Thursday , 2 July 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2022-23 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2022-23
Heart of Midlothian FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 7 May 2023 · 13:15 UTC Tynecastle Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Cochrane 43' Y
Alex Cochrane 45' R
Y 45' Matt O'Riley

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
2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–4 Celtic FC 2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-05-07 Celtic FC 4–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Celtic FC H 0–2 L
22 Apr Ross County FC H 6–1 W
15 Apr Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
08 Apr St. Mirren FC H 0–2 L
01 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
18 Mar Aberdeen FC A 0–3 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–0 W
22 Apr Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
16 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 4–1 W
08 Apr Rangers FC H 3–2 W
02 Apr Ross County FC A 2–0 W
18 Mar Hibernian FC H 3–1 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' In just a few seconds Tynecastle Park will turn into a battlefield for Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 10' 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 Daizen Maeda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Alex Cochrane on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' Heart of Midlothian FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 45' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Stephen Kingsley on, Yutaro Oda off on 45 minutes.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Magnificent from Yuki Kobayashi! That is 3 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 70' Aaron Mooy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt O'Riley at the 70 minute mark.
  • 74' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Devlin on 74 minute.
  • 79' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liel Abada is hanging Daizen Maeda on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Hyun-Gyu Oh has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' Sead Haksabanovic is replacing Jota for the Celtic FC side.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Josh Ginnelly is replaced by Stephen Humphrys on 82 minute.
  • 86' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoki Iwata is hanging Reo Hatate on the field on 86 minute.
  • 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 Steven Naismith

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
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 3

Head to Head

2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2023-03-08 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–4 Celtic FC 2022-08-21 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-05-07 Celtic FC 4–1 Heart of Midlothian FC

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2023-04-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 6–1 Ross County FC W 2023-04-15 Hibernian FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-04-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC L 2023-04-01 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L

Celtic FC Form

2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2023-04-22 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2023-04-16 Kilmarnock FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2023-04-08 Celtic FC 3–2 Rangers FC W 2023-04-02 Ross County FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2023-03-18 Celtic FC 3–1 Hibernian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC27% Draw25% Celtic FC48%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
51%
Draw or Celtic FC
73%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC23% Draw43% Celtic FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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