Heart Of Midlothian vs Celtic

Heart Of Midlothian

3 - 1

Celtic

🕒 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Tynecastle Park 🧑‍⚖️ Steven McLean 🔁 1st Phase - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 9

1st Phase Table

Heart Of Midlothian 1 · Celtic 3

Referee Stats

Steven McLean

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 won

Shots were tight (12-8).
Celtic controlled possession (65%).
Heart Of Midlothian had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heart Of Midlothian (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-4-0

Goals For / Against

37 / 11

Avg: 1.95 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.89

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

2.58

PPG

1.89

1.95

1.58

0.58

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

284

532

Passes Accurate

184

434

Passes %

65%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Murray

Own Goal

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. McGregor

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Tierney

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Kyziridis

Normal Goal

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

L. Shankland

Penalty

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ R. Hatate

1st substitution · For: M. Balikwisha

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Kenny

2nd substitution · For: S. Yamada

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ S. Tounekti

3rd substitution · For: J. Forrest

65'

65' A. Kyziridis

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Kyziridis

1st substitution · For: Ageu

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Nygren

4th substitution · For: L. McCowan

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ O. McEntee

2nd substitution · For: M. Steinwender

75'

75' A. Engels

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Cláudio Braga

3rd substitution · For: T. Magnússon

86'

86' C. Halkett

87'

87' S. Findlay

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ S. Kingsley

4th substitution · For: J. McCart

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ L. Shankland

5th substitution · For: E. Kabangu

90+4'

90+4' H. Milne

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

Heart Of Midlothian beat Celtic 3-1 on Sunday, 26 October 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Steven McLean. It was played at Tynecastle Park.

First half: Heart Of Midlothian took an early lead at 8' when D. Murray scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Celtic leveled the score at 12' when C. McGregor scored, with the assist credited to K. Tierney, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Heart Of Midlothian took the lead at 52' when A. Kyziridis scored, making the score 2-1. Heart Of Midlothian extended the lead at 55' when L. Shankland scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 60', with R. Hatate replacing M. Balikwisha. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Kenny replacing S. Yamada. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 60', with S. Tounekti replacing J. Forrest. A. Kyziridis received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 65'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Kyziridis replacing Ageu. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 70', with B. Nygren replacing L. McCowan. Heart Of Midlothian made their 2nd substitution at 70', with O. McEntee replacing M. Steinwender. A. Engels received a yellow card for Celtic at 75'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Cláudio Braga replacing T. Magnússon. C. Halkett received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 86'. S. Findlay received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 87'. Heart Of Midlothian made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with S. Kingsley replacing J. McCart. Heart Of Midlothian made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with L. Shankland replacing E. Kabangu. H. Milne received a yellow card for Heart Of Midlothian at 90+4'.

Heart Of Midlothian used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 4 substitutions. Heart Of Midlothian got 4 yellow cards, while Celtic got 1 yellow card.