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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 12
Oct 22, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Tynecastle
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Hearts
3 - 4
Celtic

Shankland (45+3' pen., 47', 65' pen.)
Sibbick (55'), Smith (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Forrest (14'), Giakoumakis (55'), Maeda (59'), Taylor (76')
Jenz (41')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts
Sunday, October 16 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 0-4 Celtic
Wednesday, October 19 at 6.15pm in Scottish League Cup

We said: Hearts 0-2 Celtic

In a game that will be full of drama, we expect both sides to create their fair share of chances as they seek an important result on Saturday. This time round, Celtic will come out on top and claim another three points to cement their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table. 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 81.52%. A draw had a probability of 11.8% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 6.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.44%) and 1-2 (8.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.45%), while for a Hearts win it was 2-1 (2.08%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
HeartsDrawCeltic
6.65% (-0.259 -0.26) 11.84% (0.103 0.1) 81.52% (0.15900000000001 0.16)
Both teams to score 50.62% (-2.305 -2.31)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.87% (-1.856 -1.86)28.13% (1.86 1.86)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
51.1% (-2.341 -2.34)48.9% (2.345 2.35)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.39% (-2.239 -2.24)46.61% (2.243 2.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.81% (-1.762 -1.76)82.19% (1.766 1.77)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.83% (-0.321 -0.32)5.18% (0.325 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
79.5% (-0.97 -0.97)20.5% (0.973 0.97)
Score Analysis
    Hearts 6.65%
    Celtic 81.51%
    Draw 11.84%
HeartsDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 2.08% (-0.069 -0.07)
1-0 @ 1.84% (0.092 0.09)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 6.65%
1-1 @ 5.45% (0.161 0.16)
2-2 @ 3.08% (-0.172 -0.17)
0-0 @ 2.41% (0.26 0.26)
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 11.84%
0-2 @ 10.57% (0.716 0.72)
0-3 @ 10.44% (0.5 0.5)
1-2 @ 8.07% (0.066000000000001 0.07)
1-3 @ 7.97% (-0.108 -0.11)
0-4 @ 7.73% (0.21 0.21)
0-1 @ 7.14% (0.631 0.63)
1-4 @ 5.9% (-0.21 -0.21)
0-5 @ 4.58% (0.027 0.03)
1-5 @ 3.49% (-0.204 -0.2)
2-3 @ 3.04% (-0.241 -0.24)
0-6 @ 2.26% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-4 @ 2.25% (-0.231 -0.23)
1-6 @ 1.73% (-0.14 -0.14)
2-5 @ 1.33% (-0.169 -0.17)
0-7 @ 0.96% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 4.04%
Total : 81.51%

How you voted: Hearts vs Celtic

Hearts
12.6%
Draw
4.6%
Celtic
82.8%
87
Head to Head
Aug 21, 2022 3pm
Celtic
2-0
Hearts
Furuhashi (13'), Giakoumakis (90+4')

Boyce (25'), Mackay-Steven (43'), Sibbick (55'), Cochrane (62'), Shankland (83')
Cochrane (89'), Sibbick (90+1')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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