Thursday , 2 July 2026

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Celtic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sun 19 May 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Aaron Hickey
Kristoffer Ajer 70' Y
Filip Benkovic 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Thomson
  • Referee Alan Newlands
  • Referee Joseph Lawson
  • Referee Kylie Cockburn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

17
1
6
Celtic FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-08-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
12 May Rangers FC A 0–2 L
04 May Aberdeen FC A 3–0 W
27 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Livingston FC H 0–0 D
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Celtic FC A 1–2 L
10 May Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
04 May Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
28 Apr Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Rangers FC H 1–3 L
06 Apr Hibernian FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Celtic FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#3 Position #1
67 Points 70
33 Played 33
21 / 4 / 8 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 5
59 Scored 58
35 Conceded 28
+24 GD +30
2.03 PPG 2.12
64% Win % 64%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 1st (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 2' Michael Johnston is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Edwards. He replaces Olly Lee on 12 minute.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jake Mulraney makes it 1-1.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Heart of Midlothian FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' Aaron Hickey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' Anthony Ralston, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Heart of Midlothian FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Burke departs to be replaced by Karamoko Dembele.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' Aaron Hickey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Heart of Midlothian FC — Jamie Brandon on, Michael Smith off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heart of Midlothian FC's shape.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Ewan Henderson is replaced by Callum McGregor.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Heart of Midlothian FC! Aaron Hughes comes on to replace John Souttar.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 75' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Filip Benkovic is replaced by Jozo Simunovic on 82 minute.
  • 84' The deadlock is broken! Michael Johnston gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • Celtic FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 3

Head to Head

2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-02-27 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2018-11-03 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2018-08-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-05-12 Rangers FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2019-05-04 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2019-04-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-04-21 Hibernian FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2019-04-06 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2019-05-19 Celtic FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-10 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2019-04-28 Hibernian FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC L 2019-04-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC53% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC22%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
47%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC34% Draw47% Heart of Midlothian FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.