Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2026
Celtic FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Sat 16 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 43' Lawrence Shankland
Arne Engels pen 45+3' 1–1
Daizen Maeda 88' 2–1
Callum Osmand 90+8' 3–1
Alistair Johnston 35' Y
Y 38' Michael Steinwender
Benjamin Nygren 53' Y
Auston Trusty 58' Y
Y 77' Stuart Findlay
Y 90' Lawrence Shankland
Marcelo Saracchi 90' Y
Daizen Maeda 90' Y
Callum McGregor 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

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
2026-05-16 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-01-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Celtic FC 2025-12-07 Celtic FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-10-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Celtic FC 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–1 W
13 May Motherwell FC A 3–2 W
10 May Rangers FC H 3–1 W
03 May Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
25 Apr Falkirk FC H 3–1 W
11 Apr St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Celtic FC A 1–3 L
13 May Falkirk FC H 3–0 W
09 May Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
04 May Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Apr Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Motherwell FC H 3–1 W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Cameron Devlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heart of Midlothian FC that had 305 games and scored 322 goals.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Heart of Midlothian FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 25' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Tounekti made 61 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Celtic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 38' Michael Steinwender was booked on 38.
  • 43' Lawrence Shankland puts Heart of Midlothian FC on the lead.
  • 48' What a strike from Arne Engels! The score is 1-1.
  • 53' Celtic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 58' Auston Trusty is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Stuart Findlay.
  • 82' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 87' The travelling Heart of Midlothian FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Benjamin Nygren on 88.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Lawrence Shankland.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 8
Daizen Maeda 8
Lawrence Shankland 6
James Forrest 4
Josh Ginnelly 3
Odsonne Edouard 3
Ryan Christie 3
Matt O'Riley 3

Head to Head

2026-05-16 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2026-01-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–2 Celtic FC 2025-12-07 Celtic FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC 2025-10-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Celtic FC 2025-03-29 Celtic FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC

Celtic FC Form

2026-05-16 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2026-05-13 Motherwell FC 2–3 Celtic FC W 2026-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Rangers FC W 2026-05-03 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-04-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Falkirk FC W 2026-04-11 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2026-05-16 Celtic FC 3–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-05-13 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Falkirk FC W 2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-05-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2026-04-26 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.76 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC49% Draw25% Heart of Midlothian FC26%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
51%
Celtic FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
75%

Half-Time Result

Celtic FC35% Draw43% Heart of Midlothian FC22%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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