Heart Of Midlothian vs Celtic
Ref: Steven McLean, ScotlandTynecastle Park, Edinburgh · 20,099 cap
Match recap
Heart Of Midlothian and Celtic drew 2–2 in their Premiership fixture. Findlay and Cláudio Braga scored for Heart Of Midlothian; Nygren and Yang Hyun-Jun replied for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.94 for Heart Of Midlothian versus 1.32 for Celtic. Heart Of Midlothian sit 1st in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
7'
⚽
Nygren
Second Half
⚽
Findlay
Assist: Leonard
62'
⚽
Yang Hyun-Jun
Assist: Čvančara
64'
Čvančara
Yellow Card
Magnússon
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Čvančara
⇄
Magnússon
⇄
McCart
73'
⇄
Tierney
76'
VAR
Card upgrade
77'
Trusty
Red Card
77'
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
79'
Araujo
Yellow Card
McEntee
Yellow Card
⇄
Steinwender
⚽
Cláudio Braga
Assist: McEntee
89'
Engels
Yellow Card
Findlay
Yellow Card
89'
McGregor
Yellow Card
⇄
Kabore
90+7'
Tounekti
Yellow Card
90+8'
Schmeichel
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Heart Of MidlothianCeltic
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.94VS1.32
Attack5 · 0 won
16
Shots
9
8
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
2
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
360
Total passes
309
235
Accurate passes
200
65%
Pass accuracy
65%
Discipline3 · 1 won
13
Fouls
22
3
Yellow cards
6
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
3
Heart Of Midlothian
4-2-3-1
Celtic
4-3-3
Heart Of Midlothian
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. GordonG
- 4C. HalkettD
- 5J. McCartD
- 10Cláudio BragaM
- 11P. KaboreF
- 15M. SteinwenderD
- 18H. MilneM
- 19S. FindlayD
- 22T. MagnússonM
- 49M. LeonardM
- 89A. KyziridisM
Substitutes
- 2F. KentD
- 7E. KabanguF
- 16B. SpittalM
- 21J. WilsonF
- 23J. AltenaD
- 25A. SchwolowG
- 29S. KerjotaF
- 31O. McEnteeM
- 40AgeuM
Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 11T. ČvančaraF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 22J. AraujoD
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 23S. TounektiF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 41R. HatateM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 56A. RalstonD
Heart Of Midlothian
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Findlay | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Marc Leonard | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cláudio Braga | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Harry Milne | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Alexandros Kyziridis | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/4 |
| Tomas Magnusson | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Michael Steinwender | D | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McCart | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pierre Landry Kaboré | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Craig Halkett(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Craig Gordon | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elton Kabangu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Schwolow | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankie Kent | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordi Altena | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Wilson | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ageu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oisin McEntee | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sabah Kerjota | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Blair Spittal | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Čvančara | F | 66 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | 77 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Julián Araujo | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |