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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')
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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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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