Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Ross MacLeod

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

6
1
17
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#3 Position #1
13 Points 18
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 1
14 Scored 14
8 Conceded 4
+6 GD +10
1.86 PPG 2.57
57% Win % 86%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC
James Wilson 3 G
Claudio Braga 2 G 2 A
Joshua McPake 1 G 1 A
Calvin Miller 1 G
Tom Renaud 1 G
Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Tynecastle that hosts another battle between Heart of Midlothian FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Heart of Midlothian FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Matt O'Riley has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Hyun-jun Yang.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Heart of Midlothian FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Greg Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' Celtic FC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' It’s high time Steven Naismith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Jorge Grant has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 46' Kyogo Furuhashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paulo Bernardo on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 417 games and scored 807 goals.
  • 56' The Scotland Lawrence Shankland breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-0!
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Macaulay Tait is hanging Jorge Grant on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Devlin. He replaces Alan Forrest on 79 minute.
  • 81' Celtic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' Alex Cochrane was booked on 86.
  • 88' Aidan Denholm is ready to make an impact after coming on for Beni Baningime at the 88 minute mark.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Daniel Kelly gets a card.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Macaulay Tait on 90.
  • 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

PlayerGoals
Daizen Maeda 8
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3

Head to Head

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

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
1.24 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC36% Draw27% Celtic FC37%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Celtic FC
64%
Heart of Midlothian FC or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heart of Midlothian FC23% Draw46% Celtic FC31%
Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap Heart of Midlothian FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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