Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Premiership · Scotland · 1st Phase - 16 · Celtic Park, Glasgow · Ref D. Robertson

Celtic stats & fixtures · Heart Of Midlothian stats & fixtures

Celtic lost to Heart Of Midlothian 1–2 in the Premiership (1st Phase - 16) on 7 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.24–0.92. Celtic had 72% of the ball.

Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian match statistics

CelticHeart Of Midlothian

72% Ball possession 28%
1.24 Expected goals (xG) 0.92
15 Total shots 8
5 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 7
5 Corners 3
9 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 4
1 Yellow cards 3
731 Passes 280
86% Pass accuracy 65%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

35' Yellow card Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
36' Yellow card Harry Milne Heart Of Midlothian
43' Goal Cláudio Braga Heart Of Midlothian
60' Yellow card C. Devlin Heart Of Midlothian
62' Yellow card M. Steinwender Heart Of Midlothian
64' Goal Oisin McEntee (assist Harry Milne) Heart Of Midlothian
90' Goal K. Tierney (assist D. Maeda) Celtic

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Celtic

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Martin O'Neill

1 K. Schmeichel

63 K. Tierney 5 L. Scales 6 A. Trusty

23 S. Tounekti 27 A. Engels 42 C. McGregor 13 Yang Hyun-Jun

41 R. Hatate 8 B. Nygren

38 D. Maeda

Bench V. Sinisalo , Michel Ange Balikwisha , L. McCowan , K. Ịheanachọ , J. Kenny , Paulo Bernardo , D. Murray , Colby Donovan , A. Ralston

Heart Of Midlothian

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Derek McInnes

25 A. Schwolow

18 Harry Milne 19 Stuart Findlay 4 C. Halkett 15 M. Steinwender

14 C. Devlin 31 Oisin McEntee

10 Cláudio Braga 22 T. Magnússon 89 A. Kyziridis

9 L. Shankland

Bench C. Gordon , F. Kent , Stephen Kingsley , Jamie McCart , E. Kabangu , Pierre Landry Kaboré , Christian Borchgrevink , B. Spittal , S. Kartum

Form guide

Celtic at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 8.4 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Heart Of Midlothian away

3–1–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Oct 25	Heart Of Midlothian v Celtic	3–1
29 Mar 25	Celtic v Heart Of Midlothian	3–0
23 Nov 24	Heart Of Midlothian v Celtic	1–4
14 Sep 24	Celtic v Heart Of Midlothian	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian head-to-head record