Match story
- Celtic fired more attempts (15 vs 4 shots).
- Heart Of Midlothian was more accurate in front of goal (75% on target vs 53%).
- Celtic held more of the ball (72% possession).
Celtic defeated Heart Of Midlothian 4-1 in Premiership. The fixture is part of the 1st Phase - 1 stage in the 2017 season. The match was played at Celtic Park in Glasgow. Kevin Clancy, Scotland officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian meeting in Premiership with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Heart Of MidlothianRecorded meetings: 9 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Celtic have reigned supreme in the Scottish Premiership for the last five years, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wants to keep standards high. The post ‘Pressure cooker’ of Celtic is good for me, says Oxlade-Chamberlain appeared first on SoccerNews.
Officially getting the defence of their Premiership crown underway on Monday night, Celtic will welcome Dundee FC to Glasgow. With the rest of Europe’s elite domestic leagues set to officially make their returns over the next fortnight, there are plenty of attractive betting promotions available. Verdict: Kasper Hogh to score anytime Best Odds: 19/20 Bookmaker: 1xBet […] The post Prediction: Celtic vs Dundee FC appeared first on SoccerNews.
Martin O'Neill has won four of his five league openers as Celtic manager, with the only exception a 0-0 draw with Dunfermline in 2003-04. This is just the second time in Celtic's history they have opened a league campaign on a Monday. The previous instance was in 1921-22, beating Raith Rovers 4-0.
Celtic and Rangers are both chasing winger Fares Ghedjemis of Frosinone, although the 23-year-old Algerian is thought to be keen on staying in Italy with a bigger club. Fulham are to rival Everton in the race to sign Celtic right-back Alistair Johnston. Celtic want a £25m fee for Arne Engels after rejecting an offer from West Ham for the 22-year-old who has two years to run on his contract.
If a report from The Herald (as cited by The Daily Record) is true, Celtic could bring Greg Taylor back to Parkhead to challenge and cover Kieran Tierney for the left-back spot. After a difficult firs...
Martin O'Neill is preparing for Celtic's Scottish Premiership opener, but he revealed Alistair Johnston and Arne Engels have drawn interest. The post O’Neill confirms approaches for Celtic duo Johnston and Engels appeared first on SoccerNews.
Martin O'Neill is sure new signings Camilo Duran and Kasper Hogh can combine to good effect at Celtic, while suggesting it may require a move away from the 4-3-3 formation favoured by the Scottish champions. Both players operate as central strikers, while Duran, who has scored three goals in three friendly outings, was occasionally deployed as a winger by former club Qarabag. "I would think that, given time, the two players should be able to play together without a problem," said manager O'Neill.
Motherwell have submitted an appeal against a £5000 fine from the Scottish FA for a social media post criticising the decision to award Celtic a stoppage-time penalty at Fir Park in May. On what was the penultimate round of Premiership fixtures, Kelechi Iheanacho converted from the spot for a 3-2 victory after Sam Nicholson was penalised for handball. Motherwell released a video with the caption: "As the world of football mocks our game, we simply have to draw a line in the sand and shift the focus."
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has been talking to the media before Monday's Scottish Premiership opener against Dundee. O'Neill confirms West Ham have bid for midfielder Arne Engels, although it "doesn't remotely meet our valuation". O'Neill stressed Celtic's aim is to try to keep both players and said it would be a "difficult task" to replace them, "but it's difficult to stop people if their ambition is to play in a big, big league".
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