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Scottish Premiership
Dec 7, 2025 at 3pm UK
 
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1-2

Tierney (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Rafael Soares Braga (43'), McEntee (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Mirren 3-1 Celtic
Sunday, December 14 at 3.30pm in Scottish League Cup
Next Game: Dundee Utd vs. Celtic
Wednesday, December 17 at 8pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Falkirk 0-2 Hearts
Saturday, December 13 at 8pm in Scottish Premiership
Next Game: Hearts vs. Rangers
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 60.77%. A draw had a probability of 21.03% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 18.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.89%) and 1-0 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.87%) , while for a Hearts win it was 1-2 (4.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
CelticDrawHearts
60.77%21.03%18.2%
Both teams to score 55.01%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.2%41.79%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.8%64.19%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.69%13.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.85%40.14%
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.45%36.54%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.67%73.33%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 60.77%
    Hearts 18.2%
    Draw 21.03%
CelticDrawHearts
2-1 @ 9.96%
2-0 @ 9.89%
1-0 @ 9.81%
3-1 @ 6.69%
3-0 @ 6.65%
4-1 @ 3.38%
3-2 @ 3.37%
4-0 @ 3.35%
4-2 @ 1.7%
5-1 @ 1.36%
5-0 @ 1.35%
Other @ 3.26%
Total : 60.77%
1-1 @ 9.87%
2-2 @ 5.01%
0-0 @ 4.86%
3-3 @ 1.13%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 21.03%
1-2 @ 4.97%
0-1 @ 4.9%
0-2 @ 2.46%
2-3 @ 1.68%
1-3 @ 1.67%
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 18.2%

Head to Head
Oct 26, 2025 12pm
Oct 25, 2025
3pm
Mar 29, 2025 3pm
gameweek 31
Celtic
3-0
Hearts
Maeda (17', 41'), Jota (24')

Forrester (55')
Nov 23, 2024 7.45pm
gameweek 13
Hearts
1-4
Celtic
Drammeh (82')
Penrice (70')
Furuhashi (55'), Kuhn (60'), Idah (78', 90+4')
Maeda (59')