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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 9
Oct 22, 2023 at 2.15pm UK
Tynecastle Park
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Hearts
1 - 4
Celtic

Shankland (64')
Vargas (58'), Sibbick (59')
FT(HT: 0-3)
O'Riley (4', 4'), Maeda (23'), Furuhashi (51'), Iwata (81')
Iwata (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hearts 2-2 Hibernian
Saturday, October 7 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock
Saturday, October 7 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

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 55.01%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 22.93% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.62%) and 0-2 (8.34%). The likeliest Hearts win was 2-1 (5.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawCeltic
22.93% (-0.344 -0.34)22.06% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)55.01% (0.367 0.37)
Both teams to score 59.16% (-0.36 -0.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.11% (-0.269 -0.27)39.89% (0.265 0.27)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.75% (-0.28 -0.28)62.25% (0.27699999999999 0.28)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.16% (-0.443 -0.44)30.84% (0.437 0.44)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.88% (-0.522 -0.52)67.11% (0.518 0.52)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.54% (0.024000000000001 0.02)14.45% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.59% (0.051000000000002 0.05)42.41% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 22.93%
    Celtic 55.01%
    Draw 22.05%
HeartsDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.97% (-0.065 -0.06)
1-0 @ 5.24% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-0 @ 3.08% (-0.037 -0.04)
3-1 @ 2.34% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-2 @ 2.26% (-0.05 -0.05)
3-0 @ 1.21% (-0.029 -0.03)
Other @ 2.83%
Total : 22.93%
1-1 @ 10.14% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.77% (-0.056 -0.06)
0-0 @ 4.46% (0.054 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.46% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 22.05%
1-2 @ 9.81% (0.023 0.02)
0-1 @ 8.62% (0.114 0.11)
0-2 @ 8.34% (0.119 0.12)
1-3 @ 6.32% (0.021 0.02)
0-3 @ 5.38% (0.082 0.08)
2-3 @ 3.72% (-0.033 -0.03)
1-4 @ 3.06% (0.013 0.01)
0-4 @ 2.6% (0.042 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.8% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-5 @ 1.18% (0.006 0.01)
0-5 @ 1.01% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 55.01%

How you voted: Hearts vs Celtic

Hearts
12.8%
Draw
2.6%
Celtic
84.6%
39
Head to Head
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')
Aug 21, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 4
Celtic
2-0
Hearts
Furuhashi (13'), Giakoumakis (90+4')

Boyce (25'), Mackay-Steven (43'), Sibbick (55'), Cochrane (62'), Shankland (83')
Cochrane (89'), Sibbick (90+1')
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