Match summary
Celtic had won 7 matches in a row before this one. Celtic won 30 of the 40 previous meetings on record.
Celtic vs Hearts in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Celtic won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 43rd minute; timeline of 4 goals matches the final score.
- Daizen Maeda's 87th-minute goal decided the match.Celtic's goal 2 of 3 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 3-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Celtic5W 0D 0L
CelticHearts
15Pointsof 1511
17Goals scored11
7Goals conceded5
0Clean sheets1
7Scored in a row6
7Unbeaten in a row6
5Conceded in a row0
Head to head40 meetings · Dec 2013 – Jan 2026
- Celtic wins
- 30
- Draws
- 3
- Hearts wins
- 7
3.33goals per meeting
53%both teams scored
70%3+ goals
55%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCeltic 2W 1D 2L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
- PremiershipHearts2-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-2Hearts
- PremiershipHearts3-1Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts1-4Celtic
Show all 40 meetings
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Hearts
- PremiershipCeltic3-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts2-0Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic0-2Hearts
- PremiershipHearts1-4Celtic
- PremiershipHearts0-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-1Hearts
- PremiershipHearts3-4Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Hearts
- PremiershipCeltic4-1Hearts
- PremiershipHearts1-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts2-1Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic5-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts0-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-1Hearts
- Scottish CupHearts1-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-1Hearts
- PremiershipHearts1-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic5-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts1-0Celtic
- PremiershipHearts1-3Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-1Hearts
- PremiershipHearts4-0Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic4-1Hearts
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts0-5Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic4-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts1-2Celtic
- PremiershipHearts1-3Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-1Hearts
- PremiershipHearts2-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic0-0Hearts
- PremiershipHearts0-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Hearts
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
CelticHearts
- Goal · Celtic · Callum Osmand3-190+8'
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Callum McGregor90+7'
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Daizen Maeda90+6'
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Marcelo Saracchi90+4'
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Hearts · Lawrence Shankland
- Substitution · Celtic · Dane Murray · InOut: Benjamin Nygren90'
- Goal · Celtic · Daizen Maeda2-187'
- 77'Yellow Card · Hearts · Cammy Devlin
- Substitution · Celtic · Marcelo Saracchi · InOut: Kieran Tierney73'
- Substitution · Celtic · Callum Osmand · InOut: Auston Trusty73'
- 68'Substitution · Hearts · Islam Chesnokov · InOut: Harry Milne
- 68'Substitution · Hearts · Cláudio Braga · InOut: Pierre Landry Kabore
- 67'Substitution · Hearts · Alan Forrest · InOut: Alexandros Kyziridis
- Substitution · Celtic · James Forrest · InOut: Hyun-jun Yang62'
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Auston Trusty58'
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Benjamin Nygren53'
- 51'Substitution · Hearts · Blair Spittal · InOut: Beni Baningime
- 47'Substitution · Hearts · Frankie Kent · InOut: Jordi Altena
- Substitution · Celtic · Kelechi Iheanacho · InOut: Sebastian Tounekti46'
- Penalty · Celtic · Arne Engels1-1 · Penalty45+4'
- 43'Goal · Hearts · Lawrence Shankland0-1
- 38'Yellow Card · Hearts · Michael Steinwender
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Alistair Johnston35'
Match Statistics
Match stats
CelticHearts
67%Ball Possession33%
14Shots Total12
5Shots On Target2
9Corners6
10Fouls9
6Yellow Cards3
2Offsides2
1Saves2
463Passes235
6Shots Off Target8
99Attacks85
55Dangerous Attacks38
10Shots Inside Box7
4Shots Outside Box5
3Goals1
10Free Kicks12
3Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
7Tackles17
2Assists1
377Accurate Passes134
0Injuries3
20Total Crosses10
4Accurate Crosses3
7Interceptions9
61Duels Won55
4Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Callum Osmand FW | 8.1 | 17' | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 6(50%) | - | 2/5 |
| 7.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 17(100%) | - | 4/7 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(100%) | 1 | 11/18 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 34(50%) | 1 | 6/14 | |
| 7.1 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 78(96%) | - | 8/11 | |
| 7.0 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 12(83%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 50(60%) | 3 | 10/17 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 41(89%) | - | 1/9 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 37(88%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.6 | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(73%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(93%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.6 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 14(100%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.5 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.5 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(60%) | 1 | 4/8 | |
| 6.4 | 28' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(91%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.3 | 73' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(71%) | - | 2/4 |