Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Predictions, Lineups and Betting Tips

Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: 7th December | Celtic Park | Scottish Premiership | 15:00

It's a huge game in the race for the scottish title as Hearts travel to Celtic in what is first up against second. Hearts who have been in horrid form of late have allowed Celtic to close the gap all the way down. Celtic however are in the form of their life, winning five of their last five and have capitalised on Hearts' poor form

**Key Betting Tip: Celtic to win @ 1.53 odds ** represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Predicted Lineups

Celtic predicted starting XI: Schmeichel, Tierney, Scales, Trusty, Donovan, Hatate, McGregor, Engles, Yang, Maeda, McCowan

Just the one change as Tierney comes in for Saracchi as he's out injured

Hearts predicted starting XI: Schwolow, Milne, Findlay, Halkett, McEntee, Kiziridis, Devlin, Magnusson, Forreest, Shankland, Braga

A few changes following their 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock the likes of Braga and Halkett make their way back into the starting XI

Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Current League Standings

Hearts are only top on goal difference but Celtic have a game in hand so with at least a point in that remaining game they'd take back first place. Both teams are looking at this game as a must win

Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Head-to-Head Timeline

Last time out Hearts were 3-1 victors in a thrilling game in which everyone thought was the game that settled the league

Recent head to head results:

• October 2025: Hearts 3-1 Celtic
• March 2025: Celtic 3-0 Hearts
• November 2024: Hearts 1-4 Celtic
• September 2024: Celtic 2-0 Hearts
• May 2024: Celtic 2-0 Hearts

Celtic last five matches:

• Celtic 4-0 Kilmarnock (Scottish Premiership)
• St mirren 0-1 Celtic (Scottish Premiership)
• Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic (Europa League)
• Hibernian 1-2 Celtic (Scottish Premiership)
• Celtic 1-0 Dundee (Scottish Premiership)

Hearts last five matches:

• Hearts 4-0 Dundee (Scottish Premiership)
• Hearts 1-1 Dundee United (Scottish Premiership)
• Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts (Scottish Premiership)
• Motherwell 0-0 Hearts (Scottish Premiership)
• Hearts 1-1 Kilmarnock (Scottish Premiership)

Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions and has confidence with Celtic winning, our algorithim gives them a 60% chance of doing so

Key Players to Watch: Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian

Reo Hatae (Celtic): The 28 year old has been a key figure in Celtics midfield not just this season but over the last four seasons, scoring and assisting three times in 21 games

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts): The Scot has been a staple in this Hearts front line for a number of years now, scoring 11 times in 18 games this season for them, he's been their key to goals

Celtic vs Hearts of Midlothian Match Facts

Broadcast Details: Hearts TV / Celtic TV / Sky Sports UHD / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports+ app / Sky Go UK / NOW UK / Sky Go Extra

Stadium Information: Celtic Park is hosting, the incredible 60,832 seater stadium is one of if not the toughest places to go in Scotland

Referee: Don Robertson