About Match
Celtic go into the game 1st in the table on 18 points; Hearts sit 2nd on 13 — a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Celtic score 2.33 and conceding 0.5, Hearts 2 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 30 Celtic wins, 7 for Hearts, 3 draws, at 3.38 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 73% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 55%.
Celtic Park in Glasgow stages the fixture, a ground that holds 60,411.