Hearts vs Celtic

26 October 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Steven McLean

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

D. Murray 8’ (og)
A. Kyziridis 52’
L. Shankland 55’ (pen)

C. McGregor 12’

Match summary

Hearts saw off Celtic 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Murray's own goal put Hearts ahead in the 8th minute and C. McGregor equalised in the 12th minute. In the second half, A. Kyziridis put Hearts back in front in the 52nd minute and L. Shankland made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: Hearts created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Celtic's 0.88 from 8.

Match stats

35% Possession 65%

12 Shots 8

7 Shots on target 2

5 Corners 9

282 Passes 528

64.5% Pass accuracy 82.2%

16 Tackles 12

11 Fouls 10

4 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Hearts Celtic

Kick-off

D. MurrayOwn goal

1-0

8’

C. BragaShot on target

8’

12’

C. McGregorLeft foot shot

1-1

38’

B. NygrenShot on target

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

C. BragaShot on target

49’

A. KyziridisRight foot shot

2-1

52’

L. ShanklandPenalty

3-1

55’

60’

M. A. BalikwishaR. Hatate

60’

S. YamadaJ. Kenny

60’

J. ForrestS. Tounekti

H. MilneShot on target

61’

A. Kyziridis

65’

C. BragaShot on target

68’

M. SteinwenderO. McEntee

70’

L. McCowanB. Nygren

AgeuA. Kyziridis

70’

AgeuShot on target

74’

75’

81’

86’

87’

E. KabanguL. Shankland

90+1’

J. McCartS. Kingsley

90+1’

H. Milne

90+4’

Full-time3-1

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.

Hearts 1.57 xGCeltic 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Celtic attacking Hearts attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Hearts 4-4-2 Starting XI

Celtic 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


A. Schwolow	90′	2	1	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


O. McEntee Taken off	70′	1	–	–	10	8	33	2	–	–	–
C. Halkett	90′	1	3	–	3	2	29	3	–	–	–
S. Findlay	90′	1	–	–	4	2	23	–	–	–	–
S. Kingsley Taken off	89′	2	–	–	2	–	24	1	–	–	–
M. Steinwender Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


H. Milne	90′	–	–	24	1	–	2	–	7	1	2	–
C. Devlin	90′	–	–	31	–	–	3	5	10	2	4	–
B. Baningime	90′	–	–	22	–	–	6	1	9	–	–	–
A. Kyziridis Taken off	70′	1	–	15	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Ageu Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
T. Magnusson Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


L. Shankland Taken off	89′	1	–	4	1	1.03	–	1	1	–	23	–
C. Braga Taken off	81′	–	–	4	3	0.19	–	2	6	2	13	–

Goalkeeper1 player


K. Schmeichel	90′	5	3	45	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


C. Donovan	90′	2	1	–	5	3	45	–	–	–	–
D. Murray	90′	3	2	–	9	5	95	1	–	–	–
L. Scales	90′	1	3	–	10	9	66	2	–	–	–
K. Tierney	90′	–	1	–	3	1	50	1	–	1	–

Midfielders5 players


A. Engels	90′	–	–	51	–	–	1	–	6	1	–	–
C. McGregor	90′	1	–	52	–	–	1	3	4	1	–	–
R. Hatate	60′	–	–	24	1	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
J. Forrest Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	20	2	–	1	1	3	–	1	–
L. McCowan Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–

Forwards4 players


B. Nygren Taken off	70′	–	–	1	1	0.19	–	–	2	1	24	–
J. Kenny Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	2	8	–
S. Tounekti Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	2	16	–
S. Yamada Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	2	–	0.20	–	–	3	1	5	–

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

Hearts win 31% Avg odds 3.06

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59

Celtic win 43% Avg odds 2.16

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

Form going into the game

Hearts W W W W W

Celtic D W D W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Celtic 3-0 Hearts, 29 Mar 25 Next meeting: Celtic 1-2 Hearts, 07 Dec 25 All Hearts vs Celtic meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.