Celtic conquers Hearts 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

EDINBURGH. Celtic overcomes Hearts with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Furuhashi (67') and a goal from H. Oh (80').

May 8, 2023

EDINBURGH. Celtic overcomes Hearts with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Furuhashi (67′) and a goal from H. Oh (80′). Celtic was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the help of Graeme Stewart and Alan Mulvanny. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

Hearts

0 - 2

Celtic

! 29 Ball Possession 71

Shots

7 Total 13
0 On Target 3
6 Off Target 10
4 Shots blocked 3

88 Attack 112
36 Dangerous attack 51
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic was in firm control of the ball 71% while Hearts was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the encounter.

Hearts shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Hearts didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (M. O’Riley).

(Hearts) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

Alex Cochrane(var)

44'

Alex Cochrane- Red

45'

Stephen Kingsley- sub ->Yutaro Oda

45'

Matt O'Riley- Yellow

67'

Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)R. Hatate

70'

Hyeon-gyu Oh- sub ->Kyogo Furuhashi

70'

74'

80'

Hyeon-gyu Oh(goal)Aaron Mooy

80'

Jorge Grant- sub ->Barrie McKay

82'

86'

Tomoki Iwata- sub ->R. Hatate

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Hearts will stay with 48 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will have 92 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Hibernian on the 27th of May with a 22-12 head to head in favor of Hearts (16 draws).

Celtic will play away agasint Rangers on the 13th of May with a 24-19 head to head record in favor of Celtic (10 draws).

Hearts – Formation

Hearts

Z. Clark 28.Scotland

6.1

Kye Rowles 15.Australia

6.8

Alex Cochrane 19.England

6.7

45'

Toby Sibbick 21.England

6.3

James Hill 72.England

6.9

Peter Haring 5.Austria

6.8

Cammy Devlin 14.Australia

6.8

74'

L. Shankland 9.Scotland

6.5

Barrie McKay 18.Scotland

6.5

82'

Y. Oda 88.Japan

6.4

45'

Josh Ginnelly 30.England

6.2

82'

Substitutes

Ross Stewart 13.Scotland

Nathaniel Atkinson 12.Australia

Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland

6.2

45'

Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 8.Germany

6.2

74'

Andy Halliday 16.Scotland

M. Tait 49.Scotland

Jorge Grant 7.England

6.6

82'

Alan Forrest 17.Scotland

Stephen Humphrys 29.England

82'

Hearts started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Steven Naismith decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark (6.1), James Hill (6.9), Toby Sibbick (6.3), Kye Rowles (6.8), Alex Cochrane (6.7), Cameron Devlin (6.8), Peter Haring (6.8), Yutaro Oda (6.4), Lawrence Shankland (6.5), Barrie McKay (6.5) and Josh Ginnelly (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Atkinson, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (6.2), Alan Forrest, Andy Halliday, Ross Stewart, Stephen Kingsley (6.2), Macaulay Tait, Stephen Humphrys and Jorge Grant (6.6).

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: Yutaro Oda for Stephen Kingsley (45′), Cammy Devlin for Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (74′), Barrie McKay for Jorge Grant (82′) and Josh Ginnelly for Stephen Humphrys (82′).

Best player: James Hill

The player that probably impressed the most for Hearts was James Hill.

His rating is (6.9) with 21 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic

Joe Hart 1.England

6.7

Carl Starfelt 4.Sweden

7.0

A. Ralston 56.Scotland

7.1

G. Taylor 3.Scotland

6.5

Yuki Kobayashi 18.Japan

7.4

Callum McGregor 42.Scotland

7.3

Matt O'Riley 33.England

7.0

70'

45'

Reo Hatate 41.Japan

7.8

86'

Jota 17.Portugal

6.5

80'

Daizen Maeda 38.Japan

6.8

80'

Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan

7.4

70'

67'

Substitutes

Scott Bain 29.Scotland

Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina

Sead Haksabanovic 9.Montenegro

80'

Aaron Mooy 13.Australia

7.2

70'

Bosun Lawal 50.Northern Ireland

D. Turnbull 14.Scotland

Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan

86'

Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea

7.2

70'

80'

Liel Abada 11.Israel

80'

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart (6.7), Anthony Ralston (7.1), Carl Starfelt (7.0), Yuki Kobayashi (7.4), Greg Taylor (6.5), Matt O’Riley (7.0), Callum McGregor (7.3), Reo Hatate (7.8), Jota (6.5), Kyogo Furuhashi (7.4) and Daizen Maeda (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Hyun-gyu Oh (7.2), Scott Bain, Sead Hakšabanović, Liel Abada, Aaron Mooy (7.2), Mohammed Olabosun Lawal, David Turnbull, Tomoki Iwata and Alexandro Bernabei.

Celtic could not rely on the presence of Aaron Mooy (injured).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Kyogo Furuhashi for Oh Hyun-Gyu (70′), M. O’Riley for Aaron Mooy (70′), Daizen Maeda for Liel Abada (80′), Jota for Sead Hakšabanović (80′) and R. Hatate for Tomoki Iwata (86′).