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Dec 2, 2021 at 7.45pm UK at Celtic Park
Celtic
1 - 0
Hearts
Furuhashi (33')
Montgomery (84')
FT(HT: 1-0)
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Celtic 2-1 Hearts

Thursday's match promises to be a closely-contested one between two of the top teams in the SPL who both want to keep the pressure up on Rangers. However, the Hoops head into this one with slightly more momentum and confidence, especially in front of goal and that could provide the edge needed to earn the 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 66.89%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 14.57%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.78%) and 1-0 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.58%), while for a Hearts win it was 1-2 (4.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawHearts
66.89%18.54%14.57%
Both teams to score 55.58%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.91%37.09%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.71%59.29%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.75%10.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.4%33.6%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.93%38.07%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.16%74.84%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 66.89%
    Hearts 14.57%
    Draw 18.54%
CelticDrawHearts
2-0 @ 10.12%
2-1 @ 9.78%
1-0 @ 8.89%
3-0 @ 7.69%
3-1 @ 7.43%
4-0 @ 4.38%
4-1 @ 4.23%
3-2 @ 3.59%
4-2 @ 2.04%
5-0 @ 2%
5-1 @ 1.93%
5-2 @ 0.93%
Other @ 3.9%
Total : 66.89%
1-1 @ 8.58%
2-2 @ 4.72%
0-0 @ 3.9%
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 18.54%
1-2 @ 4.15%
0-1 @ 3.77%
0-2 @ 1.82%
2-3 @ 1.52%
1-3 @ 1.33%
Other @ 1.99%
Total : 14.57%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hearts

Celtic
82.6%
Draw
9.2%
Hearts
8.3%
109
Head to Head
Aug 15, 2021 3pm
Second Round
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
Dec 20, 2020 2.15pm
Final
Celtic
3-3
Hearts
Celtic win 4-3 on penalties
Christie (19'), Edouard (29' pen.), Griffiths (105+1')
Elyounoussi (71'), Ajer (91'), McGregor (107'), Jullien (116')
Boyce (48'), Kingsley (67'), Ginnelly (111')
Gordon (29'), Halliday (33'), Walker (51'), Naismith (62'), Wighton (88'), Smith (105')
Feb 12, 2020 7.45pm
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
Hearts
0-2
Celtic

MacLean (30'), Damour (42'), Smith (63'), Halkett (78')
Christie (28'), Ntcham (40')
Brown (17'), Ajer (42')
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic28261190207079
2RangersRangers28224268254370
3Hearts2813694940945
4Hibernian28124124443140
5Aberdeen28122144352-938
6St Mirren28107113041-1137
7Livingston28106122943-1436
8St Johnstone2894153247-1531
9Motherwell2886143440-630
10Ross County2866162441-1724
11Kilmarnock2866162350-2724
12Dundee UnitedDundee Utd2856172953-2421

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