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The Premiership game at Tynecastle Park on Sunday sees home team Hearts play against Celtic.
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📏 Form Guide
Hearts
WWWWLD
Hearts head into this match following on from a 1-1 Premiership drawn game vs Hibernian.
In that match, Hearts managed 56% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Hearts was Lawrence Shankland (45'). Hibernian had 21 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Emiliano Marcondes (28') scored for Hibernian.
Matches involving Hearts have often been lively encounters lately with high scoring anticipated. Over their past 6 games, the sum total of 20 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 12 of those accredited to Hearts.
Going into this encounter, Hearts haven't been defeated in their previous 6 league matches at home.
Celtic
DWWDWW 📈
Celtic will come into the game following a 7-1 Premiership win with the defeat of Dundee in their most recent outing.
In that match, Celtic managed 75% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 10 on target. For Celtic, the goals were scored by Cameron Carter-Vickers (7'), Adam Idah (18'), Matt O'Riley (22'), Daizen Maeda (30'), Greg Taylor (36'), Callum McGregor (45') and Daniel Kelly (63'). At the other end, Dundee had 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Michael Mellon (84') was the scorer for Dundee.
A series of reliable showings from the Celtic defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their past 6 outings overall. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10. Let’s see if that trend can be continued on in this game.
Their past results show that Celtic:
- are undefeated by Hearts in away games against them for the last 4 league games. A very good run of results for them.
- are undefeated in their previous 5 league matches away from home.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 22/10/2022 shows that Hearts have won 1 of these & Celtic 5, with the tally of draws being 0.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 23 in all which averages out at 3.83 goals per match.
The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Premiership match day 18 on 16/12/2023 and the score finished Celtic 0-2 Hearts.
That time, Celtic had 77% possession and 21 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
Hearts had 5 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Lawrence Shankland (15') and Stephen Kingsley (30') scored.
The match was refereed by Kevin Clancy.
ℹ️ Team News: Hearts
Craig Halkett (Knee problems), Yutaro Oda (Calf injury), Peter Haring (Knee problems), Barrie McKay (Knee injury) and Liam Boyce (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for Hearts gaffer Steven Naismith.
ℹ️ Team News: Celtic
Out of a mainly available squad, there is only the lone fitness problem for the Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers to contend with. Adam Montgomery (Hamstring injury) won’t be in action.
💡 Prediction
In our opinion, Hearts might well have a job on their hands to breach the defence of this Celtic lineup who we think will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought 0-1 victory for Celtic at full-time.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
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Renata Leite, 11:21 03/03/2024
Predicted Lineups
⚽️ Team Focus:
Hearts
Formed: 1874
Stadium: Tynecastle Park (19,852)
Captain: Craig Gordon
Chairman: Ann Budge
Manager: Steven Naismith
Competitions: Premiership position 3, Scottish Cup (Quarter-Finals), Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)
⭐ Key Man: Alan Forrest
Usually used in the Left Wing position, Alan Forrest was born in Prestwick, Scotland. After having played his first senior match for Ayr United in the 2013 - 2014 season, the gifted Forward has contributed 3 league goals in the Premiership 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in 24 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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29 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 70 | WWWWL |
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28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 68 | DWDWW |
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28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 52 | WWWLD |
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29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 42 | WLWDW |
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29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 41 | WDWLD |
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28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 34 | LDWDW |
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28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 33 | WWLLD |
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29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 32 | DLLWW |
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29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -18 | 28 | LLLWD |
10 |
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28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 27 | DDLLL |
11 |
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28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -24 | 23 | LLWDL |
12 |
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29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -29 | 17 | LWLLD |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 52 |
Time first goal conceded | 34 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Goals scored | 2.3 |
Goals conceded | 0.6 |
Time first goal scored | 37 |
Time first goal conceded | 57 |
Yellow cards | 1.3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Lawrence Shankland | 20 |
Yutaro Oda | 4 |
Kenneth Vargas | 4 |
Alan Forrest | 3 |
Jorge Grant | 2 |
Matt O'Riley | 11 |
Kyogo Furuhashi | 10 |
David Turnbull | 7 |
Luis Palma | 6 |
Adam Idah | 5 |
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