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2 April 2017 at 11:30

Premiership · Season 2016
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Match Summary

Celtic defeated Heart Of Midlothian 5:0. The match was played in Premiership 2016. Goals were scored by S. Sinclair 24′, S. Sinclair 27′, S. Armstrong 55′, P. Roberts 61′, S. Sinclair 84′ (pen.). 6 yellow cards were shown. Heart Of Midlothian had 45% possession while Celtic held 55%. Heart Of Midlothian had 7 shots (4 on target) compared to 8 (5 on target) for Celtic. Heart Of Midlothian made 3 substitutions, Celtic made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Heart Of Midlothian and Celtic — 5 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Heart Of Midlothian
Celtic
Kick Off
24′
S. Sinclair

assist: P. Roberts

27′
S. Sinclair

assist: P. Roberts

33′Callum McGregor
Esmael Goncalves34′
Krystian Nowak45′
Half Time
55′
S. Armstrong

assist: K. Tierney

61′
P. Roberts

assist: C. McGregor

A. TziolisP. Buaben
65′
J. WalkerM. Martin
65′
69′Dedryk Boyata
Esmaël GonçalvesA. Beith
71′
79′
P. RobertsG. Mackay-Steven
80′
M. LustigC. Gamboa
84′
S. Sinclair

Penalty

87′
D. BoyataK. Touré
Full Time

Match Statistics

Heart Of Midlothian had 45% possession against Celtic's 55%. Heart Of Midlothian registered 7 shots (4 on target) while Celtic managed 8 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 2–2. Fouls committed: 11–9.

4Shots on Goal5
3Shots off Goal3
7Total Shots8
0Blocked Shots0
0Shots insidebox0
0Shots outsidebox0
11Fouls9
2Corner Kicks2
2Offsides2
45%Ball Possession55%
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Goalkeeper Saves4
0Total passes0
0Passes accurate0
0Passes %0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Heart Of Midlothian have recorded 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. Celtic show 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Heart Of Midlothian

WWLWLW

Celtic

LWDWDW

Head to Head

Heart Of Midlothian and Celtic have met 3 times — Heart Of Midlothian won 2, Celtic won 0, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Heart Of Midlothian leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 3 meetings. A combined 11 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.67 per match (7 for the home side, 4 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 3 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Heart Of Midlothian are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–2 in 2026.

2

Heart Of Midlothian

1

Drawn

0

Celtic

Goals: 7Goals: 4

Recent Meetings (3)

25 Jan 2026Heart Of Midlothian2 – 2Celtic
7 Dec 2025Celtic1 – 2Heart Of Midlothian
26 Oct 2025Heart Of Midlothian3 – 1Celtic

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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