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Celtic vs Hamilton Academical: result 2-0 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 26Kick-off on January 27, 2021 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic
2-0
Hamilton Academical

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What was the result of Celtic vs Hamilton Academical?

Celtic won 2-0 on January 27, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Leigh GriffithsCeltic
  • 48′O. ÉdouardCeltic

Official lineup for Celtic vs Hamilton Academical

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Celtic

4-4-2
  1. 22O. Édouard
  2. 9Leigh Griffiths
  1. 12I. Soro
  2. 14D. Turnbull
  3. 27M. Elyounoussi
  4. 42C. McGregor
  1. 6N. Bitton
  2. 3G. Taylor
  3. 35K. Ajer
  4. 4S. Duffy
  1. 29S. Bain

Hamilton Academical

3-4-1-2
  1. 9M. Ogkmpoe
  2. 20D. Moyo
  1. 34R. Callachan
  1. 6J. Hamilton
  2. 4B. Stirling
  3. 2H. Odoffin
  4. 3S. McMann
  1. 27L. Hodson
  2. 16A. Martin
  3. 5B. Easton
  1. 23R. Fulton
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Hamilton Academical have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 20, 2021Livingston(away)2-2Premiership
Jan 16, 2021Livingston(home)0-0Premiership
Jan 11, 2021Hibernian(home)1-1Premiership
Jan 2, 2021Rangers(away)0-1Premiership
Dec 30, 2020Dundee Utd(home)3-0Premiership
Hamilton Academical
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 16, 2021Dundee Utd(home)0-0Premiership
Jan 9, 2021Kilmarnock(away)0-2Premiership
Jan 2, 2021Motherwell(home)3-0Premiership
Dec 30, 2020ST Johnstone(away)0-0Premiership
Dec 26, 2020Celtic(home)0-3Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Celtic wins, 0 draws, 0 Hamilton Academical wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2020Hamilton Academical 0-3 CelticPremiership
Aug 2, 2020Celtic 5-1 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Feb 2, 2020Hamilton Academical 1-4 CelticPremiership
Dec 4, 2019Celtic 2-1 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Sep 14, 2019Hamilton Academical 0-1 CelticPremiership
Jan 26, 2019Celtic 3-0 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership

Last archived meeting: Hamilton Academical vs Celtic on Dec 26, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Celtic score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Hamilton Academical score 0.9 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Celtic1.71.558/158/15
Hamilton Academical0.91.964/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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