Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian

Celtic

3 - 1

Heart Of Midlothian

🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Don Robertson 🔁 Championship Group - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 38

Championship Group Table

Celtic 1 · Heart Of Midlothian 2

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

Shots were tight (14-12).
Celtic controlled possession (67%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (5-2 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

100%

O2.5

67%

100%

BTTS

100%

33%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Celtic rank1st

Heart Of Midlothian rank2nd

Celtic points15

Heart Of Midlothian points10

Celtic: #1 · 15 pts · GD +8

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heart Of Midlothian: #2 · 10 pts · GD +3

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Celtic last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals9-3

Record3-0-0

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

L D W

Points4/9

Weighted index28

Goals4-5

Record1-1-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 67%

Heart Of Midlothian trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 67%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home100%

Celtic clean sheet at home0%

Heart Of Midlothian score away100%

Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first33%

Celtic win after scoring first100%

Heart Of Midlothian score first67%

Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 100% · Heart Of Midlothian 100%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 30.0' · Heart Of Midlothian 34.0'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home2.26 vs 1.73

Celtic concede at home0.79 vs 1.73

Heart Of Midlothian score away1.58 vs 1.73

Heart Of Midlothian concede away1.21 vs 1.73

Celtic score 31% above league average, while Heart Of Midlothian score 9% below league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 54% below league average at home, and Heart Of Midlothian are 30% 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: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

466

234

Passes Accurate

382

134

Passes %

82%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35'

35' A. Johnston

38'

38' M. Steinwender

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Shankland

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Kingsley

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Engels

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Tounekti

1st substitution · For: K. Ịheanachọ

47' ↑↓

↑↓

47' ⇄ J. Altena

1st substitution · For: F. Kent

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ B. Baningime

2nd substitution · For: B. Spittal

53'

53' B. Nygren

58'

58' A. Trusty

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

2nd substitution · For: J. Forrest

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Kyziridis

3rd substitution · For: A. Forrest

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ P. Kabore

4th substitution · For: Cláudio Braga

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ H. Milne

5th substitution · For: I. Chesnokov

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ P. Kabore

6th substitution · For: Cláudio Braga

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ H. Milne

7th substitution · For: I. Chesnokov

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. Tierney

3rd substitution · For: M. Saracchi

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Trusty

4th substitution · For: C. Osmand

77'

77' C. Devlin

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Maeda

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Osmand

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ VAR

C. Osmand

Goal confirmed

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Nygren

5th substitution · For: D. Murray

90+4'

90+4' L. Shankland

90+4'

90+4' M. Saracchi

90+6'

90+6' D. Maeda

90+7'

90+7' C. McGregor

90+8' ⚽

⚽

90+8' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

C. Osmand

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McGregor

Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Heart Of Midlothian 3-1 on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Don Robertson. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: A. Johnston received a yellow card for Celtic at 35'. M. Steinwender received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 38'. Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 43' when L. Shankland scored, with the assist credited to S. Kingsley, making the score 0-1. Celtic leveled the score at 45+4' when A. Engels scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Tounekti replacing K. Ịheanachọ. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 47', with J. Altena replacing F. Kent. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 51', with B. Baningime replacing B. Spittal. B. Nygren received a yellow card for Celtic at 53'. A. Trusty received a yellow card for Celtic at 58'. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing J. Forrest. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 67', with A. Kyziridis replacing A. Forrest. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 68', with P. Kabore replacing Cláudio Braga. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 68', with H. Milne replacing I. Chesnokov. Heart Of Midlothian made their 6th substitution at 68', with P. Kabore replacing Cláudio Braga. Heart Of Midlothian made their 7th substitution at 68', with H. Milne replacing I. Chesnokov. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 73', with K. Tierney replacing M. Saracchi. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 73', with A. Trusty replacing C. Osmand. C. Devlin received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 77'. Celtic took the lead at 87' when D. Maeda scored, with the assist credited to C. Osmand, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 88' for Celtic (Goal confirmed). Celtic made their 5th substitution at 90', with B. Nygren replacing D. Murray. L. Shankland received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 90+4'. M. Saracchi received a yellow card for Celtic at 90+4'. D. Maeda received a yellow card for Celtic at 90+6'. C. McGregor received a yellow card for Celtic at 90+7'. Celtic added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+8' when C. Osmand scored, with the assist credited to C. McGregor, making the score 4-1.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while Heart Of Midlothian used 7 substitutions. Celtic got 6 yellow cards, while Heart Of Midlothian got 3 yellow cards.