Stored context before this match
Before this match, Celtic have 7 scored home results and Hearts 7 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Celtic at home: 2.71 points per match (7 measured matches); Hearts away: 2.00 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Celtic scored 2.29 per home match (7 measured matches); Hearts scored 1.71 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.32 per club appearance across 184 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 4 of 14 pooled club appearances (28.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Celtic: 7 wins; Hearts: 3 wins; draws: 0.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.
