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Hamilton Academical vs Celtic: result 1-2 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 33Kick-off on April 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM (UTC)ZLX Stadium, Hamilton

Hamilton Academical
1-2
Celtic

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What was the result of Hamilton Academical vs Celtic?

Celtic won 1-2 on April 8, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 3′C. McGregorCeltic
  • 18′R. BinghamHamilton Academical
  • 46′Leigh GriffithsCeltic

Official lineup for Hamilton Academical vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Hamilton Academical

3-5-1-1
  1. 9R. Bingham
  1. 18D. MacKinnon
  1. 22D. Lyon
  2. 10D. Redmond
  3. 11A. Crawford
  4. 4Ross Jenkins
  5. 27S. Want
  1. 3S. McMann
  2. 15K. van der Weg
  3. 5Xavier Tomas
  1. 12R. Fulton

Celtic

3-4-2-1
  1. 10M. Dembélé
  1. 7P. Roberts
  2. 21O. Ntcham
  1. 42C. McGregor
  2. 11S. Sinclair
  3. 8Scott Brown
  4. 4J. Hendry
  1. 35K. Ajer
  2. 63K. Tierney
  3. 20D. Boyata
  1. 29S. Bain
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Hamilton Academical have 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats; Celtic have 9, 4 and 2.

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

Hamilton Academical
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 3, 2018Hibernian(away)1-3Premiership
Mar 31, 2018Kilmarnock(away)0-2Premiership
Mar 28, 2018ST Johnstone(away)0-1Premiership
Mar 17, 2018Ross County(away)2-2Premiership
Mar 10, 2018Motherwell(home)2-0Premiership
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 4, 2018Dundee(home)0-0Premiership
Mar 31, 2018Ross County(home)3-0Premiership
Mar 18, 2018Motherwell(away)0-0Premiership
Mar 11, 2018Rangers(away)3-2Premiership
Feb 25, 2018Aberdeen(away)2-0Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Hamilton Academical wins, 1 draw, 5 Celtic wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2017Celtic 3-1 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Sep 8, 2017Hamilton Academical 1-4 CelticPremiership
Feb 25, 2017Celtic 2-0 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Dec 24, 2016Hamilton Academical 0-3 CelticPremiership
Dec 13, 2016Celtic 1-0 Hamilton AcademicalPremiership
Feb 26, 2016Hamilton Academical 1-1 CelticPremiership

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Hamilton Academical on Dec 13, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Hamilton Academical score 1.2 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.3 and concede 0.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Hamilton Academical1.22.018/1510/15
Celtic1.30.5103/156/15

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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