Hearts vs Celtic: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Prediction

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Written by: Sam Oliphant

Celtic look to maintain pressure at the top of the Scottish Premier League when they travel to highflying Hearts on Sunday.

How to Watch Hearts vs Celtic in the UK:

The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event with coverage set to begin at 11am. Kick-off is set for 12pm UK time at Tynecastle Park. 

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Celtic hope to close the gap on league leaders Rangers. The Hoops recorded a comfortable 7-1 victory over Dundee midweek after securing a last-minute win over Motherwell last week. January signing Adam Idah came to Celtic’s rescue with a brace, including a goal in the 94th minute, to put his side 2-1 up at Fir Park. Luis Palma cemented the victory with Celtic's third in the 96th minute. 

Hearts come into the game after a 1-1 draw in the Edinburgh derby with local rivals Hibernian. The result followed a humbling 5-0 defeat to Rangers last weekend. The home side look set for another place in Europe next season and are buoyed by the division's leading scorer Lawrence Shankland who already has 19 goals to his name, including four in his last five. 

Shankland and defender Stephen Kingsley combined to secure a surprise 2-0 victory at Parkhead in December's reverse fixture. Celtic however trounced to a 4-1 away victory the last time the two sides met at Tynecastle in October. 

Betting Odds:

Celtic enter the match favourites at 13/25 with UniBET, carrying an implied probability of 65.79% for an away win. 

Hearts look to return to winning ways and come in at 11/2 with Bet365 (an implied probability of 15.38%). 

The draw stands at 7/2 with William Hill, carrying an implied probability of 22.22%. 

Prediction:

OddsNow back Celtic to maintain pressure on rivals Rangers with a comfortable win on the road at Tynecastle. 

OddsNow's Pick: Hearts 1-3 Celtic with Kyugo Furuhashi scoring first (8.36/1 @ SkyBet)

 

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