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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Jul 31, 2021 at 8pm UK
Tynecastle Park
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Hearts
2 - 1
Celtic
FT(HT: 1-0)
Ralston (54')
The Match
Match Report
Anthony Ralston had earlier cancelled out Gary Mackay-Steven's opener for the home side.
Team News
The midfielder is in the squad for the cinch Premiership opener.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Hearts and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 39.41%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 35.13% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.59%) and 0-2 (6.44%). The likeliest Hearts win was 1-0 (8.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood.

Result
HeartsDrawCeltic
35.13%25.46%39.41%
Both teams to score 55.97%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.11%47.89%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.93%70.07%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.64%26.35%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.5%61.5%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76%24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.75%58.25%
Score Analysis
    Hearts 35.13%
    Celtic 39.41%
    Draw 25.45%
HeartsDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 8.43%
2-1 @ 8.03%
2-0 @ 5.62%
3-1 @ 3.57%
3-2 @ 2.55%
3-0 @ 2.5%
4-1 @ 1.19%
Other @ 3.25%
Total : 35.13%
1-1 @ 12.03%
0-0 @ 6.33%
2-2 @ 5.73%
3-3 @ 1.21%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.45%
0-1 @ 9.03%
1-2 @ 8.59%
0-2 @ 6.44%
1-3 @ 4.09%
0-3 @ 3.06%
2-3 @ 2.73%
1-4 @ 1.46%
0-4 @ 1.09%
2-4 @ 0.97%
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 39.41%

How you voted: Hearts vs Celtic

Hearts
36.4%
Draw
16.7%
Celtic
47.0%
66
Head to Head
Dec 20, 2020 2.15pm
Final
Celtic
3-3
Hearts
Celtic win 4-3 on penalties
Feb 12, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 26
Celtic
5-0
Hearts
Ntcham (30'), Jullien (46'), McGregor (52'), Christie (67'), Simunovic (80')
Simunovic (27')

Walker (32'), Halkett (76')
Langer (86')
Dec 18, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 12
Hearts
0-2
Celtic

MacLean (30'), Damour (42'), Smith (63'), Halkett (78')
Christie (28'), Ntcham (40')
Brown (17'), Ajer (42')
Aug 25, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 3
Celtic
3-1
Hearts
Berra (29' og.), McGregor (54'), Halkett (60' og.)
Forster (39')
Washington (81')
Halkett (44'), Brandon (59'), Ikpeazu (92')
May 25, 2019 3pm
Final
Hearts
1-2
Celtic
Edwards (52')
Zlamal (61'), Djoum (65'), Ikpeazu (97')
Edouard (62' pen., 82')
Bain (91'), Brown (97')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic30225371234871
2RangersRangers29231564164870
3Hearts3017493930955
4Kilmarnock30111183933644
5St Mirren30126123637-142
6Hibernian30911104145-438
7Dundee2999114050-1036
8Motherwell30711124147-632
9Aberdeen3079143348-1530
10St Johnstone30610142141-2028
11Ross County3069152851-2327
12Livingston3038192052-3217

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