Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Celtic and Hearts, taking place on Saturday, 04 May 2024, at Celtic Park in Glasgow.
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Celtic, Recent FormCeltic will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 away win against Dundee. They came away from that fixture with 68% of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Dundee managed 11 attempts on goal, with 6 on target.
Manager Brendan Rodgers will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 14 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, overall they've scored in 30 of their 34 games this season.
They have been performing well at Celtic Park recently and are unbeaten in their last 7 home games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Celtic, James Forrest will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Hearts, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for Hearts and Kilmarnock in their last match, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Their share of possession in that meeting was 55%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target. Kilmarnock had 16 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Steven Naismith will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 10 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 6 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and they have recorded 15 clean sheets in their 34 games so far this season.
They've shown some decent form of late, being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches, with 3 of the 5 being victories for good measure.
On an individual basis, Lawrence Shankland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 21 goals in Hearts' 34 league games this season.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 2-0 win for Hearts.
The Jam Tarts have scored in each of their last 3 league meetings with Celtic. In their last 2 league meetings with The Jam Tarts, Celtic have not been on scoring form, not managing a single goal.
Hearts has won the last 2 games they've played against Celtic in the league.
Lawrence Shankland is on a hot scoring streak against Celtic, having scored in each of Hearts' last 0 meetings with them.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Daizen Maeda (Hamstring), James McCarthy (Hamstring) and Adam Montgomery (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Steven Naismith has a number of injury concerns in his Hearts squad to contend with: Liam Boyce (Leg), Craig Halkett (Knee), Peter Haring (Knee) and Calem Nieuwenhof (Hamstring)
Celtic Playing at home | Hearts Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 66' | Time first goal conceded | 51' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 7-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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