Stored context before this match
Before this match, Hearts have 11 scored home results and Celtic 11 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Hearts at home: 2.45 points per match (11 measured matches); Celtic away: 1.73 points per match (11 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Hearts scored 2.09 per home match (11 measured matches); Celtic scored 1.27 away (11). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 270 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 10 of 22 pooled club appearances (45.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Hearts: 4 wins; Celtic: 6 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.
