Celtic

Football Scottish Premiership Celtic Park Sat 16 Dec 10:00

Hearts

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Hearts look opposable on the 1x2 market, so we’re going to make Celtic our betting prediction. You can currently get -400 for this selection which looks value.

Expert Analysis

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Key Celtic vs Hearts stats:

  • Celtic have not lost any of their last 10 home matches
  • Celtic have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 10 home matches
  • Celtic have won 13 of their past 17 matches this season
  • Celtic have kept 7 clean sheets in their past 17 matches this season

We can’t resist going for the home side on the Full-Time Result market, with our tip made with confidence and there is -400 available that they win this Scottish Premiership match.

If you’re looking for more juice in the odds, check out the Asian Handicap betting options. You can back Celtic -1.5 at a tasty price.

Last Matches & H2H

Celtic won 2-1 against Feyenoord in their previous match, registering seven shots on target. They had 49% possession at Celtic Park, Luis Palma and Gustaf Lagerbielke scoring goals in this Champions League match.

Hearts´s last Scottish Premiership clash was against Aberdeen and the game finished in a 2-1 loss. The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium, with Lawrence Shankland scoring.

The last game between Celtic and Hearts saw Celtic win the game 4-1 at Tynecastle Park.

The previous 10 matches have not seen any draws. Celtic have won on nine occasions and Hearts have registered one victory.

Confirmed Lineups

Celtic (confirmed lineup): Joe Hart, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Greg Taylor, Matthew O'Riley, Callum McGregor, David Turnbull, Michael Johnston, Kyogo Furuhashi, Luis Palma.

Hearts (confirmed lineup): Zander Clark, Stephen Kingsley, Frankie Kent, Kye Rowles, Nathaniel Atkinson, Aidan Denholm, Beni Baningime, Jorge Grant, Alexander Cochrane, Lawrence Shankland, Alan Forrest.

Celtic vs Hearts Prediction

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Celtic vs Hearts Odds

At betting odds of -400 with the bookies, Celtic are regarded as 80% likely to win this Scottish Premiership encounter. At +900, Hearts are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

A high-scoring match is a possibility and that is reflected in the Over 2.5 Goals odds. If you’re betting on Both Teams to Score, you can back Yes at -125 and No at -105.

To combine various Scottish Premiership selections within the same match, you will find football betting sites offer a Bet Builder. Start adding the picks you fancy until you’re happy with the overall payout.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 14 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 0 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 8 wins, 7 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Celtic FC

Heart of Midlothian FC

Goals / match
2 1
Conceded / match
1.4 0.8
Total / match
3.4 1.8

Corners

Corners

Celtic FC

Heart of Midlothian FC

For / match
8.4 6.6
Against / match
5 4.8
Total / match
13.4 11.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

If you’re looking for Celtic vs Hearts team news, then we have predicted and confirmed lineups available along with details of any injuries on both sides.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Scottish Premiership squads.

Celtic vs Hearts Lineups

Celtic Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Hearts Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Celtic Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Joe Hart
2 Alistair Johnston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 5 Liam Scales 3 Greg Taylor
33 Matthew O'Riley 42 Callum McGregor 14 David Turnbull
90 Michael Johnston 8 Kyogo Furuhashi 7 Luis Palma
28 Zander Clark
3 Stephen Kingsley 2 Frankie Kent 15 Kye Rowles
13 Nathaniel Atkinson 22 Aidan Denholm 6 Beni Baningime 7 Jorge Grant 19 Alexander Cochrane
9 Lawrence Shankland 17 Alan Forrest

Hearts Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Celtic Substitutes

  • 19Hyun-Gyu Oh
  • 22Hyeok-Kyu Kwon
  • 25Alexandro Bernabei
  • 28Paulo Bernardo
  • 29Scott Bain
  • 38Daizen Maeda
  • 49James Forrest
  • 56Anthony Ralston
  • 57Stephen Welsh

Hearts Substitutes

  • 1Craig Gordon
  • 4Craig Halkett
  • 5Peter Haring
  • 11Yutaro Oda
  • 18Barrie McKay
  • 21Toby Sibbick
  • 25Macaulay Tait
  • 30Kyosuke Tagawa
  • 77Kenneth Vargas

Previous Celtic Lineups

13 Dec Champions League
Celtic 2-1 Feyenoord
10 Dec Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 2-1 Celtic
06 Dec Scottish Premiership
Celtic 4-1 Hibernian

Previous Hearts Lineups

09 Dec Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen 2-1 Hearts
06 Dec Scottish Premiership
Hearts 0-1 Rangers
02 Dec Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hearts

Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Celtic vs Hearts lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.

Injuries & Suspensions

Celtic Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
C. Carter-Vickers Hamstring
Daizen Maeda Knee injury
Reo Hatate Hamstring
Liel Abada Thigh injury
James McCarthy Hamstring

Hearts Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Cameron Devlin Unknown
Liam Boyce Leg injury
Odel Offiah Illness

Check out the latest injuries and suspensions. You can find out the length of absence for each player, with injury news being updated regularly.

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

Scotland FlagScottish Premiership Table

Scottish Premiership 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Celtic 17 13 3 1 43:12 42
2 Rangers 16 12 1 3 33:8 37
3 St Mirren 17 7 4 6 21:22 25
4 Hibernian 17 6 6 5 24:25 24
5 Kilmarnock 17 6 5 6 18:17 23
6 Hearts 16 7 2 7 15:15 23
7 Dundee F.C. 15 4 6 5 19:23 18
8 Ross County 16 4 5 7 15:23 17
9 Aberdeen 15 4 4 7 17:25 16
10 Motherwell 17 3 6 8 20:29 15
11 St Johnstone 16 3 6 7 11:23 15
12 Livingston 15 2 4 9 9:23 10
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Celtic 8 6 2 0 23:6 20
2 Rangers 8 6 0 2 17:6 18
3 St Mirren 8 5 2 1 14:8 17
4 Kilmarnock 9 5 2 2 12:7 17
5 Hibernian 8 3 3 2 11:8 12
6 Dundee F.C. 8 3 3 2 10:10 12
7 St Johnstone 9 3 3 3 10:13 12
8 Ross County 8 3 2 3 7:7 11
9 Hearts 8 3 2 3 7:8 11
10 Motherwell 9 2 3 4 15:18 9
11 Aberdeen 7 2 2 3 8:8 8
12 Livingston 7 1 2 4 3:9 5

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the Scottish Premiership standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.