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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 4
Aug 21, 2022 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
2 - 0
Hearts

Furuhashi (13'), Giakoumakis (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)

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

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic
Sunday, August 14 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: FC Zurich 2-1 Hearts
Thursday, August 18 at 6pm in Europa League

We said: Celtic 2-0 Hearts

Hearts will be sure to provide a tough test for Celtic due to the attacking qualities they have, and so far this season their performances have been impressive. However, the Hoops are operating at an extremely high level right now having taken the momentum from last season into the new campaign, which is why they should have enough quality to edge this one. 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 79.87%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 6.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.27%) and 1-0 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.3%), while for a Hearts win it was 0-1 (2.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Celtic in this match.

Result
CelticDrawHearts
79.87% (0.0039999999999907 0) 13.26%6.86%
Both teams to score 45.37% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.99% (0.0040000000000049 0)35.01%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43% (0.0040000000000049 0)57%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.13% (0.0030000000000001 0)6.86%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.75% (0.0039999999999907 0)25.25%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.71% (0.00099999999999767 0)51.28% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.47%85.53% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 79.87%
    Hearts 6.87%
    Draw 13.26%
CelticDrawHearts
2-0 @ 12.63%
3-0 @ 11.27%
1-0 @ 9.43%
2-1 @ 8.43%
4-0 @ 7.56% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 7.53%
4-1 @ 5.05%
5-0 @ 4.05%
5-1 @ 2.7%
3-2 @ 2.52%
6-0 @ 1.81% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.69%
6-1 @ 1.21%
5-2 @ 0.9%
Other @ 3.1%
Total : 79.87%
1-1 @ 6.3%
0-0 @ 3.52%
2-2 @ 2.82%
Other @ 0.63%
Total : 13.26%
0-1 @ 2.35%
1-2 @ 2.1%
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 6.87%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hearts

Celtic
83.9%
Draw
8.9%
Hearts
7.1%
56
Head to Head
May 7, 2022 12pm
Celtic
4-1
Hearts
Maeda (30'), Furuhashi (37'), O'Riley (69'), Giakoumakis (90')
Simms (3')
Sibbick (31')
Jan 26, 2022 7.45pm
Hearts
1-2
Celtic
Boyce (62')
Devlin (45'), Halkett (61'), Boyce (67')
Hatate (27'), Giakoumakis (35')
Taylor (45'), Jota (45'), Bitton (53')
Dec 2, 2021 7.45pm
Aug 15, 2021 3pm
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
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78


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