Celtic vs Hearts Prediction: Hosts can’t drop points yet

Celtic Park will host the round 35 encounter of the Scottish Premiership game between Celtic and Hearts this week. Let’s preview this game and make a prediction.

Celtic

Celtic are off a win over Dundee FC to keep their title chase position intact. In that game, a brace from James Forest was good enough to seal a win for Celtic, as Juan Portales 74th minute strike for Dundee was not enough to deny them all three points. Heading into this game, Celtic have won six of their last seven matches. This season, Celtic have made it to the Scottish Cup finals and are also seated at the top of the league standings.

Hearts

Hearts settled for a draw with Kilmarnock the previous weekend, and they now face a tough Celtic side. With that last weekend result, Hearts have failed to win four of their last six games, two others ending in defeats against Ross County and Rangers, while they also drew Kilmarnock in another encounter. In the meantime, this side did well in securing wins over St. Mirren and Livingston in that run. This season, Hearts have accumulated 63 points from 34 games, positioning them 3rd in the standings.

Head-Head Statistics

Hearts won the last two fixtures of this game, each ending 2-0. However, the first three ended in wins for Celtic. In those matches, Hearts scored five goals, while Celtic scored nine.

Expert Betting Tips

The two sides are up to the task, looking at how things ended for them in the past. However, the Celtic are the side of the moment, and they are in pole position to win the league, which makes this encounter a crucial one for them. However, I feel that Hearts will also have their chance and should be able to hit the back of the net. This will be a close game, but Celtic are tipped to secure maximum points at home.