Celtic vs Hearts: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Celtic play Hearts in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 7 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Celtic: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Hearts: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Celtic scores 1.92 and concedes 1.08 goals per match. Hearts scores 1.76 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Celtic 58%, Hearts 47%. Over 2.5: Celtic 68%, Hearts 53%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Celtic has higher xG: 1.90 vs 1.65. Celtic: 16.4 shots per match, Hearts: 14.3.

Match halves

Celtic: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 1.05. Hearts: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 1.03.

Goals by minute

Celtic: 76-90+ (19 goals). Hearts: 76-90+ (17 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 1-1-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
CelticHearts
15Shots8
CelticHearts
5Shots on target3
CelticHearts
1.88xG0.93
CelticHearts
5Corners3
CelticHearts
81Dangerous attacks29
CelticHearts
9Fouls11
CelticHearts
1Cards3
CelticHearts

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.92Goals scored / match1.76
CelticHearts
1.08Goals conceded / match0.89
CelticHearts
66%Average possession53%
CelticHearts
5.55Shots on target / match4.97
CelticHearts

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.45Shots per match14.26
CelticHearts
5.55Shots on target4.97
CelticHearts
11.7%Shot conversion12.4%
CelticHearts
66%Possession53%
CelticHearts
1.9xG for1.65
CelticHearts
1.07xG against1.13
CelticHearts

Shooting quality

Celtic: DominantHearts: Attacking
CelticHearts
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Celtic is 50% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / match - Celtic · 2 pts / match - Hearts

Celtic
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
68% W11% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
26-4-8
2.16 pts / match · goal difference +32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-1-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Hearts
WWDWL
Season result split
63% W21% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-8-6
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-4-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Celtic is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

1.92 goals / match - Celtic · 1.76 goals / match - Hearts

Hearts is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.08 goals / match - Celtic · 0.89 goals / match - Hearts

Celtic scoring profile: strong

Celtic scores in 87% of matches (33 of 38 matches), while Hearts keeps a clean sheet in 45% (17 of 38 matches).

Hearts scoring profile: very strong

Hearts scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while Celtic keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

73Goals scored (season)67
CelticHearts
41Goals conceded (season)34
CelticHearts
3Average goals in match2.66
CelticHearts
14Goals scored (last 5)9
CelticHearts
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
CelticHearts

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal89%
CelticHearts
61%2 goals61%
CelticHearts
34%3 goals24%
CelticHearts
11%4 goals3%
CelticHearts

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal55%
CelticHearts
37%2 goals21%
CelticHearts
5%3 goals11%
CelticHearts
0%4 goals3%
CelticHearts

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time21%
CelticHearts
5%BTTS in both halves5%
CelticHearts
45%Scored in both halves34%
CelticHearts

BTTS and goal count

58%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
CelticHearts
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
CelticHearts
100%BTTS - last 580%
CelticHearts

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
CelticHearts
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
CelticHearts
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
CelticHearts

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
CelticHearts
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
CelticHearts
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
CelticHearts

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Celtic is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.76 pts / match - Celtic · 1.5 pts / match - Hearts

Celtic - half-time state
45% leading42% draw13% trailing
Hearts - half-time state
37% leading39% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.76Points per match (1st half)1.5
CelticHearts
0.87Goals scored (1st half)0.74
CelticHearts
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
CelticHearts
1.37Average goals (1st half)1.24
CelticHearts
61%Clean sheet before half-time58%
CelticHearts
32%No goal before half-time42%
CelticHearts

After half-time (2nd half)

1.79Points per match (2nd half)2
CelticHearts
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)1.03
CelticHearts
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.39
CelticHearts
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.42
CelticHearts
58%Clean sheet after half-time68%
CelticHearts
37%No goal after half-time34%
CelticHearts

Celtic - second-half results

50% W29% R21% P
67
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
68
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding151%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 68%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hearts - second-half results

55% W34% R11% P
57
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
76
Second-half points
+24
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding170%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Celtic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.60
Goals scored / match1.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 6
Hearts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Celtic
ScoredConceded
11
6
0-15
9
7
16-30
13
6
31-45
9
12
46-60
12
6
61-75
19
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +15 - wins late phases.

Hearts
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
13
8
16-30
11
6
31-45
12
6
46-60
10
2
61-75
17
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+41%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Celtic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Hearts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
148%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

CelticLigaHearts
Average goals in match 3.002.78 2.66
Both teams scored 58%52% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%53% 53%
Clean sheets 34%28% 45%
Goal before half-time 82%76% 79%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Celtic 1 - 1 - 1 Hearts. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Celtic vs Hearts?

The Premiership match finished Celtic 1:2 Hearts. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Celtic and Hearts?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Celtic won 1, Hearts won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Celtic vs Hearts?

Celtic score 1.92 goals per game on average and Hearts 1.76. The Premiership average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Celtic's matches and 47% of Hearts's.

What form are Celtic and Hearts in?

Over the last 5 games Celtic have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Hearts 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Celtic vs Hearts?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.