Heart Of Midlothian – Celtic 2–1

	1H	2H	T
HEA	0	2	2
CEL	0	1	1

Match report

Heart Of Midlothian beat Celtic 2–1 at Heart Of Midlothian Stadium in Premiership. J. Altena opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Heart Of Midlothian have 3 wins in their last 5, while Celtic have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

C. Halkett

44'

2H

⚽J. Altenaassist R. Fulton

46'

57'

⚽A. Engelsassist R. Doohan

61'

Benjamin Arthur

⚽B. Baningime

69'

⇄C. Gordon↓ B. Baningime

74'

⇄K. Schmeichel↓ F. Hale

⇄A. Schwolow↓ J. Altena

83'

⇄V. Sinisalo↓ A. Engels

Momentum

HEA

⚽⚽⚽

CEL

Match info

TournamentPremiership · Scotland

Kick-offMar 8, 2026 · 17:00

VenueHeart Of Midlothian Stadium

Attendance51,452 / 52,502 (98%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking HEA

#17·

#6

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Colby Donovan

7.8

Lineups

HEA 4-3-36.97Formation7.044-3-3 CEL

Heart Of Midlothian

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

Celtic

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Heart Of Midlothian	33	21	7	5	58:28	+30	70	WDLWW
2	Rangers	33	19	12	2	66:31	+35	69	DDWWW
3	Celtic	33	21	4	8	59:35	+24	67	WWLWW
4	Motherwell	33	14	12	7	52:29	+23	54	WWDDL
5	Hibernian	33	13	12	8	51:37	+14	51	WWDDL
6	Falkirk	33	13	7	13	45:48	-3	46	LWWDL
7	Dundee Utd	33	9	13	11	45:54	-9	40	WWDDL
8	Aberdeen	33	9	6	18	33:48	-15	33	LWDLL
9	Dundee	33	8	9	16	34:53	-19	33	WDDLL
10	ST Mirren	33	7	9	17	27:48	-21	30	DDLLW
11	Kilmarnock	33	6	10	17	37:65	-28	28	LWDDL
12	Livingston	33	1	13	19	35:66	-31	16	LDDLL