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Celtic vs Heart of Midlothian — Scottish Premiership

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Celtic are 1st in the table on 21 points from 8 games (7 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost, goals 16–4), last 5: WLWWW. Heart of Midlothian are 3rd in the table on 16 points from 8 games (5 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost, goals 19–8), last 5: WDLWW. 2 places separate them before kick-off.

Celtic
1 – 0 412633 Most likely score
Heart of Midlothian

Prediction

Most likely score
Celtic 1 – 0 Heart of Midlothian
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Celtic winDrawHeart of Midlothian win
The single most likely scoreline, not a result. The bar is the chance of a home win, draw or away win.

Form Guide

Last 5 league games, latest first. O/U 2.5 = games with 3+ goals · BTTS = both teams scored · CS = clean sheets.

Celtic
WLWWWW
5W 0D 1L • avg 1.7 scored, 0.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 3/6BTTS: 2/6CS: 3/6
Heart of Midlothian
WDLWWW
4W 1D 1L • avg 2.3 scored, 1 conceded
O/U 2.5: 5/6BTTS: 5/6CS: 1/6
  • Celtic's defensive solidity stands out — 3 clean sheets in 6 games. If they can keep Heart of Midlothian off the scoresheet, their home support and structure should be enough to grind out a narrow win.

Celtic arrive in strong form, winning five of their last six and conceding just three goals, with three clean sheets in that run. They have won three of their last four at home. Hearts have scored 14 in their last six but have conceded six in their last four away, winning only one of those. Nygren, Waarst and Duran lead Celtic's scoring with three each. The prediction is a 1-0 home win for Celtic.

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Recent Form

Recent matches: Celtic
Motherwell 0-2 Celtic
Celtic 0-1 Rangers
St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic
St. Mirren 1-2 Celtic
Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen
Celtic 2-1 Falkirk
Recent matches: Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian 5-0 St. Mirren
Kilmarnock 1-1 Heart of Midlothian
Falkirk 2-1 Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Dundee FC
Hibernian 1-3 Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone

Home & Away Record

At Home
Celtic
LWWW
3W 0D 1L • avg 1.5 scored, 0.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 2/4BTTS: 1/4CS: 2/4
Away
Heart of Midlothian
DLWL
1W 1D 2L • avg 1.5 scored, 1.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 3/4BTTS: 4/4CS: 0/4

Scottish Premiership Table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1 Celtic8701+1221
2 Rangers8611+619
3 Heart of Midlothian8512+1116
4 Dundee FC8413+313
5 St. Johnstone8323011
6 Dundee United8323-111
7 St. Mirren8314-610
8 Aberdeen8224-28
9 Motherwell8224-48
10 Hibernian8215-47
11 Falkirk8134-46
12 Kilmarnock8125-115