Premiership · 2025Sat, 16 May 2026 11:30
Celtic
3 : 1
Heart Of Midlothian
Full time
Match recap
Celtic secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park on Saturday. The hosts took a deserved early lead, controlling possession and creating several chances. Hearts rallied before halftime, finding an equalizer against the run of play, momentarily shifting momentum. However, Celtic quickly reasserted their dominance in the second half, scoring twice to move clear. The win extends Celtic's lead at the top of the Premiership, solidifying their title aspirations, while Hearts remain in the European places despite the defeat, needing to quickly regroup for their next fixture. The result reinforces Celtic's strong home form.
Markets (closing odds)
Match Result
Home1.52
Draw3.96
Away4.76
Away Team Goals 0.5
Over 0.51.32
Under 0.52.72
Away Team Goals 1
Over 11.75
Under 11.81
Away Team Goals O/U 1.5
Over 1.52.73
Under 1.51.32
Away Team Goals 2
Over 25.57
Under 21.05
Away Team Goals 2.5
Over 2.56.99
Under 2.51.05
Events
- 35'Card — Alistair Johnston (Yellow Card)
- 38'Card — Michael Steinwender (Yellow Card)
- 43'Goal — L. Shankland (Normal Goal)
- 45'Goal — A. Engels (Penalty)
- 46'subst — S. Tounekti (Substitution 1)
- 47'subst — J. Altena (Substitution 1)
- 51'subst — B. Baningime (Substitution 2)
- 53'Card — Benjamin Nygren (Yellow Card)
- 58'Card — Auston Trusty (Yellow Card)
- 62'subst — Yang Hyun-Jun (Substitution 2)
- 67'subst — A. Kyziridis (Substitution 3)
- 68'subst — H. Milne (Substitution 4)
- 68'subst — P. Kabore (Substitution 5)
- 73'subst — K. Tierney (Substitution 3)
- 73'subst — A. Trusty (Substitution 4)
- 77'Card — Cameron Devlin (Yellow Card)
- 87'Goal — D. Maeda (Normal Goal)
- 88'Var — Callum Osmand (Goal confirmed)
- 90'Card — Callum McGregor (Yellow Card)
- 90'Card — Daizen Maeda (Yellow Card)
- 90'Card — Marcelo Saracchi (Yellow Card)
- 90'Card — Lawrence Shankland (Yellow Card)
- 90'subst — B. Nygren (Substitution 5)
- 90'Goal — C. Osmand (Normal Goal)
Match statistics
5Shots on Goal2
6Shots off Goal8
14Total Shots12
3Blocked Shots2
10Shots insidebox7
4Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls9
9Corner Kicks6
2Offsides2
67%Ball Possession33%
6Yellow Cards3
—Red Cards—
1Goalkeeper Saves2
465Total passes235
379Passes accurate134
82%Passes %57%
2.82expected_goals0.96
-0.75goals_prevented-0.75
Lineups
Celtic4-2-3-1- V. SinisaloG
- A. JohnstonD
- A. TrustyD
- L. ScalesD
- K. TierneyD
- C. McGregorM
- A. EngelsM
- Yang Hyun-JunM
- B. NygrenM
- S. TounektiM
- D. MaedaF
Heart Of Midlothian4-4-2- A. SchwolowG
- S. KingsleyD
- M. SteinwenderD
- S. FindlayD
- H. MilneD
- A. KyziridisM
- C. DevlinM
- B. BaningimeM
- J. AltenaM
- L. ShanklandF
- P. KaboreF
Form
Celtic — last 5 home
WWWWW
Heart Of Midlothian — last 5 away
DWDLL
Head to head
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Standings — Premiership
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF:GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart Of Midloth | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 66:31 | 80 |
| 1 |  Dundee Utd | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 48:59 | 44 |
| 2 | Celtic | 37 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 70:40 | 79 |
| 2 |  Aberdeen | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 38:52 | 40 |
| 3 |  Rangers | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 71:41 | 69 |
| 3 |  Dundee | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 39:59 | 39 |
| 4 |  Kilmarnock | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 46:67 | 37 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 58:36 | 58 |
| 5 |  ST Mirren | 37 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29:54 | 33 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 58:43 | 57 |
| 6 |  Livingston | 37 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 39:71 | 21 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 48:57 | 49 |