Sunday , 16 August 2026

Heart of Midlothian FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Heart of Midlothian FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 13:15 UTC Tynecastle 17,608 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Matt O'Riley
0–2 23' Daizen Maeda
0–3 51' Kyogo Furuhashi
Lawrence Shankland 64' 2–3
2–4 81' Tomoki Iwata
Kenneth Vargas 58' Y
Toby Sibbick 59' Y
Y 90' Reo Hatate

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Calum Spence
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
1
17
Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Celtic FC H 1–4 L
07 Oct Hibernian FC H 2–2 D
30 Sep Ross County FC A 1–0 W
23 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
16 Sep Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
03 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC A 4–1 W
07 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 3–1 W
04 Oct SS Lazio H 1–2 L
30 Sep Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
23 Sep Livingston FC A 3–0 W
19 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC Celtic FC
#4 Position #1
3 Points 6
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 6
2 Conceded 1
+3 GD +5
1.50 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC is underway.
  • 4' The Denmark Matt O'Riley breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 0-1!
  • 9' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 14' The 27-year-old Toby Sibbick has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 23' What a moment for Daizen Maeda! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' England international Alex Cochrane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Kyogo Furuhashi makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Kenneth Vargas.
  • 58' Heart of Midlothian FC make a change. Alex Lowry trudges off to be replaced by Beni Baningime on 58 minutes.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Toby Sibbick. He receives a card.
  • 64' Lawrence Shankland is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Luis Palma is replaced by James Forrest on 65 minute.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Reo Hatate as he leaves the pitch. Tomoki Iwata steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' Kenneth Vargas makes way for Liam Boyce at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 78' 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.
  • 81' GOAL! Tomoki Iwata scores on 81.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Cameron Devlin is replaced by Jorge Grant on 82 minute.
  • 87' Mikey Johnston is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 90' Celtic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

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

2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC 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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2023-10-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Hibernian FC D 2023-09-30 Ross County FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-09-23 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L

Celtic FC Form

2023-10-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2023-10-07 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-10-04 Celtic FC 1–2 SS Lazio L 2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2023-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.08 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.38 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Celtic FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC19% Draw22% Celtic FC59%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Celtic FC
81%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Heart of Midlothian FC14% Draw38% Celtic FC48%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 3
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
4.2%
0 – 4
4.1%
2 – 3
4%

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% 9% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 21% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 19% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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