On Sunday Aug 21st, Celtic plays host to Hearts in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 1st placed Celtic, recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Kilmarnock. Kyogo Furuhashi scored the first goal for Celtic in the 7th minute, then João Filipe added another in the 35th minute In the end, Kilmarnock couldn’t muster any offence and Celtic ran away with the shutout win. Celtic is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while hearts sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Dundee United. Lawrence Shankland struck first for Hearts in the 1st minute on a feed from Cameron Devlin, then Barrie McKay added another in the 48th minute. Hearts is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Celtic won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Lawrence Shankland has been the most effective weapon for Hearts lately. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Celtic is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Daizen Maeda and Moritz Jenz each having 2 goals in their last 5.