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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')
Aug 25, 2019 3pm
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')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic110082275581
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts101046341263
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren10013945-643
6Dundee10014556-1141
Relegation Group
1Hibernian11004752-542
2Aberdeen11003649-1338
3Motherwell10014652-637
4St Johnstone10012549-2431
5Ross County10013258-2630
6Livingston11002459-3521
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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