EDINBURGH. Celtic had a smooth win over Hearts. Celtic got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from Matt O’Riley (4′), Daizen Maeda (23′) and Kyogo Furuhashi (51′). Hearts tried to recover with a goal from Lawrence Shankland (64′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (81′) scored by Tomoki Iwata for Celtic. Celtic took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).

Reo Hatate missed a penalty (47′) for Celtic.​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. In front of 17,608 spectators.​ The referee was Nick Walsh assisted by Daniel McFarlane and Calum Spence. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.06 degrees Celsius or 50.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Hearts

1 - 4

Celtic

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 13 Total 19
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 8
  • 125 Attack 115
  • 41 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic had a strong ball possession 58% while Hearts was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.​

Hearts shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 19 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 2 yellow cards (Kenneth Vargas and Toby Sibbick). Talking about the opposition, Celtic received 1 yellow card (Tomoki Iwata).

Match Timeline

4'
Matt O'Riley(goal)Luis Palma
23'
Daizen Maeda(goal)Reo Hatate
47'
Reo Hatate - missed penaltyReo Hatate
51'
Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)
K. Vargas- Yellow
58'
Beni Baningime- sub ->Calem Nieuwenhof
58'
Y. Oda- sub ->Alex Lowry
58'
Toby Sibbick- Yellow
59'
L. Shankland(goal)
64'
65'
James Forrest- sub ->Luis Palma
66'
Tomoki Iwata- sub ->Reo Hatate
72'
Hyeon-gyu Oh- sub ->Kyogo Furuhashi
72'
Hyun-jun Yang- sub ->Daizen Maeda
L. Boyce- sub ->Kenneth Vargas
73'
81'
Tomoki Iwata(goal)
82'
Paulo Bernardo- sub ->Callum McGregor
Jorge Grant- sub ->Cammy Devlin
82'
90'
Tomoki Iwata- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this contest, Hearts will stay with 11 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will have 25 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hearts will host Livingston on the 13th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (6 draws).

Celtic will host St. Mirren on the 13th of April with a 35-3 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (5 draws).

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
6.1
D
Frankie Kent 2.England
6.4
D
Kye Rowles 15.Australia
7.5
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
6.0
D
Toby Sibbick 21.England
6.6
59'
M
C. Nieuwenhof 8.Australia
6.3
58'
M
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
7.1
64'
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
7.0
82'
M
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.6
M
Alex Lowry 51.Scotland
6.0
58'
M
K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica
6.3
73' 58'
Substitutes
G
Michael McGovern 12.Northern Ireland
D
Odel Offiah 29.England
M
Peter Haring 5.Austria
M
Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo
7.0
58'
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
7.3
82'
M
Andy Halliday 16.Scotland
M
Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland
F
L. Boyce 10.Northern Ireland
7.3
73'
F
Y. Oda 11.Japan
6.8
58'

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), Toby Sibbick (6.6), Frankie Kent (6.4), Kye Rowles (7.5), Alex Cochrane  (6.0), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.3), Cammy Devlin (7.0), Alan Forrest (6.6), Lawrence Shankland (7.1), Alex Lowry (6.0) and Kenneth Vargas (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Haring, Beni Baningime (7.0), Jorge Grant (7.3), Liam Boyce (7.3), Yutaro Oda (6.8), Michael McGovern, Andy Halliday, Aidan Denholm and Odel Offiah.

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: Calem Nieuwenhof for Beni Baningime (58′), Alex Lowry for Yutaro Oda (58′), Cammy Devlin for Jorge Grant (82′) and Kenneth Vargas for Liam Boyce (73′).

Best player: Kye Rowles​

The most impressive player for Hearts was Kye Rowles.

His rating is (7.5) with 72 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
7.3
D
Alistair Johnston 2.Canada
7.1
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.1
D
Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.3
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.5
4'
M
Reo Hatate 41.Japan
7.5
66'
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
7.0
82'
F
Luis Palma 7.Honduras
7.3
65'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
7.8
72' 51'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
7.3
72' 23'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
N. Phillips 6.England
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
M
Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan
7.3
66' 90' 81'
M
Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal
6.4
82'
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
7.0
65'
F
Hyun-jun Yang 13.South Korea
6.4
72'
F
Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea
6.8
72'

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

Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart (7.3), Alistair Johnston (7.1), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.3), Liam Scales (7.0), Greg Taylor (7.1), Matt O’Riley (7.5), Callum McGregor (7.0), Reo Hatate (7.5), Daizen Maeda (7.3), Kyogo Furuhashi (7.8) and Luis Palma (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips, Yang Hyun-Jun (6.4), David Turnbull, Hyun-gyu Oh (6.8), Tomoki Iwata (7.3), Paulo Bernardo (6.4), Scott Bain, James Forrest (7.0) and Anthony Ralston.

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Luis Palma for James Forrest (65′), Reo Hatate for Tomoki Iwata (66′), Callum McGregor for Paulo Bernardo (82′), Daizen Maeda for Yang Hyun-Jun (72′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyun-gyu Oh (72′).

Best player: Kyogo Furuhashi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Kyogo Furuhashi.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​