Celtic vs Hearts

18 October 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee D Dickinson

Full time 7 – 1

Half-time: 5–1

Kieran Tierney 7’
Benjamin Nygren 10’, 83’
Callum Osmand 36’, 38’
Jamie McCart 45+1’ (og)
Camilo Durán 49’

Laurent Mendy 41’

Match summary

Celtic won comfortably, 7-1 at home to Hearts. Celtic led 5-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kieran Tierney put Celtic ahead with a header in the 7th minute, Benjamin Nygren made it 2-0 from a corner in the 10th minute, Callum Osmand made it 3-0 in the 36th minute, Osmand made it 4-0 with a header in the 38th minute, Laurent Mendy pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 41st minute, and McCart's own goal made it 5-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Camilo Durán made it 6-1 in the 49th minute and Nygren made it 7-1 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Celtic created 4.06 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Hearts's 1.21 from 20.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%

18 Shots 20

10 Shots on target 5

6 Corners 3

71 Attacks 74

42 Dangerous attacks 53

485 Passes 529

87.2% Pass accuracy 86.6%

22 Tackles 18

17 Fouls 8

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Celtic Hearts

Kick-off

Corner

6’

Kieran TierneyHeader

1-0

7’

Corner

9’

Benjamin NygrenLeft foot shot

2-0

10’

Corner

10’

15’

Severin Sabri GuendouzShot on target

Benjamin NygrenShot on target

23’

24’

Cláudio BragaShot on target

33’

Corner

34’

Calvin MillerFoul

34’

Corner

Callum OsmandRight foot shot

3-0

36’

Callum OsmandHeader

4-0

38’

Camilo DuránShot on target

38’

41’

Laurent MendyRight foot shot

4-1

Jamie McCartOwn goal

5-1

45+1’

Half-time5-1

46’

Tomas MagnussonOisin McEntee

JotaCallum Osmand

46’

Second half underway

Camilo DuránLeft foot shot

6-1

49’

JotaFoul

49’

Mika BaurFoul

51’

Calvin MillerShot on target

Colby DonovanFoul

52’

54’

Sabah KerjotaJosh McPake

54’

Rogers MatoCalvin Miller

Colby DonovanShot on target

56’

Corner

59’

Corner

59’

Kasper HøghCamilo Durán

60’

Landon EmenaloKieran Tierney

60’

Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainCallum McGregor

60’

63’

Cláudio BragaShot on target

James ForrestHaissem Hassan

70’

71’

Amadou Ba-SyCláudio Braga

Corner

77’

Benjamin NygrenLeft foot shot

7-1

83’

84’

James WilsonSeverin Sabri Guendouz

86’

Corner

Full-time7-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Celtic 4.06 xGHearts 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Hearts attacking Celtic attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Viljami Sinisalo	90′	4	1	52	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Colby Donovan	90′	5	2	2	10	3	29	2	–	–
Dane Murray	90′	3	–	2	9	6	41	1	–	1	–
Liam Scales	90′	2	–	1	7	5	100	1	–	1	–
Kieran Tierney Taken off	60′	2	1	–	2	–	38	–	1	1	–

Midfielders7 players


Callum McGregor Taken off	60′	–	–	32	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–
Mika Baur	90′	–	–	43	1	–	3	3	6	5	1
Haissem Hassan Taken off	70′	–	–	12	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Benjamin Nygren	90′	2	–	47	4	–	1	2	4	–	1	–
Landon Emenalo Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	17	–	–	1	1	1	2	–	–
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	20	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
James Forrest Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Callum Osmand Taken off	45′	2	–	2	2	1.30	–	1	4	2	12	–
Camilo Durán Taken off	60′	1	2	5	2	0.73	–	2	2	1	9	–
Jota Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	18
Kasper Høgh Came on as a substitute	30′	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Beau Reus	90′	3	7	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jordi Altena	90′	2	2	–	11	–	54	–	–	–	–
Malachi Fagan-Walcott	90′	1	3	–	4	3	86	1	–	–	–
Jamie McCart	90′	–	–	2	2	2	90	1	–	–	–
Stephen Kingsley	90′	–	–	1	1	1	43	–	–	–	–
Oisin McEntee Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	28	2	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Calvin Miller Taken off	54′	–	–	21	1	–	4	–	5	1	–
Laurent Mendy	90′	1	–	46	1	–	1	2	4	1	–	–
Josh McPake Taken off	54′	–	1	13	3	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Severin Sabri Guendouz Taken off	84′	–	–	40	1	–	3	–	8	–	5	–
Tomas Magnusson Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	14	1	–	2	–	5	–	2	–

Forwards5 players


Cláudio Braga Taken off	71′	–	–	4	2	0.24	–	2	1	1	22	–
Sabah Kerjota Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	2	6	1	14	–
Rogers Mato Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	3	–	0.13	–	–	4	–	8	–
Amadou Ba-Sy Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	6	–
James Wilson Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Celtic win 58% Avg odds 1.62

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.33

Hearts win 20% Avg odds 4.56

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Celtic W W W L W

Hearts W W L D W

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Celtic vs Hearts

Match summary

Match stats

Key events

How the chances added up

Shot map

Lineups

Player stats

Before kick-off

Form going into the game

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