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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 23
Jan 26, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Tynecastle
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Hearts
1 - 2
Celtic

Boyce (62')
Devlin (45'), Halkett (61'), Boyce (67')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Hatate (27'), Giakoumakis (35')
Taylor (45'), Jota (45'), Bitton (53')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Hearts 1-2 Celtic

Two of the SPL's strongest teams competing against each other is always going to bring a close match, with both squads looking to push further up the table. However, the slight edge that Celtic have is their ability in front of goal, and that is something that should help them to secure all three points. 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 53.14%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 23.52% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.78%) and 0-2 (8.86%). The likeliest Hearts win was 1-0 (6.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Celtic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

Result
HeartsDrawCeltic
23.52%23.33%53.14%
Both teams to score 55.54%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.97%45.03%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.61%67.38%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.84%33.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.24%69.76%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.09%16.91%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.04%46.96%
Score Analysis
    Hearts 23.52%
    Celtic 53.14%
    Draw 23.33%
HeartsDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 6.19%
2-1 @ 6.07%
2-0 @ 3.42%
3-1 @ 2.23%
3-2 @ 1.99%
3-0 @ 1.26%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 23.52%
1-1 @ 11%
0-0 @ 5.61%
2-2 @ 5.4%
3-3 @ 1.18%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 23.33%
0-1 @ 9.97%
1-2 @ 9.78%
0-2 @ 8.86%
1-3 @ 5.79%
0-3 @ 5.25%
2-3 @ 3.2%
1-4 @ 2.57%
0-4 @ 2.33%
2-4 @ 1.42%
1-5 @ 0.92%
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 53.14%

How you voted: Hearts vs Celtic

Hearts
8.2%
Draw
18.8%
Celtic
72.9%
85
Head to Head
Dec 2, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Celtic
1-0
Hearts
Furuhashi (33')
Montgomery (84')
Aug 15, 2021 3pm
Second Round
Celtic
3-2
Hearts
Edouard (29'), Welsh (34'), Furuhashi (63')
Edouard (20'), Welsh (52')
Boyce (57' pen.), McEneff (90+2')
Halkett (43'), Haring (51'), Boyce (86')
Jul 31, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 1
Hearts
2-1
Celtic
Ralston (54')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd156632215724
5Motherwell157171823-522
6Dundee165472729-219
7St Mirren165381926-718
8Ross County163671230-1815
9St Johnstone1642101829-1114
10Kilmarnock163581734-1714
11Hearts163491825-713
12Hibernian162681828-1012


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