Celtic vs Hearts 2024-25 Scottish Premiership
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 21': Nicolas Gerrit Kühn (Celtic) Yellow Card at 21'
- 41': James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 41'
- 52': Arne Engels (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 52'
- 66': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) Substitution at 66'
- 71': Musa Drammeh (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 71'
- 72': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Adam Idah (Celtic) Substitution at 72'
- 78': Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 78'
- 80': Luis Palma (Celtic) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 80'
- 81': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 81'
- 89': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Goal at 89'
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,872
Scottish Premiership Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | Celtic | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| +6 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| +1 | Hibernian | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 0 | St Mirren | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Statistics
 HOM |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 29.1 | Possession | 70.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Greg Taylor |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 10 | Nicolas Kühn  |
Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Gordon (GK) |
| 4 | Craig Halkett |
| 15 | Kye Rowles |
| 3 | Stephen Kingsley |
| 7 | Jorge Grant |
| 18 | Malachi Boateng |
| 6 | Beni Baningime |
| 29 | James Penrice |
| 82 | Gerald Taylor |
| 77 | Kenneth Vargas |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
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