Scottish Premiership 2026-2027 Knockout phase Sun, Oct 18 2026 · 15:00 Celtic Park, Glasgow
Celtic
7–1 Full time · HT 5–1 xG 4.24 – 1.27
Heart Of Midlothian
  • K. Tierney 7’
  • E. Nygren 10’, 83’
  • C. Osmand 36’, 38’
  • J. McCart 45+1’ (OG)
  • Camilo Duran 49’
  • 41’ L. Mendy
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Celtic cruise past Heart Of Midlothian

Celtic won 7–1 through goals from Tierney, Nygren, Osmand, Duran and an own goal. Heart Of Midlothian replied through a Mendy goal. Celtic finished with the higher xG (4.24 vs 1.27).

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Match facts
  • CoachesM. O’Neill · W. Vrancken
  • VenueCeltic Park
  • Weather at kick-off11°C · Clear · wind 2 km/h

Timeline

  1. K. Tierney 1–0Assist L. Scales
    7’
  2. E. Nygren 2–0Assist D. Murray
    10’
  3. C. MillerYellow card · Foul
    34’
  4. C. Osmand 3–0Assist Camilo Duran
    36’
  5. C. Osmand 4–0Assist Camilo Duran
    38’
  6. L. Mendy 4–1Assist J. McPake
    41’
  7. ⇄ JotaFor C. Osmand
    45’
  8. ⇄ T. MagnússonFor O. McEntee
    45’
  9. J. McCart (own goal) 5–1
    45+1’
  10. Half time · 5–1
  11. JotaYellow card · Foul
    49’
  12. Camilo Duran 6–1Assist K. Tierney
    49’
  13. M. BaurYellow card · Foul
    51’
  14. C. DonovanYellow card · Foul
    52’
  15. ⇄ R. MatoFor C. Miller
    54’
  16. ⇄ S. KerjotaFor J. McPake
    54’
  17. ⇄ A. Oxlade-ChamberlainFor C. McGregor
    60’
  18. ⇄ Landon EmenaloFor K. Tierney
    60’
  19. ⇄ K. HøghFor Camilo Duran
    60’
  20. ⇄ J. ForrestFor H. Hassan
    70’
  21. ⇄ A. Ba-SyFor Cláudio Braga
    71’
  22. E. Nygren 7–1Assist K. Høgh
    83’
  23. ⇄ J. WilsonFor Severin Sabri Guendouz
    84’
  24. Full time · 7–1

Team stats

Celtic18 shots · 13 in box, 5 outside
Heart Of Midlothian20 shots · 16 in box, 4 outside
CelticHeart Of Midlothian
48% Possession 52%
4.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.27
2.65 Expected points (xPts) 0.26
18 Shots 20
10 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 8
13 Shots inside the box 16
5 Shots outside the box 4
485 Passes 529
87% Pass accuracy 87%
6 Corners 3
4 Goalkeeper saves 3
17 Fouls 8
0 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Line-ups

Celtic 4-2-3-1

1 V. Sinisalo(G)
63 K. Tierney 5 L. Scales 47 D. Murray 51 C. Donovan
22 M. Baur 42 C. McGregor
19 C. Osmand 8 E. Nygren 23 H. Hassan
11 Camilo Duran
  • 1V. Sinisalo (G)
  • 63K. Tierney
  • 5L. Scales
  • 47D. Murray
  • 51C. Donovan
  • 22M. Baur
  • 42C. McGregor
  • 19C. Osmand
  • 8E. Nygren
  • 23H. Hassan
  • 11Camilo Duran

Unused: Landon Emenalo, J. Forrest, K. Høgh, S. Johnstone, Jota, Shumaira Mheuka, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, O. Sørensen, A. Trusty

Coach: M. O’Neill

Heart Of Midlothian 4-4-1-1

1 B. Reus(G)
3 S. Kingsley 5 J. McCart 64 M. Fagan-Walcott 23 J. Altena
15 J. McPake 6 O. McEntee 78 L. Mendy 7 C. Miller
19 Severin Sabri Guendouz
10 Cláudio Braga
  • 1B. Reus (G)
  • 3S. Kingsley
  • 5J. McCart
  • 64M. Fagan-Walcott
  • 23J. Altena
  • 15J. McPake
  • 6O. McEntee
  • 78L. Mendy
  • 7C. Miller
  • 19Severin Sabri Guendouz
  • 10Cláudio Braga

Unused: S. Kerjota, T. Magnússon, R. Mato, Harry Milne, J. Williams, J. Wilson, S. Findlay, R. Fulton, A. Ba-Sy

Coach: W. Vrancken

Player stats

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Sinisalo G 0 0 0 0 sv 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
K. Tierney D 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Scales D 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Murray D 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Donovan M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Baur M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. McGregor M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Osmand F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
E. Nygren F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
H. Hassan F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Camilo Duran F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Heart Of Midlothian

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Reus G 0 0 0 0 sv 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Kingsley D 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. McCart D 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Fagan-Walcott D 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Altena M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. McPake F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. McEntee M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Mendy M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Miller M 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Severin Sabri Guendouz F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Cláudio Braga F 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.