Heart of Midlothian v Celtic result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic

Premiership · · Tynecastle Park

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Team pages: Heart of Midlothian · Celtic · Head-to-head

Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic — Celtic won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Celtic won 2–1 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Wednesday 26 January. Celtic are unbeaten in their last 12 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Celtic led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Celtic: Reo Hatate (27’, assisted by N. Bitton) and G. Giakoumakis (35’, assisted by M. O'Riley); Heart of Midlothian: Liam Boyce (62’, assisted by B. McKay).

Discipline

J. Beaton showed six yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: Cameron Devlin (45’), C. Halkett (61’) and Liam Boyce (67’); Celtic: Jota (45’), Greg Taylor (45’) and N. Bitton (53’).

What it changes

Heart of Midlothian have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, N. Atkinson (Heart Of Midlothian) 8.6, Reo Hatate (Celtic) 8.4 and M. O'Riley (Celtic) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

Heart of Midlothian next travel to Trabzonspor on 22 October 2026.

Celtic next host Celta Vigo on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heart of Midlothian: Trabzonspor v Heart of Midlothian, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Celtic: Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic · Premiership
  • Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
  • Referee: J. Beaton
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 1 · draws 1 · Celtic 4 · 3.67 goals/game
  • Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 4W 0D 1L · Celtic 4W 1D 0L

Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.88
Goals
against 0.5 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
5.86 / 9.17
Corners
against 5.14 / 3.83 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5
over 6 matches
5 / 7
Shots on target
against 5.14 / 2.17 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5
over 6 matches
2.57 / 1.67
Cards
against 3.43 / 2.33 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5
over 6 matches
3.92 yellows
Referee · J. Beaton
1.92 home / 2 away
over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 January 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 January 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameHeart of Midlothian for / againstLineCeltic for / against
Goals scored
1.63 for · 0.5 against n 8
2.5standard
1.88 for · 0.75 against n 8
Corners won
5.86 for · 5.14 against n 7
9.5standard
9.17 for · 3.83 against n 6
Shots
14 for · 14.29 against n 7
19.5standard
22.5 for · 8.17 against n 6
Shots on target
5 for · 5.14 against n 7
8.5standard
7 for · 2.17 against n 6
Fouls committed
11.57 for · 13 against n 7
21.5standard
11.33 for · 10.83 against n 6
Cards shown
2.57 for · 3.43 against n 7
3.5standard
1.67 for · 2.33 against n 6

Referee: J. Beaton — 3.92 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 21.33 fouls over 12 matches (1.92 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
A. Gnanduillet n 834.3
3.35/3
1.34/0
—
C. Devlin n 889.5
2.58/5
2.97/6
—
J. Walker n 656
2.44/3
1.96/1
—
P. Haring n 866.4
2.27/4
1.76/3
—
T. Moore n 875.8
1.96/4
0.95/1
—
Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
A. Gnanduillet n 834.3
3.34/3
12/1
J. Walker n 656
2.95/3
1.95/1
L. Boyce n 869.5
2.47/5
1.86/4
A. McEneff n 739.3
2.33/2
1.63/2
B. Woodburn n 853.3
2.15/3
1.54/2
Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
J. Ginnelly n 869.8
0.52/1
0.21/0
B. Woodburn n 853.3
0.62/1
00/0
B. McKay n 889.1
00/0
0.42/1
G. Mackay-Steven n 848.6
0.21/0
0.21/0
L. Boyce n 869.5
0.32/0
00/0
Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 889.5
3.68/8
B. Baningime n 887
2.78/7
P. Haring n 866.4
2.45/4
A. McEneff n 739.3
2.33/2
C. Halkett n 882.6
28/4
Heart of Midlothian — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
C. Gordon n 890
4.67/7
Celtic
Celtic — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
O. Urhoghide n 863.3
1.86/3
1.24/1
—
L. Shaw n 845
1.85/2
12/2
—
A. Montgomery n 862.9
1.66/2
2.57/5
—
J. McCarthy n 849.9
1.64/3
1.64/3
—
M. Johnston n 841.1
1.65/1
1.43/2
—
Celtic — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
M. Johnston n 841.1
3.34/2
1.43/1
R. Hatate n 384
3.23/3
0.72/0
L. Abada n 879
2.88/5
1.76/2
T. Rogić n 872.4
2.36/5
0.84/1
N. Bitton n 867.3
2.25/3
0.74/0
Celtic — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
T. Rogić n 872.4
0.32/0
0.63/1
L. Abada n 879
0.42/1
0.32/0
A. Ralston n 873.6
0.21/0
0.52/1
R. Hatate n 384
00/0
0.41/0
C. McGregor n 881.9
0.11/0
0.32/0
Celtic — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
O. Urhoghide n 863.3
3.26/5
J. McCarthy n 849.9
2.95/3
C. Starfelt n 884.6
2.36/5
N. Bitton n 867.3
2.26/5
J. Juranović n 882.4
25/4
Celtic — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Scott Bain n 893.8
37/4
J. Hart n 890
1.64/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of MidlothianCeltic
42%Possession58%
8Shots20
1Shots on target8
6Shots off target7
1Blocked shots5
5Shots inside the box11
4Corners10
2Offsides2
14Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
6Saves0
347Passes504
69%Pass accuracy83%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
C. Gordon9000000007.7
J. Souttar9000000107.2
S. Kingsley9000001006.6
P. Haring9000001507.3
L. Boyce90102110Y6.3
B. McKay9001102107.2
C. Halkett81000011Y6.9
A. Cochrane5800000006.2
C. Devlin57001005Y6.3
J. Ginnelly4500000106.6
M. Smith2200000006.2
N. Atkinson sub6800000707.2
E. Simms sub4500100006.9
B. Baningime sub3300000206.9
G. Mackay-Steven sub3200200106.9
A. Halliday sub900000006.6

Celtic player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
J. Hart9000000006.3
J. Juranović9000212106.9
C. Carter-Vickers9000001207
C. Starfelt9000000106.9
G. Taylor90000011Y6.3
N. Bitton90011113Y7
J. Forrest9000311207
G. Giakoumakis9010310007.2
R. Hatate8910111107.5
M. O'Riley8601008107.3
Jota62005323Y7.3
L. Abada sub2800000006.7
J. McCarthy sub1100000006.7
I. Soro sub10000000–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heart of Midlothian v Celtic — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
Heart of MidlothianLWWWW
Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game
CelticWDWWW
Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Heart of Midlothian 1 · 1 draw · Celtic 4 · 3.67 goals/game
  • 2021-12-02 Celtic 1–0 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2021-08-15 Celtic 3–2 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2021-07-31 Heart Of Midlothian 2–1 Celtic
  • 2020-12-20 Celtic 3–3 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2020-02-12 Celtic 5–0 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2019-12-18 Heart Of Midlothian 0–2 Celtic
League standing · 2025/26
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
Heart of Midlothian#1 pos70 pts33 pl+30 GD
Celtic#1 pos93 pts38 pl+70 GD
Goals per game
Heart of Midlothian scored1.76
Celtic scored2.42
Heart of Midlothian conceded0.85
Celtic conceded0.58

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Heart of Midlothian and Celtic?
In their last 6 meetings, Heart of Midlothian won 1, Celtic won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and Celtic?
Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 4W 0D 1L; Celtic 4W 1D 0L.

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