📊 Form Guide

Celtic

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Celtic, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-3 Premiership success against Motherwell.

In that game, Celtic managed 52% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Celtic, the goals were scored by Daizen Maeda (41'), Benjamin Nygren (58') and Kelechi Ịheanachọ (99'). On the other side, Motherwell got 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Elliot Watt (17') and Liam Gordon (85') scored for Motherwell.

Celtic have not been the best at stopping their opponents lately, although they have also found ways to hit the back of the net themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Celtic have been punished defensively in 5 of them as well as scoring in 6 of those matches.

Leading up to this clash, Celtic:

• haven't beaten Hearts in their last 3 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 4 home league matches.

Hearts

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Hearts go into this game after a 3-0 Premiership win vs Falkirk in their last outing.

In that match, Hearts managed 66% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Hearts, the scorers were Frankie Kent (29'), Cammy Devlin (34') and Blair Spittal (86'). For their opponents, Falkirk had 4 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Hearts have regularly broken through opposing defences in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 12 goals in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Derek McInnes will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Hearts have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same games. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will be continued on here.

Coming into this clash, Hearts are undefeated in their last 3 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 14/09/2024 shows us that Celtic have won 3 of them & Hearts 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 13 from The Bhoys and 8 being from The Jam Tarts. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.

The previous league match between the two was Premiership match day 23 on 25/01/2026 when it ended Hearts 2-2 Celtic.

On that occasion, Hearts managed 55% possession and 16 shots on goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Stuart Findlay (48') and Braga (87').

On the other side, Celtic got 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Benjamin Nygren (7') and Hyun-jun Yang (62') scored.

The match was refereed by Steven McLean.

📋 Team News: Celtic

Callum Osmand (Hamstring muscle injury), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Achilles tendon problems), Julián Araujo (Hamstring injury), Jota (Cruciate ligament surgery), Tomas Cvancara (Groin strain) and Kasper Schmeichel (Shoulder injury) are not available for Celtic gaffer Martin O'Neill.

It looks as if The Bhoys will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation this time, beginning the first half with Viljami Sinisalo, Alistair Johnston, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Arne Engels, Callum McGregor, Sebastian Tounekti, Benjamin Nygren, Hyun-jun Yang and Daizen Maeda.

🗞️ Team News: Hearts

Hearts manager Derek McInnes has a number of players out of action. Craig Gordon (Shoulder injury), Ageu (Torn muscle bundle), Finlay Pollock (Hamstring injury), Calem Nieuwenhof (Hamstring injury), Tómas Bent Magnússon (Thigh problems), Oisin McEntee (Thigh problems), Marc Leonard (Achilles tendon rupture) and Craig Halkett (Achilles tendon rupture) miss out here.

There’s a good chance that The Jam Tarts will likely play in a 4-4-2 formation by sending out Alexander Schwolow, Michael Steinwender, Frankie Kent, Stuart Findlay, Harry Milne, Alexandros Kyziridis, Beni Baningime, Cameron Devlin, Blair Spittal, Lawrence Shankland and Claudio Braga.

💡 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Celtic are likely to dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

Conversely, Hearts are also probably going to find it difficult to make a breakthrough but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be converting at least once here.

Our tip is for a fairly comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Celtic at the end of this one.

Renata Leite, 11:07 16/05/2026