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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 31
Mar 29, 2025 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
3 - 0
Hearts

Maeda (17', 41'), Jota (24')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Forrester (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 2-3 Rangers
Sunday, March 16 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hearts 2-0 Ross County
Saturday, March 15 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

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 72.59%. A draw had a probability of 15.7% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 11.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 3-0 (8.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7%), while for a Hearts win it was 1-2 (3.41%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawHearts
72.59% (0.076999999999998 0.08)15.71% (-0.011000000000001 -0.01)11.69% (-0.066999999999998 -0.07)
Both teams to score 57.73% (-0.205 -0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.67% (-0.143 -0.14)30.33% (0.141 0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
48.41% (-0.172 -0.17)51.58% (0.169 0.17)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.74% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)7.26% (0.019100000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.69% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)26.3% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.25% (-0.20800000000001 -0.21)37.74% (0.20500000000001 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.48% (-0.203 -0.2)74.52% (0.20100000000001 0.2)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 72.59%
    Hearts 11.69%
    Draw 15.71%
CelticDrawHearts
2-0 @ 9.43% (0.057 0.06)
2-1 @ 9.18% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-0 @ 8.24% (0.042 0.04)
3-1 @ 8.03% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-0 @ 7.19% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
4-0 @ 5.4% (0.023 0.02)
4-1 @ 5.26% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.91% (-0.024 -0.02)
5-0 @ 2.83% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
5-1 @ 2.76% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
4-2 @ 2.57% (-0.018 -0.02)
5-2 @ 1.35% (-0.011 -0.01)
6-0 @ 1.24% (0.0030000000000001 0)
6-1 @ 1.21% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 4%
Total : 72.59%
1-1 @ 7% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.47% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-0 @ 2.74% (0.022 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.27% (-0.015 -0.01)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 15.71%
1-2 @ 3.41% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-1 @ 2.67% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.45% (-0.016 -0.02)
0-2 @ 1.3% (-0.004 -0)
1-3 @ 1.11% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 1.75%
Total : 11.69%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hearts

Celtic
57.4%
Draw
12.8%
Hearts
29.8%
47
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 13
Hearts
1-4
Celtic
Drammeh (82')
Penrice (70')
Furuhashi (55'), Kuhn (60'), Idah (78', 90+4')
Maeda (59')
Sep 14, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 5
Celtic
2-0
Hearts
Engels (51' pen.), McCowan (90')
Kuhn (21')

Penrice (41')
May 4, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 35
Celtic
3-0
Hearts
Furuhashi (4', 21'), O'Riley (87' pen.)

Shankland (18'), Devlin (52')
Mar 3, 2024 12pm
Gameweek 29
Hearts
2-0
Celtic
Grant (43' pen.), Shankland (56')
Cochrane (86'), Tait (90+4')

Johnston (81'), Kelly (89')
Yang (16')
Dec 16, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 18
Celtic
0-2
Hearts

Maeda (52')
Shankland (15'), Kingsley (30')
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
CCeltic5320112268692
2RangersRangers523080413975
3Hibernian512262501258
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd51044554-953
5Aberdeen51044861-1353
6St Mirren52305359-650
Relegation Group
1Hearts54015247552
2Motherwell53114663-1749
3Kilmarnock53024564-1944
4Dundee52125777-2041
5Ross County50233765-2837
RSt Johnstone51043868-3032
 
First Phase
CCeltic33263497227581
2RangersRangers33206768353366
3Hibernian331411854411353
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd33148114140150
5Aberdeen33148114549-450
6St Mirren33125164554-941
7Hearts33117154344-140
8Motherwell33116163756-1939
9Kilmarnock3398163858-2035
10Ross County3398163356-2335
11Dundee3397175071-2134
RSt Johnstone3385203358-2529


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