celtic FC 1–1 FC Midtjylland D 2021-05-15 Hibernian FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2021-05-12 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-05-02 Rangers FC 4–1 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC42% Draw27% Celtic FC31%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Celtic FC
58%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC29% Draw45% Celtic FC26%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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