Heart Of Midlothian vs Celtic

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Steven McLean 🔁 1st Phase - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 23
1st Phase Table
Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Celtic 3
Referee Stats
24 matches · 3.58 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.58
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 25%
Draws 38%
Away wins 38%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11
Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

0
Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26
Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.58
PPG
1.89
1.95
GF
1.58
0.58
GA
1.37
41%
O2.5
59%
41%
BTTS
59%
53%
Score 1st
59%

League-position context

Heart Of Midlothian rank1st
Celtic rank3rd
Heart Of Midlothian points70
Celtic points67
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.
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.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heart Of Midlothian last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals7-1
Record5-0-0
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.

Celtic last 5 away

W L W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals9-8
Record3-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Heart Of Midlothian score at home100%
Heart Of Midlothian clean sheet at home59%
Celtic score away76%
Celtic clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Heart Of Midlothian score first53%
Heart Of Midlothian win after scoring first89%
Celtic score first59%
Celtic win after scoring first70%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heart Of Midlothian 100% · Celtic 50%
Avg first goal minute: Heart Of Midlothian 46.7' · Celtic 28.4'

Vs league average

Heart Of Midlothian score at home1.95 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian concede at home0.58 vs 1.16
Celtic score away1.58 vs 1.16
Celtic concede away1.37 vs 1.58
Heart Of Midlothian score 23% above league average, while Celtic score 37% above league average.
Defensive side: Heart Of Midlothian are 50% below league average at home, and Celtic are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Heart Of Midlothian goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Celtic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
2
2
Fouls
13
22
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
6
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
360
309
Passes Accurate
235
200
Passes %
65%
65%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
6
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
7'
7' Goal · 0-1
B. Nygren
Normal Goal
48'
48' Goal · 1-1
S. Findlay
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Leonard
62'
62' Goal · 1-2
Yang Hyun-Jun
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Čvančara
64'
64' T. Čvančara
65'
65' T. Magnússon
66'
66' T. Čvančara
1st substitution · For: S. Tounekti
71'
71' T. Magnússon
1st substitution · For: S. Kerjota
71'
71' J. McCart
2nd substitution · For: O. McEntee
73'
73' K. Tierney
2nd substitution · For: D. Murray
76'
76' 📺 VAR
A. Trusty
Card upgrade
77'
77' Yang Hyun-Jun
3rd substitution · For: A. Ralston
77'
77' A. Trusty
79'
79' J. Araujo
82'
82' O. McEntee
86'
86' M. Steinwender
3rd substitution · For: B. Spittal
87'
87' Goal · 2-2
Cláudio Braga
Normal Goal · Assist: O. McEntee
89'
89' S. Findlay
89'
89' A. Engels
89'
89' C. McGregor
90+4'
90+4' P. Kabore
4th substitution · For: J. Wilson
90+7'
90+7' S. Tounekti
90+8'
90+8' K. Schmeichel

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

Heart Of Midlothian drew 2-2 with Celtic on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Steven McLean. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Celtic took an early lead at 7' when B. Nygren scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian leveled the score at 48' when S. Findlay scored, with the assist credited to M. Leonard, making the score 1-1. Celtic took the lead at 62' when Yang Hyun-Jun scored, with the assist credited to T. Čvančara, making the score 1-2. T. Čvančara received a yellow card for Celtic at 64'. T. Magnússon received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 65'. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 66', with T. Čvančara replacing S. Tounekti. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 71', with T. Magnússon replacing S. Kerjota. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 71', with J. McCart replacing O. McEntee. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 73', with K. Tierney replacing D. Murray. VAR intervened at 76' for Celtic (Card upgrade). Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing A. Ralston. A. Trusty received a red card for Celtic at 77'. J. Araujo received a yellow card for Celtic at 79'. O. McEntee received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 82'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 86', with M. Steinwender replacing B. Spittal. Heart Of Midlothian leveled the score at 87' when Cláudio Braga scored, with the assist credited to O. McEntee, making the score 2-2. S. Findlay received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 89'. A. Engels received a yellow card for Celtic at 89'. C. McGregor received a yellow card for Celtic at 89'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with P. Kabore replacing J. Wilson. S. Tounekti received a yellow card for Celtic at 90+7'. K. Schmeichel received a yellow card for Celtic at 90+8'.

Heart Of Midlothian used 4 substitutions while Celtic used 3 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 3 yellow cards, while Celtic got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Heart Of Midlothian outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Heart Of Midlothian controlled possession (55%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games38
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins28
Over 2.5 Goals28 (73.7%)
BTTS21 (55.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games18
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals14 (77.8%)
BTTS12 (66.7%)

Heart Of Midlothian vs Celtic Head-to-Head History by Season