Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian
Ref: Donald Robertson, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian beat Celtic 2–1 in their Premiership fixture. Tierney scored for Celtic; Cláudio Braga and McEntee replied for Heart Of Midlothian. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.24 for Celtic versus 0.92 for Heart Of Midlothian. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Heart Of Midlothian are 1st.
First Half
Yang Hyun-Jun
Yellow Card
36'
Milne
Yellow Card
43'
⚽
Cláudio Braga
Second Half
⇄
Tounekti
60'
Devlin
Yellow Card
62'
Steinwender
Yellow Card
64'
⚽
McEntee
Assist: Milne
⇄
Nygren
71'
⇄
Kyziridis
71'
⇄
Milne
77'
⇄
Halkett
78'
⇄
Cláudio Braga
85'
⇄
Shankland
⚽
Tierney
Assist: Maeda
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CelticHeart Of Midlothian
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.24VS0.92
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
72%
Possession
28%
731
Total passes
280
628
Accurate passes
181
86%
Pass accuracy
65%
Discipline3 · 0 won
9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
1
Celtic
3-4-2-1
Heart Of Midlothian
4-2-3-1Celtic
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 23S. TounektiM
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 10M. BalikwishaF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 24J. KennyF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 56A. RalstonD
Heart Of Midlothian
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. HalkettD
- 9L. ShanklandF
- 10Cláudio BragaM
- 14C. DevlinM
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 18H. MilneD
- 19S. FindlayD
- 22T. MagnússonM
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 31O. McEnteeM
- 89A. KyziridisM
Substitutes
- 1C. GordonG
- 2F. KentD
- 3S. KingsleyD
- 5J. McCartD
- 7E. KabanguF
- 11P. KaboreF
- 12C. BorchgrevinkD
- 16B. SpittalM
- 27S. KartumM
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Tierney | D | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/4 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Reo Hatate | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anthony Ralston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michel Ange Balikwisha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin McEntee | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Devlin | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Craig Halkett | D | 77 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuart Findlay | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cláudio Braga | M | 78 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/7 |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Harry Milne | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Tomas Magnusson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Shankland(C) | F | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Craig Gordon | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elton Kabangu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blair Spittal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McCart | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Kent | D | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Landry Kabore | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Borchgrevink | D | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Kingsley | D | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |