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

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Premier League · 2023-24

Heart of Midlothian FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Celtic FC

Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 12:00 UTC Tynecastle 17,748 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jorge Grant pen 43' 3–0

Lawrence Shankland 56' 4–0

R 16' Hyun-jun Yang

Y 81' Alistair Johnston

Alex Cochrane 86' Y

Y 89' Daniel Kelly

Macaulay Tait 90' Y

Overview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Don Robertson
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Ross MacLeod

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 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

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Celtic FC	H	2–0	W
28 Feb	Hibernian FC	H	1–1	D
24 Feb	Rangers FC	A	0–5	L
17 Feb	Motherwell FC	H	2–0	W
07 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	1–0	W
03 Feb	Dundee FC	A	3–2	W

Celtic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	0–2	L
28 Feb	Dundee FC	H	7–1	W
25 Feb	Motherwell FC	A	3–1	W
17 Feb	Kilmarnock FC	H	1–1	D
07 Feb	Hibernian FC	A	2–1	W
03 Feb	Aberdeen FC	A	1–1	D

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' KICK OFF: Celtic FC gets underway.
5' It’s high time Steven Naismith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Scotland international Alan Forrest has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Tomoki Iwata has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
16' The referee has no hesitation. Hyun-jun Yang is booked for Celtic FC — card on 16.
21' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-3-3 shape.
26' 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 Adam Idah suffering a number of foals already.
31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 411 games and scored 791 goals.
36' Lawrence Shankland is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' Jorge Grant has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyogo Furuhashi is hanging Paulo Bernardo on the field on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' The deadlock is broken! Lawrence Shankland gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
71' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Macaulay Tait on, Jorge Grant off on 71 minutes.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
79' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Alan Forrest has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Devlin to step up.
81' Alistair Johnston picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Cochrane.
88' The supporters are chanting for Aidan Denholm. He replaces Beni Baningime on 88 minute.
89' Daniel Kelly was booked on 89.
90' The referee shows Heart of Midlothian FC player a card on 90.
Celtic FC will have plenty to reflect on. Heart of Midlothian FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC W 2024-02-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-02-17 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-02-07 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-02-03 Dundee FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Celtic FC Form

2024-03-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2024-02-28 Celtic FC 7–1 Dundee FC W 2024-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2024-02-17 Celtic FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-02-07 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2024-02-03 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.23 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.65 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC34% Draw26% Celtic FC40%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

60%

Draw or Celtic FC

66%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC22% Draw45% Celtic FC33%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.4%

0 – 2

7.5%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Celtic FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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