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There is a huge clash this Sunday in the Scottish Premiership as the top two clash at Celtic Park, the hosts take on Hearts with top spot in the table very much on the line. The Hoops come into this game on the back of excellent recent league form, while the Jam Tarts have had a sticky spell of late, seeing an once nine-point lead evaporate. Here's our prediction for the match.
Martin O'Neill has done a fabulous job as caretaker manager following Brendan Rodgers resignation. Now though, Wilfried Nancy steps into the breach after Celtic finally agreed a deal with Columbus Crew to secure him as their new manager, with the incoming boss promising "exciting football" for Celtic fans.
That could begin here against a Hearts side who have done very well under Derek McInnes this season, but who have found wins hard to come by of late. The visitors have only lost one game this season despite their poorer form of late and they can point to a key win over today's opponents back in October at Tynecastle.
Let's take a closer look at the form of both these teams heading into this crucial top-of-the-table clash.
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What is the prediction for the football match between Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian FC?
Our prediction for the Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian FC match is: Celtic wins.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 07/12/2025 between Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian FC in Scottish Premiership :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 60.27% for a win of Celtic against Heart Of Midlothian FC with odds of 1.59 at Stake.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian FC is 17.79% with odds of 4.3 at Stake.
- Our prediction model gives a 21.94% chance ⭐ for a win of Heart Of Midlothian FC vs Celtic with odds of 6 at Bet365.
Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian FC Form
Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian FC's standings in the Scottish Premiership
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
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2
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32 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian FC Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 Dec 2025 - Scottish Premiership
30 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
27 Nov 2025 - Europa League
22 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
9 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
6 Nov 2025 - Europa League
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 Dec 2025 - Scottish Premiership
9 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
2 Nov 2025 - Scottish League Cup
29 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
23 Oct 2025 - Europa League
5 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
27 Nov 2025 - Europa League
22 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
6 Nov 2025 - Europa League
26 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
19 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 Dec 2025 - Scottish Premiership
29 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
23 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
9 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
1 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
29 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 Dec 2025 - Scottish Premiership
9 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
1 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
26 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
4 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
27 Sept 2025 - Scottish Premiership
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
23 Nov 2025 - Scottish Premiership
29 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
18 Oct 2025 - Scottish Premiership
13 Sept 2025 - Scottish Premiership
30 Aug 2025 - Scottish Premiership
Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian FC Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
67 %
0 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
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Celtic - Heart Of Midlothian FC: Form Analysis
Coming into this fixture, Hearts and Celtic occupy first and second spot in the Scottish Premiership table at present. They have both claimed 32 points so far this season, but Hearts have played one game more than Celtic with 15 matches played compared to the Hoops 14. Hearts do have a slightly better goal difference (+18 compared to +15 for Celtic).
Their previous fixture this season in the league ended in a 3-1 victory for Hearts.
Since losing to Midtjylland 3-1 in the Europa League, Celtic have won all their next five games. A 4-0 home win over Kilmarnock in the league was followed with a 1-0 win away to St.Mirren. Feyenoord were dispatched 3-1 away in the Europa League in a scintillating display and Celtic have rolled on since beating Hibs 2-1 away from home and then Dundee 1-0 at home in midweek.
Hearts though have failed to win any of their last four league games. That run began with a 1-1 home draw with Dundee United before they suffered their first defeat of the season 1-0 away at Aberdeen. Since then, they have drawn two more games a 0-0 draw away at Motherwell and then a 1-1 home draw with Kilmarnock in midweek.
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Celtic & Heart Of Midlothian FC Squad Analysis
Coming into this game, Celtic do have a long list of absentees for Wilfried Nancy's first game in charge.
Jota remains a long term absentee.
Others on the injury table and unavailable for the Hoops include Alistair Johnston, Kelechi Iheanacho, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Callum Osmand and Marcelo Saracchi.
On a positive note, top league scorers Daizen Maeda and Benjamin Nygren are both available for the game, so too is Johnny Kenny who has notched four goals in just eight league games.
Hearts are without four players for the trip to Celtic - Finlay Pollock, Calem Nieuwenhof, Ayeu and Beni Beningime.
Lawrence Shankland with eight goals in 14 league games has been their top striking threat this season. While Alexandros Kyziridis has notched four assists and three goals for the visitors this season.
Most goals and assists
Celtic
Heart Of Midlothian FC
B. Nygren
(7 Goals)
L. Shankland
(8 Goals)
R. Hatate
(1 Assists)
,
D. Maeda
(1 Assists)
,
C. Donovan
(1 Assists)
, 
A. Engels
(1 Assists)
,
B. Nygren
(1 Assists)
Celtic - Heart Of Midlothian FC Key Points
- Celtic have won all of their last five league games.
- Hearts are without a win in their last four games.
- Celtic are unbeaten at home this season in the league, dropping just two points and conceding just two goals in seven games.
- Four of the last five games between the two teams have finished as wins for Celtic.
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Our Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian FC Prediction
Our prediction for the Celtic vs. Hearts Scottish Premiership match is: Celtic wins.
This match probably comes at the worst possible time for Hearts. Celtic have been in a rich vein of late form and they have dropped only two points at home in the league all season long. Hearts have seen a nine-point lead disappear as they are without a win in their last four league games and now know that this is a game they must get something from. However, Celtic are the team to back for the win here based on the data.
Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian FC - Other Interesting Predictions
Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals
Both these two teams are the top goalscorers in the Scottish Premiership and Celtic average over two goals a game at home in the league this season. Hearts have scored a dozen goals in their seven away league games this season and have racked up 30 goals in the season so far, the most in the division.
Two of the last three games between the two teams have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals, while four of the last five have seen over 2.5 goals scored.
With the two most prolific attacks playing each other, it is a good bet that both will find the net, even if Celtic are the team to back to land the win.