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17 December 2017 at 12:30

Premiership · Season 2017
Referee: William Collum

Match Summary

Heart Of Midlothian defeated Celtic 4:0. The match was played in Premiership 2017. Goals were scored by H. Cochrane 26′, K. Lafferty 35′, M. Milinković 48′, M. Milinković 76′ (pen.). 3 yellow cards were shown. Heart Of Midlothian had 47% possession while Celtic held 53%. Heart Of Midlothian had 11 shots (6 on target) compared to 10 (4 on target) for Celtic. Heart Of Midlothian made 3 substitutions, Celtic made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Heart Of Midlothian and Celtic — 4 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Heart Of Midlothian
Celtic
Kick Off
H. Cochrane

assist: D. Cowie

26′
Don Cowie34′
K. Lafferty

assist: M. Milinković

35′
Kyle Lafferty45′
Half Time
46′
K. TierneyM. Dembélé
46′
O. NtchamS. Armstrong
M. Milinković

assist: C. Randall

48′
P. BuabenA. McDonald
67′
68′
C. McGregorO. Édouard
K. LaffertyC. Stockton
72′
M. Milinković

Penalty

76′
R. CallachanR. Grzelak
85′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Heart Of Midlothian had 47% possession against Celtic's 53%. Heart Of Midlothian registered 11 shots (6 on target) while Celtic managed 10 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 4–5. Fouls committed: 12–3.

6Shots on Goal4
5Shots off Goal6
11Total Shots10
0Blocked Shots0
0Shots insidebox0
0Shots outsidebox0
12Fouls3
4Corner Kicks5
4Offsides3
47%Ball Possession53%
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
4Goalkeeper Saves2
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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