Week 3 features a match on Sat May 7th, where Celtic will host Hearts at Celtic Park 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 should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Celtic, recorded a 1-1 draw against Rangers. João Filipe struck first for Celtic in the 21st minute on a feed from Daizen Maeda, then Fashion Sakala got the equalizer for Rangers in the 67th minute on a feed from Ryan Kent earning Rangers a comeback draw. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Hearts, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ross County. Neither Hearts nor Ross County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Hearts should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Celtic and Hearts last played eachother at the Tynecastle Park on Wednesday Jan 26th. Celtic took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Reo Hatate struck first for Celtic in the 27th minute, then Giorgos Giakoumakis added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Matt O’Riley.
For Hearts, their top scorers are Barrie McKay and Andy Halliday, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Celtic is glad to have Giorgos Giakoumakis in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.