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5 August 2017 at 11:30

Premiership · Season 2017
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Match Summary

Celtic defeated Heart Of Midlothian 4:1. The match was played in Premiership 2017. Goals were scored by L. Griffiths 29′, S. Sinclair 51′, L. Griffiths 63′, C. McGregor 73′, Esmaël Gonçalves 84′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Celtic had 72% possession while Heart Of Midlothian held 28%. Celtic had 15 shots (8 on target) compared to 4 (3 on target) for Heart Of Midlothian. Celtic made 3 substitutions, Heart Of Midlothian made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian — 5 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Celtic
Heart Of Midlothian
Kick Off
Scott Brown27′
30′Kyle Lafferty
Half Time
S. Sinclair
51′
62′
P. BuabenC. Randall
L. Griffiths

assist: C. McGregor

63′
L. GriffithsJ. Hayes
67′
68′Rafał Grzelak
69′
R. GrzelakEsmaël Gonçalves
71′
K. LaffertyC. Sammon
C. McGregor

assist: S. Sinclair

73′
C. McGregorT. Rogić
75′
84′
Esmaël Gonçalves

assist: A. Djoum

O. NtchamS. Armstrong
87′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Celtic had 72% possession against Heart Of Midlothian's 28%. Celtic registered 15 shots (8 on target) while Heart Of Midlothian managed 4 (3 on target). Corner kicks: 9–5. Fouls committed: 9–22.

8Shots on Goal3
7Shots off Goal1
15Total Shots4
0Blocked Shots0
0Shots insidebox0
0Shots outsidebox0
9Fouls22
9Corner Kicks5
1Offsides4
72%Ball Possession28%
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves4
0Total passes0
0Passes accurate0
0Passes %0

Recent Form

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

Celtic

LWDWDW

Heart Of Midlothian

WWLWLW

Head to Head

Celtic and Heart Of Midlothian have met 3 times — Celtic won 0, Heart Of Midlothian won 2, 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 (4 for the home side, 7 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.

0

Celtic

1

Drawn

2

Heart Of Midlothian

Goals: 4Goals: 7

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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