About Match
In the standings it is Celtic 1st on 18 points, Hearts 3rd on 12 — separated by 6. Scoring rates set the scale: Celtic 2.33 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Hearts 2.4 and 1, with the league averaging 1.3. Three points here take Hearts to 15 and up to 2nd, assuming other results stand.
Hearts have won five straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 30 Celtic wins, 7 for Hearts, 3 draws, at 3.38 goals per meeting. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 55%.
Celtic Park in Glasgow stages the fixture, a ground that holds 60,411.




