The big picture

Celtic come in 1st on the ladder with 31 points; Heart of Midlothian are 4th on 20. Celtic have the higher position to protect.

Celtic are 9–2–1 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.3 goals for and 0.8 against.

Heart of Midlothian are 6–3–2 in Scottish Premiership 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Celtic have won two of their last five and most recently beat Besiktas 3–2.

Heart of Midlothian have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Rangers 2–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 24 times on our records since 2018: Celtic 19, Heart of Midlothian 4, 1 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Celtic won 7–1 at Celtic Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Celtic by 6 goals in 2026-27 (7–1).

Players to watch

For Celtic, watch Camilo Durán (0.8 goals a game in 2026-27) and Mika Baur (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Heart of Midlothian, watch Cláudio Braga (0.5 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Calvin Miller (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Cláudio Braga is set to play game 50.

At Celtic Park

Celtic have won 14 of their last 21 at Celtic Park.

Heart of Midlothian have won 1 of 3 at Celtic Park.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Celtic have the edge.