Celtic vs Hearts Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 07 Dec 2025

Premiership Betting Preview: Celtic vs Hearts

It's a top-of-the-table clash as second-placed Celtic host Premiership leaders Hearts at Celtic Park, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Sunday 7 December.

We believe that odds of -104 are appealing when it comes to wagering Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. We’re of the opinion that Celtic and Hearts will play out a low-scoring contest.

Celtic secured their fifth consecutive league win in their latest Premiership game, defeating Dundee FC 1-0 at home at Celtic Park. Wilfried Nancy's team enjoyed 71% possession and had six shots on target, with an early goal from Daizen Maeda proving to be the winner.

Hearts drew 1-1 in their previous match. This was at home against Kilmarnock at Tynecastle Park. The Edinburgh side racked up three shots on goal and boasted 65% possession, while Lawrence Shankland was on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between Hearts and Celtic saw the former win at home. It was a 3-1 scoreline at Tynecastle Park. The past 10 matches between the teams have seen Celtic win seven times and Hearts rack up three victories.

Scottish Premiership		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Celtic	38	26	4	8	73	41	32	73:41	82
2	Hearts	38	24	8	6	67	34	33	67:34	80

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Celtic have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.8 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 17.8 attempts. The Old Firm club have averaged 70.0% possession and 7.0 corners per match, conceding 0.9 goals and 3.1 corners from 2.9 shots on goal and 8.0 attempts.

Top goalscorer Daizen Maeda has found the net 5 times, Johnny Kenny 3, with Arne Engels and two other players on 2. Reo Hatate is the leading assists maker on 2.

Hearts have won 5, lost 1 and drawn 4, with an average of 1.8 goals from 15.0 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 55.5% possession, 5.4 corners awarded and 3.9 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 0.6 goals from 8.0 attempts and 3.0 shots on goal.

The leading scorer has been Lawrence Shankland with 5, while Claudio Braga and Craig Halkett have 3. Harry Milne and Alexandros Kiziridis have clocked up 2 assists each in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Celtic confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Hyun-Jun Yang, Callum McGregor, Arne Engels, Sebastian Tounekti, Benjamin Nygren, Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda.

Hearts confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Alexander Schwolow (GK), Michael Steinwender, Craig Halkett, Stuart Findlay, Harry Milne, Oisin McEntee, Cameron Devlin, Alexandros Kyziridis, Tomas Magnusson, Claudio Braga, Lawrence Shankland.

Celtic vs Hearts Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full Celtic vs Hearts betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

We don’t think the net will bulge too many times in this Premiership game. For this reason, we’re backing Under 2.5 Goals and this selection is attractively priced at -104.

Our job is to consult the latest Premiership team news in order to produce the best football predictions. Then we crack on with the job of analysing the stats that are going to be the most effective.

Key Celtic vs Hearts league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Hearts games.

The best football betting sites make it a 51% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our tipsters have this number closer to 60% based on their in-depth research. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

Bigger odds can be secured by going for an alternative wager where Under 2.5 Goals is combined with BTTS No. This means you need at least one team to draw a blank for the bet to land.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Celtic 2 - 0 Hearts

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves Celtic to win 2-0. The odds of +510 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Reo Hatate to Score +320

Reo Hatate (Celtic) has scored three goals in his past seven Premiership games on home soil. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +320 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Reo Hatate Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+310

First

+800

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Corners Prediction

Celtic Under 6.5 Corners -102

In their past three games, Celtic have not covered the 6.5 corners line, while the previous six Hearts matches have involved them conceding under 6.5 corners. We’re going to bet on Celtic to fall short for Team Corners and this selection is available at -102.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Celtic

Total

9.40 5.20 4.20

Home

11.20 7.10 4.10

Away

8.40 5.10 3.30

Hearts

Total

9.50 5.90 3.60

Home

8.90 4.40 4.50

Away

9.60 6.10 3.50

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-122

Under 10.5

-115

Celtic Corners

Over 6.5

-132

Under 6.5

-108

Hearts Corners

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-125

Most Corners

1

-417

X

+850

2

+360

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Celtic vs Hearts Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The Full-Time Result odds of -204 suggest that Celtic are likely victors and there’s a 67% probability that the favourites win this Premiership clash. If you want to back the outsider, Hearts are available at +475.

Celtic winning by one goal means that the Asian Handicap -1 selection would get a full refund. However, you would get paid out at -132 if they manage to beat Hearts by two or more.

If you’re looking to bet on more than two goals, then Over 2.5 has the lowest price. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at -141.

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Full-Time Result

1

-204

X

+335

2

+475

Half-Time Result

1

-100

X

+155

2

+425

Double Chance

1X

-909

12

-588

X2

+138

Draw No Bet

1

-556

2

+310

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-132

2 Hcp +1

-108

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+118

Over 2.5

-172

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-141

No

-100

Daizen Maeda can be backed to find the net anytime at +150. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +350.

Daizen Maeda (Celtic)

First

+150

Anytime

+350

Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic)

First

+155

Anytime

+350

Johnny Kenny (Celtic)

First

+155

Anytime

+370

Benjamin Nygren (Celtic)

First

+155

Anytime

+430

Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic)

First

+220

Anytime

+575

Luke McCowan (Celtic)

First

+225

Anytime

+600

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts)

First

+230

Anytime

+575

Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)

First

+240

Anytime

+600

Cláudio Braga (Hearts)

First

+270

Anytime

+650

Hyun-jun Yang (Celtic)

First

+285

Anytime

+700

Reo Hatate (Celtic)

First

+310

Anytime

+800

James Forrest (Celtic)

First

+360

Anytime

+850

Arne Engels (Celtic)

First

+375

Anytime

+950

Elton Kabangu (Hearts)

First

+425

Anytime

+1000

Paulo Bernardo (Celtic)

First

+475

Anytime

+1050

Callum McGregor (Celtic)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

James Wilson (Hearts)

First

+575

Anytime

+1300

Anthony Ralston (Celtic)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Kieran Tierney (Celtic)

First

+700

Anytime

+1900

Blair Spittal (Hearts)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Liam Scales (Celtic)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Cam Devlin (Hearts)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Stats: Scottish Premiership matches only
Celtic have racked up five consecutive victories at Celtic Park. Wilfried Nancy's team have clocked up seven wins, two draws and one defeat in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.80 goals per match and conceding 0.50.

Hearts haven’t tasted victory in three consecutive matches on the road. The Edinburgh side have clocked up six wins, three draws and one defeat in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

Celtic enjoyed a 3-0 winning scoreline when last meeting Hearts at Celtic Park. The past 10 H2H games at Celtic Park have seen nine Celtic victories and just one triumph for Hearts.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Celtic Home Stats		8-0-2	3.40	2.10	1.30	7	3	8	2
Hearts Away Stats		4-2-4	2.80	1.50	1.30	5	5	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Celtic vs Hearts Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Celtic vs Hearts before making your bets. Get the predicted and confirmed Premiership lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

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