Heart of Midlothian v Celtic result

Full-time · Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Celtic

Premiership · · Tynecastle Park

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

Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Celtic — Heart of Midlothian won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heart of Midlothian beat Celtic 3–1 at Tynecastle Park in the Premiership on Sunday 26 October. Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Celtic: an own goal by Dane Murray (8’) and Callum McGregor (12’, assisted by Kieran Tierney); Heart of Midlothian: Alexandros Kyziridis (52’) and Lawrence Shankland (55’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Heart of Midlothian 0.00, Celtic 0.00, from 12 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Steven McLean, Scotland showed five yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Heart of Midlothian: Alexandros Kyziridis (65’), C. Halkett (86’), Stuart Findlay (87’) and Harry Milne (90+4’); Celtic: Arne Engels (75’).

What it changes

Heart of Midlothian have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Callum McGregor (Celtic) 8.2, Cameron Devlin (Heart Of Midlothian) 6.1 and Liam Scales (Celtic) 5.8 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 3–1 Celtic · Premiership
  • Venue: Tynecastle Park · Edinburgh
  • Referee: Steven McLean, Scotland
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Heart of Midlothian 2 · draws 0 · Celtic 4 · 2.83 goals/game
  • Recent form: Heart of Midlothian 5W 0D 0L · Celtic 2W 1D 2L

Heart of Midlothian 3–1 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.5
Goals
against 0.88 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
5.88 / 7
Corners
against 3.75 / 3.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 8 matches
5.38 / 5
Shots on target
against 2.63 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 8 matches
2.13 / 1.88
Cards
against 2.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2025. 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
2.25 for · 0.88 against n 8
2.5standard
1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8
Corners won
5.88 for · 3.75 against n 8
9.5standard
7 for · 3.13 against n 8
Shots
13.88 for · 8 against n 8
19.5standard
15.38 for · 8.5 against n 8
Shots on target
5.38 for · 2.63 against n 8
8.5standard
5 for · 2.38 against n 8
Fouls committed
9.88 for · 12.38 against n 8
21.5standard
13.38 for · 8.75 against n 8
Cards shown
2.13 for · 2.63 against n 8
3.5standard
1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8

Referee: Steven McLean, Scotland.

Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Cláudio Braga n 877
2.57/6
1.96/4
—
C. Devlin n 890
27/4
1.98/4
A. Engels
E. Kabangu n 820.5
1.63/0
1.12/0
—
O. McEntee n 880.9
1.55/3
0.84/2
—
J. McCart n 874.8
1.56/3
1.76/3
—
Heart of Midlothian — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
T. Magnússon n 53.6
51/0
00/0
Sabah Kerjota n 412
3.82/0
3.82/0
Cláudio Braga n 877
3.27/6
1.86/4
James wilson n 822.5
33/1
1.52/1
A. Kyziridis n 855
1.85/3
14/1
Heart of Midlothian — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
Sabah Kerjota n 412
00/0
1.91/0
A. Kyziridis n 855
0.42/0
0.84/0
Cláudio Braga n 877
0.73/2
0.11/0
L. Shankland n 889.3
0.53/1
0.11/0
James wilson n 822.5
00/0
0.51/0
Heart of Midlothian — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
C. Devlin n 890
4.98/8
B. Baningime n 883
3.88/8
H. Milne n 888.1
3.38/7
O. McEntee n 880.9
2.56/6
M. Steinwender n 837.5
2.45/1
Celtic
Celtic — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
A. Engels n 844.4
2.55/3
1.34/1
C. Devlin
L. McCowan n 833.4
23/3
0.72/0
—
M. Saracchi n 857.9
1.97/3
0.63/0
—
M. Balikwisha n 835.4
1.94/2
2.95/2
—
D. Maeda n 861.1
1.76/2
0.42/0
—
Celtic — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
J. Kenny n 834.9
5.26/6
2.95/4
K. Ịheanachọ n 850.8
3.35/5
1.65/1
B. Nygren n 868.1
2.65/5
1.54/3
S. Tounekti n 877.3
1.34/3
0.63/1
D. Maeda n 861.1
1.33/2
1.13/1
Celtic — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
K. Ịheanachọ n 850.8
0.73/0
00/0
J. Kenny n 834.9
0.62/0
00/0
B. Nygren n 868.1
0.32/0
0.21/0
A. Johnston n 865.5
00/0
0.53/0
D. Maeda n 861.1
0.42/0
00/0
Celtic — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
K. Tierney n 854.3
2.95/4
B. Nygren n 868.1
2.57/3
D. Murray n 653.3
2.54/3
C. McGregor n 890
27/4
R. Hatate n 873.1
26/2
Celtic — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
K. Schmeichel n 890
1.63/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heart of MidlothianCeltic
35%Possession65%
12Shots8
7Shots on target2
2Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
10Shots inside the box4
5Corners9
1Offsides3
11Fouls10
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves5
284Passes532
65%Pass accuracy82%

Heart of Midlothian player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
A. Schwolow9000000006.7
C. Halkett90000001Y6.6
S. Findlay90000011Y7.2
H. Milne90001112Y7.5
C. Devlin9000000307
B. Baningime9000000607.2
S. Kingsley8900000106.9
L. Shankland8910211007.3
Cláudio Braga8100332006.5
O. McEntee7000002106.6
A. Kyziridis70102120Y7.9
M. Steinwender sub2000000006.9
Ageu sub2000110006.3
T. Magnússon sub900000006.6
J. McCart sub10000000–
E. Kabangu sub10000000–

Celtic player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
K. Schmeichel9000000006.6
Colby Donovan9000100106
D. Murray9000000206.6
L. Scales9000001206.7
K. Tierney9001002006.2
A. Engels90001001Y6
C. McGregor9010110107.9
B. Nygren7000110106.6
R. Hatate6000001006.2
J. Kenny6000001006.3
S. Tounekti6000000006.2
M. Balikwisha sub3000001206.6
J. Forrest sub3000002207
S. Yamada sub3000000106.3
L. McCowan sub2000100006.2

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 MidlothianWWWWW
Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game
CelticDLWLW
Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Heart of Midlothian 2 · 0 draws · Celtic 4 · 2.83 goals/game
  • 2025-03-29 Celtic 3–0 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2024-11-23 Heart Of Midlothian 1–4 Celtic
  • 2024-09-14 Celtic 2–0 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2024-05-04 Celtic 3–0 Heart Of Midlothian
  • 2024-03-03 Heart Of Midlothian 2–0 Celtic
  • 2023-12-16 Celtic 0–2 Heart Of Midlothian
League standing · 2025/26
Heart of Midlothian#2 pos80 pts38 pl+33 GD
Celtic#1 pos82 pts38 pl+32 GD
Goals per game
Heart of Midlothian scored1.76
Celtic scored1.92
Heart of Midlothian conceded0.89
Celtic conceded1.08

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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 2, Celtic won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heart of Midlothian and Celtic?
Recent form — Heart of Midlothian 5W 0D 0L; Celtic 2W 1D 2L.

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