

Premiership
•Round 38

Celtic
Finished
3 : 1
16th May 2026, 07:30

Hearts
Celtic to win


Author
Fact checker Aaron Jones
Celtic to win.
Celtic versus Hearts in Premiership currently points towards Celtic as the deterministic draft lean.
The best available 1X2 price makes Celtic the current favourite at 1.55. Recent form also leans that way: the home side scored 17 and conceded 6 across the last 5 matches, while the opponent conceded 10. Current confidence sits in the high band.
The sampled head-to-head run reads 50 home wins, 7 draws, and 13 away wins. The table gap stands at 1 points between Celtic and Hearts. Celtic bring a recent form line of WWWWW from the sampled run, with 17 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Celtic scored 17 goals in the recent sample, while Hearts conceded 10 across the same span. Table pressure remains live, with positions 2 and 1 bringing different expectations into kickoff.
Deterministic verdict: Celtic to win. Confidence is high, with a primary score lean of 2-0.

Celtic
2 : 0
Hearts


Match already started.

Celtic
VS
Hearts

Ended, 16 May 2026
3
1
Ended, 25 Jan 2026
2
2
Ended, 7 Dec 2025
1
2
Ended, 26 Oct 2025
3
1
FT, 29 Mar 2025
3
0
Goals Scored
1.9
Goals Conceded
1.1
Goals difference
+32
Avg. goals per match
3.0
The sampled head-to-head run reads 50 home wins, 7 draws, and 13 away wins. The table gap stands at 1 points between Celtic and Hearts. Celtic bring a recent form line of WWWWW from the sampled run, with 17 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Ended, 13 May 2026
2
3
Ended, 10 May 2026
3
1
Ended, 3 May 2026
1
2
Ended, 25 Apr 2026
3
1
Ended, 11 Apr 2026
1
0
Based on recent previews and team reports.

Celtic
Confirmed: 4-2-3-1
🧤Goalkeeper:
Viljami Sinisalo
🛡️Back line:
Alistair Johnston, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney
⚙️ Midfield:
Callum McGregor, Arne Engels, Hyun-jun Yang, Benjamin Nygren, Sebastian Tounekti
⚡ Attack:
Daizen Maeda

Hearts
Confirmed: 4-4-2
🧤Goalkeeper:
Alexander Schwolow
🛡️Back line:
Stephen Kingsley, Michael Steinwender, Stuart Findlay, Harry Milne
⚙️ Midfield:
Alexandros Kyziridis, Cammy Devlin, Beni Baningime, Jordi Altena
⚡ Attack:
Lawrence Shankland, Pierre Landry Kabore
⚔️
Celtic scored 17 goals in the recent sample, while Hearts conceded 10 across the same span. Table pressure remains live, with positions 2 and 1 bringing different expectations into kickoff.





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Best available 1X2 prices in the current snapshot are home 1.55, draw 4.10, and away 4.62.