Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian

Celtic

1 - 2

Heart Of Midlothian

🕒 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Don Robertson 🔁 1st Phase - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 16

1st Phase Table

Celtic 3 · Heart Of Midlothian 1

Referee Stats

Don Robertson

21 matches · 3.81 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.81
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	29%
Draws	38%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (15-8).
Celtic controlled possession (72%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 2.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heart Of Midlothian (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 23

Avg: 1.58 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.63

2.26

1.58

0.79

1.21

69%

O2.5

56%

44%

BTTS

44%

81%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Celtic rank3rd

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st

Celtic points67

Heart Of Midlothian points70

Celtic: #3 · 67 pts · GD +24

2 pts off the top 2. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heart Of Midlothian: #1 · 70 pts · GD +30

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 away

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 19%

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home94%

Celtic clean sheet at home56%

Heart Of Midlothian score away75%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first81%

Celtic win after scoring first85%

Heart Of Midlothian score first38%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 33% · Heart Of Midlothian 57%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 32.1' · Heart Of Midlothian 20.0'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home2.26 vs 1.58

Celtic concede at home0.79 vs 1.16

Heart Of Midlothian score away1.58 vs 1.16

Heart Of Midlothian concede away1.21 vs 1.58

Celtic score 43% above league average, while Heart Of Midlothian score 37% above league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 32% below league average at home, and Heart Of Midlothian are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

72%

28%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

731

280

Passes Accurate

628

181

Passes %

86%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35'

35' Yang Hyun-Jun

36'

36' H. Milne

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Cláudio Braga

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Tounekti

1st substitution · For: L. McCowan

60'

60' C. Devlin

62'

62' M. Steinwender

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

O. McEntee

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Milne

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ B. Nygren

2nd substitution · For: J. Kenny

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ H. Milne

1st substitution · For: S. Kingsley

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Kyziridis

2nd substitution · For: J. McCart

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Halkett

3rd substitution · For: F. Kent

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

4th substitution · For: P. Kabore

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Shankland

5th substitution · For: C. Borchgrevink

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Tierney

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Maeda

Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heart Of Midlothian beat Celtic 2-1 on Sunday, 07 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Don Robertson. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: Yang Hyun-Jun received a yellow card for Celtic at 35'. H. Milne received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 36'. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 43' when Cláudio Braga scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 59', with S. Tounekti replacing L. McCowan. C. Devlin received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 60'. M. Steinwender received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 62'. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 64' when O. McEntee scored, with the assist credited to H. Milne, making the score 0-2. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 65', with B. Nygren replacing J. Kenny. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 71', with H. Milne replacing S. Kingsley. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Kyziridis replacing J. McCart. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 77', with C. Halkett replacing F. Kent. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 78', with Cláudio Braga replacing P. Kabore. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Shankland replacing C. Borchgrevink. Celtic scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when K. Tierney scored, with the assist credited to D. Maeda, making the score 1-2.

Celtic used 2 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions. Celtic got 1 yellow card, while Heart Of Midlothian got 3 yellow cards.