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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 (12', 23'), O'Riley (92' pen.)
FT(HT: 2-0)

Shankland (13'), Devlin (56')

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
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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