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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 18
Dec 16, 2023 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
0 - 2
Hearts


Maeda (52')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Shankland (15'), Kingsley (30')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 2-1 Feyenoord
Wednesday, December 13 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Aberdeen 2-1 Hearts
Saturday, December 9 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-1 Hearts

Aiming to avoid another slip which could see Rangers move within touching distance of top spot, Celtic should have more than enough quality, even without several key men, to get past Hearts on home turf this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 71.58%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 11.93%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.42%) and 3-0 (8.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.56%), while for a Hearts win it was 1-2 (3.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood.

Result
CelticDrawHearts
71.58% (-0.16500000000001 -0.17) 16.49% (0.141 0.14) 11.93% (0.032 0.03)
Both teams to score 55.33% (-0.47 -0.47)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.35% (-0.628 -0.63)33.65% (0.635 0.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.53% (-0.719 -0.72)55.47% (0.728 0.73)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.73% (-0.184 -0.18)8.27% (0.192 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.12% (-0.474 -0.47)28.88% (0.482 0.48)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.32% (-0.386 -0.39)39.68% (0.393 0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.64% (-0.358 -0.36)76.36% (0.36500000000001 0.37)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 71.57%
    Hearts 11.93%
    Draw 16.49%
CelticDrawHearts
2-0 @ 10.19% (0.15 0.15)
2-1 @ 9.42% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
3-0 @ 8.47% (0.045 0.04)
1-0 @ 8.18% (0.194 0.19)
3-1 @ 7.83% (-0.043 -0.04)
4-0 @ 5.28% (-0.022 -0.02)
4-1 @ 4.88% (-0.073 -0.07)
3-2 @ 3.62% (-0.059 -0.06)
5-0 @ 2.63% (-0.035 -0.04)
5-1 @ 2.43% (-0.059 -0.06)
4-2 @ 2.26% (-0.058 -0.06)
5-2 @ 1.12% (-0.04 -0.04)
6-0 @ 1.09% (-0.025 -0.03)
6-1 @ 1.01% (-0.035 -0.03)
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 71.57%
1-1 @ 7.56% (0.1 0.1)
2-2 @ 4.36% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-0 @ 3.28% (0.108 0.11)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.03 -0.03)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 16.49%
1-2 @ 3.49% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-1 @ 3.03% (0.068 0.07)
0-2 @ 1.4% (0.017 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.34% (-0.023 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.08% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 1.59%
Total : 11.93%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hearts

Celtic
90.5%
Draw
4.8%
Hearts
4.8%
21
Head to Head
Oct 22, 2023 2.15pm
Gameweek 9
Hearts
1-4
Celtic
Shankland (64')
Vargas (58'), Sibbick (59')
O'Riley (4'), Maeda (23'), Furuhashi (51'), Iwata (81')
Iwata (90+2')
May 7, 2023 2.15pm
Gameweek 34
Hearts
0-2
Celtic
Furuhashi (67'), Oh (80')
Mar 11, 2023 12.15pm
Quarter-Finals
Hearts
0-3
Celtic
Mooy (2'), Furuhashi (45'), Carter-Vickers (80')
Mar 8, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 27
Celtic
3-1
Hearts
Maeda (25'), Furuhashi (60'), Haksabanovic (84')
Oct 22, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 12
Hearts
3-4
Celtic
Shankland (45+3' pen., 47', 65' pen.)
Forrest (14'), Giakoumakis (55'), Maeda (59'), Taylor (76')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic110082275581
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts101046341263
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren10013945-643
6Dundee10014556-1141
Relegation Group
1Hibernian11004752-542
2Aberdeen11003649-1338
3Motherwell10014652-637
4St Johnstone10012549-2431
5Ross County10013258-2630
6Livingston11002459-3521
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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