Celtic 7–1 Heart Of Midlothian — pre-match prediction — Scottish Premiership — October 18, 2026

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Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 9 October 18, 2026 16:00 Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic

#1 · 27 pts

7 – 1

Final score

Heart Of Midlothian

#3 · 19 pts

Kieran Tierney (ast. Liam Scales) 7'

Benjamin Nygren (ast. Dane Murray) 10'

Callum Osmand (ast. Camilo Duran) 36'

Callum Osmand (ast. Camilo Duran) 38'

Jamie McCart 45'+1 (og)

Camilo Duran (ast. Kieran Tierney) 49'

Benjamin Nygren (ast. Kasper Hogh) 83'

41' (ast. Josh Mcpake) Laurent mendy

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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Celtic a 38% win probability (draw 31%, Heart Of Midlothian 30%). The final result was Celtic 7–1 Heart Of Midlothian. In 4 previous meetings, Celtic have won 1 times, with 1 draws and 2 wins for Heart Of Midlothian.

Match statistics

Total shots

Shots on target

4.24

Actual xG

1.27

Saves

48%

Possession

52%

Corners

Tackles

🟨 Yellow cards

Match Events

⚽Kieran Tierney · ast. Liam Scales

⚽Benjamin Nygren · ast. Dane Murray

10'

34'

Calvin Miller

⚽Callum Osmand · ast. Camilo Duran

36'

⚽Callum Osmand · ast. Camilo Duran

38'

41'

ast. Josh Mcpake · Laurent mendy⚽

⚽Jamie McCart (og)

45'+1

↕ Callum Osmand / Jota

45'

Tomas Bent Magnusson / Oisin McEntee ↕

Jota

49'

⚽Camilo Duran · ast. Kieran Tierney

49'

Mika Baur

51'

Colby Donovan

52'

54'

Rogers Mato / Calvin Miller ↕

54'

Sabah Kerjota / Josh Mcpake ↕

↕ Callum McGregor / Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

60'

↕ Kieran Tierney / Landon Emenalo

60'

↕ Camilo Duran / Kasper Hogh

60'

↕ Haissem Hassan / James Forrest

70'

71'

Amadou Ba-Sy / Claudio Rafael Soares Braga ↕

⚽Benjamin Nygren · ast. Kasper Hogh

83'

84'

James wilson / Severin Sabri Guendouz ↕

Pre-match prediction

38.86%

Celtic ←

31.07%

30.07%

Heart

we assigned to the actual result (Celtic) 38.86% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Celtic

1.01

4.24

+3.23

Heart

0.85

1.27

+0.42

Celtic dominated by xG (4.24 vs 1.27). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.

League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Celtic	10	27
2	Rangers	10	23
3	Heart Of Midlothian	10	19
4	Dundee Utd	10	15
5	Dundee	10	14
6	ST Mirren	10	13
7	Falkirk	10	12
8	ST Johnstone	10	12
9	Aberdeen	10	11
10	Motherwell	10	8
11	Kilmarnock	10	8
12	Hibernian	10	7

