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

Match Preview

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

Heart of Midlothian FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 13 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Don Robertson
Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
Assistant 2 Ross MacLeod

5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	13	31
2	Rangers FC	12	27
3	Falkirk FC	13	21
4	Heart of Midlothian FC	12	20
5	Dundee FC	12	17
6	Dundee United FC	12	17
7	St. Johnstone FC	13	17
8	St. Mirren FC	13	14
9	Motherwell FC	13	13
10	Hibernian FC	12	11
11	Aberdeen FC	12	11
12	Kilmarnock FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 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
20	Points	31
12	Played	13
6 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	10 / 1 / 2
26	Scored	28
22	Conceded	10
+4	GD	+18
1.67	PPG	2.38
50%	Win %	77%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (20 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Celtic FC

0-15

6/2

16-30

3/2

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	6 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	6 A
Benjamin Nygren	6 G	3 A
Kasper Hogh	3 G	3 A
Liam Scales	3 G	1 A
Hyun-jun Yang	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Heart of Midlothian FC gets underway.
5' Heart of Midlothian FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Heart of Midlothian FC is showing some good football. However, Heart of Midlothian FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hyun-jun Yang 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' Heart of Midlothian FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
31' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
43' What composure from Jorge Grant! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
46' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Paulo Bernardo is replaced by Kyogo Furuhashi on 46 minute.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact 4-3-3.
56' A stunning finish from Lawrence Shankland — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
66' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
71' Heart of Midlothian FC ring the changes. Jorge Grant has done his job and it is now time for Macaulay Tait to step up.
76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
79' Another change for Heart of Midlothian FC made on 79 minute. Alan Forrest leaves to be changed by Cameron Devlin.
81' It’s gonna be a card for Alistair Johnston.
86' A moment of madness from Alex Cochrane on 86 minutes earns him a card. Heart of Midlothian FC will be frustrated.
88' Another substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC to replace Beni Baningime by Aidan Denholm on 88 minute.
89' Daniel Kelly is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Macaulay Tait argues furiously but the card stands.
2-0 the final result. Celtic FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

1.4 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC 76% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC34% Draw24% Celtic FC42%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Celtic FC

66%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Heart of Midlothian FC22% Draw41% Celtic FC37%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 0

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

Actual

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%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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