Celtic vs Heart of Midlothian, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish Premiership3 - 1
Celtic crush Hearts with late double to clinch Scottish Premiership title
Celtic dashed Hearts' Scottish Premiership dreams in dramatic fashion as Daizen Maeda's late VAR-assisted winner helped the hosts secure a 3-1 victory in the title decider.
Match Commentary
- 35': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) Yellow Card at 35'
- 38': Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 38'
- 43': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 43'
- 45'+4': Arne Engels (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 49'
- 45': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Substitution at 45'
- 47': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 47'
- 51': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 51'
- 53': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Yellow Card at 53'
- 58': Auston Trusty (Celtic) Yellow Card at 58'
- 62': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 62'
- 67': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 67'
- 68': Islam Chesnokov (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 68'
- 73': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Callum Osmand (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
- 77': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 77'
- 87': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 87'
- 90': Dane Murray (Celtic) Substitution at 90'
- 90'+4': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+4': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+6': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+7': Callum McGregor (Celtic) Yellow Card at 97'
- 90'+8': Callum Osmand (Celtic) Goal at 98'
Statistics
 HOM |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 59,079
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 7 | +10 | 18 |
| 2 | Rangers | 7 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Dundee | 7 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Viljami Sinisalo (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 6 | Auston Trusty  |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 19 | Stuart Findlay |
| 15 | Michael Steinwender |
| 18 | Harry Milne |
| 3 | Stephen Kingsley |
| 6 | Beni Baningime |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 23 | Jordi Altena |
| 89 | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 11 | Pierre Landry Kabore |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
SPFL Premiership News
Ryan Naderi scored the only goal as Rangers defeated Celtic 1-0 at Celtic Park on Sunday.
In a rematch of last Sunday's Old Firm Premier Sports Cup clash, Celtic will face Rangers again this Sunday - this time in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park.
It's another big weekend of matches in Europe which will include heated derbies, top-of-the-table matchups and other rivalries.
South Africa centre-back Olwethu Makhanya has fast become a fan favourite at Rangers, but Sunday's Old Firm derby against Celtic at Ibrox in the Scottish League Cup (Premier Sports Cup) quarter-finals will be unlike any experience to date.
Celtic and Rangers fans will not be present in each other's grounds for the rest of the season.