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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 35
May 4, 2024 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
3 - 0
Hearts

Furuhashi (4', 21'), O'Riley (87' pen.)
FT(HT: 2-0)

Shankland (18'), Devlin (52')

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: Dundee 1-2 Celtic
Sunday, April 28 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Kilmarnock 0-0 Hearts
Saturday, April 27 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 2-0 Hearts

Games such as this one mean that Celtic will not get carried away in the title race, and it should sharpen their focus. Hearts have the qualities to earn a result at Celtic Park, but we feel the leaders will produce one of their most professional performances of the campaign to seal 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 78.07%. A draw had a probability of 13.6% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 8.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.92%) and 2-1 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.31%), while for a Hearts win it was 1-2 (2.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawHearts
78.07% (-0.58799999999999 -0.59) 13.65% (0.163 0.16) 8.28% (0.422 0.42)
Both teams to score 51.7% (1.561 1.56)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.95% (0.846 0.85)31.05% (-0.847 -0.85)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.55% (0.995 0.99)52.44% (-0.999 -1)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.62% (0.064999999999998 0.06)6.37% (-0.068 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.08% (0.185 0.19)23.92% (-0.188 -0.19)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.22% (1.629 1.63)44.77% (-1.632 -1.63)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.24% (1.28 1.28)80.75% (-1.283 -1.28)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 78.07%
    Hearts 8.28%
    Draw 13.65%
CelticDrawHearts
2-0 @ 10.81% (-0.43 -0.43)
3-0 @ 9.92% (-0.346 -0.35)
2-1 @ 8.69% (0.058999999999999 0.06)
3-1 @ 7.97% (0.085 0.09)
1-0 @ 7.86% (-0.342 -0.34)
4-0 @ 6.83% (-0.214 -0.21)
4-1 @ 5.49% (0.08 0.08)
5-0 @ 3.76% (-0.104 -0.1)
3-2 @ 3.2% (0.175 0.18)
5-1 @ 3.02% (0.055 0.05)
4-2 @ 2.21% (0.129 0.13)
6-0 @ 1.73% (-0.04 -0.04)
6-1 @ 1.39% (0.031 0.03)
5-2 @ 1.21% (0.075 0.08)
Other @ 3.98%
Total : 78.07%
1-1 @ 6.31% (0.019 0.02)
2-2 @ 3.49% (0.178 0.18)
0-0 @ 2.85% (-0.136 -0.14)
Other @ 0.99%
Total : 13.65%
1-2 @ 2.54% (0.12 0.12)
0-1 @ 2.29% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 0.94% (0.087 0.09)
0-2 @ 0.92% (0.04 0.04)
Other @ 1.6%
Total : 8.28%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hearts

Celtic
81.8%
Draw
0.0%
Hearts
18.2%
11
Head to Head
Mar 3, 2024 12pm
Gameweek 29
Hearts
2-0
Celtic
Grant (43' pen.), Shankland (56')
Cochrane (86'), Tait (90+4')

Johnston (81'), Kelly (89')
Yang (16')
Dec 16, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 18
Celtic
0-2
Hearts

Maeda (52')
Shankland (15'), Kingsley (30')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1715204844447
2RangersRangers17112429111835
3Aberdeen1810443125634
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd187742720728
5St Mirren198382630-427
6Motherwell188282331-826
7Hibernian195682631-521
8Kilmarnock195682335-1221
9Dundee185492733-619
10Ross County194691735-1818
11Hearts1944112129-816
12St Johnstone1942132236-1414


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