Result
3:1
26/10/2025 at 08:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
- Premiership - Round 9
- Referee: McLean S. (Sco)
- Where to Watch on TV:
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 Africa | SupeSport ESPN 2 |
 Australia | Amazon Prime Video, beIN Connect, beIN Sports 2 |
 Bosnia-and-herzegovina | Arena Sport 1 |
 Brazil | Canal GOAT |
 Georgia | Setanta Sports 2 |
 Germany | Sportdigital FUSSBALL 2 |
 Greece | COSMOTE Sport 1 |
 Ireland | NOW |
 Israel | 5 PLUS Israel |
 Italy | Como TV |
 Kazakhstan | Setanta Sports |
 Kenya | Gotv |
 Kosovo | Arena Premium 2 |
 Nigeria | SupeSport ESPN 2 |
 Poland | Polsat Sport Premium 1 |
 Portugal | Sport TV4 |
 Romania | Digi Online, Digi Sport 3 |
 Serbia | Arena Premium 2 |
 South-africa | SupeSport ESPN 2 |
 Thailand | True ID, True Premier Football 5 |
 Turkey | S Sport+, Tabii Spor 1, Tabii |
 Ukraine | Kyivstar TV, Setanta Sports Premium |
 United-kingdom | Celtic TV, Hearts TV, NOW TV, Sky Go Extra, Sky Go, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports UHD |
 Usa | CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ |
Match Stats
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| Expected Goals (xG) |
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| 1.48 | 0.63 |
| Ball Possession |
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| 35% | 65% |
| Total shots |
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| 12 | 8 |
| Shots on target |
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| 7 | 2 |
| Big Chances |
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| 2 | 0 |
| Corner Kicks |
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| 5 | 9 |
| Passes |
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| 65% (184/284) | 82% (431/528) |
| Yellow Cards |
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| 4 | 1 |
| Expected Goals (xG) |
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| 1.48 | 0.63 |
| xG on target (xGOT) |
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| 2.41 | 0.45 |
| Total shots |
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| 12 | 8 |
| Shots on target |
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| 7 | 2 |
| Shots off target |
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| 2 | 3 |
| Blocked Shots |
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| 3 | 3 |
| Shots inside the Box |
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| 10 | 4 |
| Shots outside the Box |
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| 2 | 4 |
| Hit the Woodwork |
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| 1 | 0 |
| Big Chances |
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| 2 | 0 |
| Corner Kicks |
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| 5 | 9 |
| Touches in opposition box |
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| 37 | 21 |
| Accurate through passes |
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| 0 | 0 |
| Offsides |
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| 1 | 3 |
| Free Kicks |
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| 10 | 11 |
| Passes |
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| 65% (184/284) | 82% (431/528) |
| Long passes |
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| 38% (26/68) | 42% (22/53) |
| Passes in final third |
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| 59% (71/121) | 69% (93/134) |
| Crosses |
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| 35% (7/20) | 14% (3/22) |
| Expected assists (xA) |
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| 1.08 | 0.61 |
| Throw-ins |
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| 25 | 17 |
| Fouls |
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| 11 | 10 |
| Tackles |
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| 47% (7/15) | 46% (6/13) |
| Duels won |
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| 57 | 55 |
| Clearances |
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| 29 | 44 |
| Interceptions |
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| 10 | 12 |
| Errors leading to shot |
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| 0 | 1 |
| Errors leading to goal |
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| 0 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper Saves |
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| 2 | 5 |
| xGOT faced |
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| 0.45 | 2.41 |
| Goals prevented |
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| -0.55 | 0.41 |
Key Moments
Here there are
- 1st Half (1 - 1)
- 8', 1 - 0, Murray D. (Own goal),
- 12', 1 - 1, McGregor C. ⚽, Tierney K. (A),
- 2nd Half (2 - 0)
- 52', 2 - 1, Kyziridis A. ⚽,
- 54', 3 - 1, Shankland L. (Pen),
- 59', Tounekti S. ↓, Forrest J. ↑,
- 59', Kenny J. ↓, Yamada S. ↑,
- 60', Hatate R. ↓, Balikwisha M. ↑,
- 65', Kyziridis A. 🟨,
- 70', Kyziridis A. ↓, Ageu ↑,
- 70', McEntee O. ↓, Steinwender M. ↑,
- 70', Nygren B. ↓, McCowan L. ↑,
- 75', Engels A. 🟨,
- 80', Braga C. ↓, Magnusson T. ↑,
- 87', Halkett C. 🟨,
- 87', Findlay S. 🟨,
- 90', Kingsley S. ↓, McCart J. ↑,
- 90', Shankland L. ↓, Kabangu E. ↑,
- 90+4', Milne H. 🟨,
Chances of winning
Hearts
27.9% | Draw
25.7% | Celtic
46.4% |
Initial Probability
(when we started the analysis)
Hearts - Celtic Odds
|
1 |
X |
2 |
Marga |
|
Avarage Now
(Initially) |
3.52 ↓
(4.48) |
3.74 ↓
(4.08) |
2.05 ↑
(1.67) |
4%
(6.8%) | |
- The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
What is the prediction for Hearts - Celtic?
Users Predictions:
14 users predict this event. Hearts will win (votes: 6 - 42.9%). Celtic will win (votes: 5 - 35.7%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 21.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Hearts: 17% – 68.8%.High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Celtic (votes: 2 - 100%). The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
Preview Facts
- The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Premiership (Championship Group: ) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Premiership (Championship Group: )).
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Hearts won 1.
- Hearts has been on a winning streak and is in great shape (last 5 games: 5 wins).
- Celtic has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
- Hearts may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
- Recently, Celtic has had a series of home games.
- Celtic could have a small edge in this match.
- There will not play in Hearts: Ageu
(Hamstring Injury)
Fulton R.
(Groin Injury)
Kent F.
(Knee Injury)
Pollock F.
(Hamstring Injury)
- There will not play in Celtic: Jota
(Knee Injury)
Maeda D.
(Foot Injury)
- There are questionable in Hearts: Borchgrevink C.
(Thigh Injury)
Halkett C.
(Injury)
Kyziridis A.
(Injury)
Nieuwenhof C.
(Hamstring Injury)
- There are questionable in Celtic: Iheanacho K.
(Injury)
- In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Hearts won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 17 matches, and goals 19:52. (average 1:2.6).
- Including home matches between the teams, Hearts won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 10:22. (average 1.1:2.4).
How many head-to-head matches has Hearts won against Celtic?
Hearts has won 2 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.
How many head-to-head matches has Celtic won against Hearts?
Celtic has won 9 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.
What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
The latest head-to-head matches between Hearts - Celtic were as follows:
29.03.2025
Celtic
-
Hearts
3:0
23.11.2024
Hearts
-
Celtic
1:4
14.09.2024
Celtic
-
Hearts
2:0
04.05.2024
Celtic
-
Hearts
3:0
03.03.2024
Hearts
-
Celtic
2:0
Scottish Premier League Table
2025/26 | | Pl | W | D | L | | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Hearts | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29:11 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Celtic | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21:8 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23:14 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Rangers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17:11 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19:21 | -2 | 19 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20:15 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Dundee Utd | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18:20 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9:12 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8:16 | -8 | 10 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14:25 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Dundee FC | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9:24 | -15 | 9 |
| 12 | Livingston | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15:25 | -10 | 8 |
Promotion ~ Premiership (Championship Group: )
Premiership (Relegation Group: )