Lineups

Celtic 4-2-3-1

V. Sinisalo G 7.36

K. Tierney 1 ⚽ 1 👟 60' D 8.06

L. Scales 1 👟 D 7.63

D. Murray 1 👟 D 7.39

Colby Donovan D 6.22

M. Baur M 6.61

C. McGregor 60' M 6.68

C. Osmand 2 ⚽ 45' M 8.84

B. Nygren 2 ⚽ M 9.43

H. Hassan 70' M 6.21

C. Durán 1 ⚽ 2 👟 60' F 9.46

Bench

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain 30' M 6.35

A. Trusty D 0.00

J. Forrest 20' M 5.94

Jota 45' F 6.47

K. Høgh 1 👟 30' F 6.79

L. Emenalo 30' D 6.12

O. Sørensen M 0.00

Shumaira Mheuka F 0.00

S. Johnstone G 0.00

Heart Of Midlothian 4-4-1-1

B. Reus G 5.94

S. Kingsley D 5.51

J. McCart 1 ⚽ D 4.94

M. Fagan-Walcott D 6.21

J. Altena D 6.37

J. McPake 1 👟 54' M 6.72

O. McEntee 45' M 6.58

L. Mendy 1 ⚽ M 7.13

C. Miller 54' M 5.97

S. Guendouz 84' M 6.14

Cláudio Braga 71' F 6.36

Bench

A. Ba-Sy 19' F 6.52

H. Milne D 0.00

J. Williams F 0.00

J. Wilson 6' F 6.30

R. Fulton G 0.00

R. Mato 36' F 6.59

S. Findlay D 0.00

S. Kerjota 36' F 6.97

T. Magnússon 45' M 6.19

Best on the pitch

C. Durán

F · Celtic

9.46

1 ⚽ 2 👟

5 shots · 9 pass

B. Nygren

M · Celtic

9.43

2 ⚽

5 shots · 47 pass

C. Osmand

M · Celtic

8.84

2 ⚽

2 shots · 12 pass

K. Tierney

D · Celtic

8.06

1 ⚽ 1 👟

1 shots · 38 pass

L. Scales

D · Celtic

7.63

1 👟

· 100 pass

D. Murray

D · Celtic

7.39

1 👟

· 41 pass

Celtic — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
V. Sinisalo	G	90	7.36	—	—	0	52	45%	0	—	—
K. Tierney	D	60	8.06	1	1	1	38	33%	2	—	—
L. Scales	D	90	7.63	—	1	0	100	89%	2	—	—
D. Murray	D	90	7.39	—	1	0	41	38%	3	—	—
Colby Donovan	D	90	6.22	—	—	1	29	19%	5	1	—
M. Baur	M	90	6.61	—	—	1	43	39%	3	1	—
C. McGregor	M	60	6.68	—	—	0	32	30%	0	—	—
C. Osmand	M	45	8.84	2	—	2	12	9%	2	—	—
B. Nygren	M	90	9.43	2	—	5	47	44%	1	—	—
H. Hassan	M	70	6.21	—	—	2	12	9%	0	—	—
C. Durán	F	60	9.46	1	2	5	9	6%	1	—	—
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain	M	30	6.35	—	—	1	20	18%	1	—	—
J. Forrest	M	20	5.94	—	—	0	6	6%	0	—	—
Jota	F	45	6.47	—	—	0	18	15%	1	1	—
K. Høgh	F	30	6.79	—	1	0	9	7%	0	—	—
L. Emenalo	D	30	6.12	—	—	0	17	16%	1	—	—

Heart Of Midlothian — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
B. Reus	G	90	5.94	—	—	0	41	29%	0	—	—
S. Kingsley	D	90	5.51	—	—	2	44	36%	0	—	—
J. McCart	D	90	4.94	1	—	3	90	81%	0	—	—
M. Fagan-Walcott	D	90	6.21	—	—	0	86	82%	1	—	—
J. Altena	D	90	6.37	—	—	0	53	49%	1	—	—
J. McPake	M	54	6.72	—	1	1	13	12%	0	—	—
O. McEntee	M	45	6.58	—	—	1	28	27%	0	—	—
L. Mendy	M	90	7.13	1	—	2	46	38%	1	—	—
C. Miller	M	54	5.97	—	—	1	21	16%	4	1	—
S. Guendouz	M	84	6.14	—	—	1	40	35%	3	—	—
Cláudio Braga	F	71	6.36	—	—	4	21	17%	0	—	—
A. Ba-Sy	F	19	6.52	—	—	0	6	5%	0	—	—
J. Wilson	F	6	6.30	—	—	0	3	2%	0	—	—
R. Mato	F	36	6.59	—	—	3	8	6%	2	—	—
S. Kerjota	F	36	6.97	—	—	1	14	10%	3	—	—
T. Magnússon	M	45	6.19	—	—	1	15	13%	3	—	—

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the final score of Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian?

The final score was Celtic 7–1 Heart Of Midlothian.

What did the model predict before Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian?

The model assigned 38% probability to a Celtic win, 31% to a draw, and 30% to an Heart Of Midlothian win.