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Celtic v Hearts - radio commentary from title decider

Match Summary

Sat 16 May 2026
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Scottish Premiership -
2nd Phase -
Top Six
Celtic versus Hearts kick off 12:30
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Scottish Premiership Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 16th May

Celtic versus Hearts kick off 12:30
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12:3012:30
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HeartsHeartsHearts
Falkirk versus Rangers kick off 12:30
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12:3012:30
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RangersRangersRangers
Hibernian versus Motherwell kick off 12:30
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12:3012:30
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Scottish Premiership Table

On Saturday 16th May
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
  • Hearts, Position 1, Points 80
  • Celtic, Position 2, Points 79

2nd Phase Championship Group

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1
Hearts
37248566313580
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
2
Celtic
37254870403079
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
3
Rangers
371912671413069
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
4
Motherwell
371513958362258
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
5
Hibernian
3715121058431557
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
6
Falkirk
37147164857-949
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
View full Scottish Premiership table

2nd Phase Relegation Group

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1
Dundee United
371014134859-1144
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
2
Aberdeen
37117193852-1440
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
3
Dundee
37109183959-2039
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
4
Kilmarnock
37910184667-2137
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
5
St. Mirren
3789202954-2533
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
6
Livingston
37215203971-3221
  • No Result
  • No Result
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
View full Scottish Premiership table
Match Participants:
  • Hearts, Position 1, Points 70
  • Celtic, Position 3, Points 67
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1
Hearts
33217558283070
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
2
Rangers
331912266313569
  • D
    Result Draw
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
3
Celtic
33214859352467
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
4
Motherwell
331412752292354
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
5
Hibernian
331312851371451
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • D
    Result Draw
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
6
Falkirk
33137134548-346
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
7
Dundee United
33913114554-940
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
8
Aberdeen
3396183348-1533
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
9
Dundee
3389163453-1933
  • D
    Result Draw
  • W
    Result Win
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
10
St. Mirren
3379172748-2130
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
11
Kilmarnock
33610173765-2828
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • W
    Result Win
  • W
    Result Win
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
12
Livingston
33113193566-3116
  • D
    Result Draw
  • D
    Result Draw
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
  • D
    Result Draw
  • L
    Result Loss
View full Scottish Premiership table

Key

  • Position 1, 2: UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
  • Position 3: UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
  • Position 4: UEFA Conference League Qualifiers

Last Updated 15th May 2026 at 17:12

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Head to Head

Season so far

Scottish Premiership

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Celtic

Key

Hearts
Key, Celtic v Hearts
3rd

League position

1st
League position, Celtic 3rd, Hearts 1st
67

Total points

70
Total points, Celtic 67, Hearts 70

Goals scored

Celtic 70Hearts 66
CEL
70
66
HEA

Goals conceded

Celtic 40Hearts 31
40
Goals conceded
31

Shots

Celtic 431Hearts 382
431
Shots
382

Shots on target

Celtic 206Hearts 187
206
Shots on target
187

Shots off target

Celtic 225Hearts 195
225
Shots off target
195

Blocked shots

Celtic 180Hearts 148
180
Blocked shots
148

Passing accuracy %

Celtic 86.99Hearts 77.05
CEL
86.99
HEA
77.05

Points gained from a losing position

Celtic 19Hearts 20
19
Points gained from a losing position
20

Points dropped from a winning position

Celtic 8Hearts 9
8
Points dropped from a winning position
9

Form guide

All competitions

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Celtic
Hearts
W
Celtic won
v Motherwell
2
3
Premiership
W
Hearts won
v Falkirk
3
0
Premiership
W
Celtic won
v Rangers
3
1
Premiership
D
Hearts draw
v Motherwell
1
1
Premiership
W
Celtic won
v Hibernian
1
2
Premiership
W
Hearts won
v Rangers
2
1
Premiership
W
Celtic won
v Falkirk
3
1
Premiership
W
Hearts won
v Hibernian
1
2
Premiership
W
Celtic won
v St. Mirren
6
2
Scottish Cup
W
Hearts won
v Motherwell
3
1
Premiership

Previous meetings

All competitions

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Celtic and Hearts

Played128

Won
87
Won
23
Draw
18
Draw 18
Celtic Won 87Hearts Won 23

Previous scores

All competitions

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Premiership

Hearts 2 , Celtic 2 on the 25th of January 2026
HeartsHeartsHearts
2
2
CelticCelticCeltic
25th of January 2026
25 JAN 2026
Celtic 1 , Hearts 2 on the 7th of December 2025
CelticCelticCeltic
1
2
HeartsHeartsHearts
7th of December 2025
7 DEC 2025
Hearts 3 , Celtic 1 on the 26th of October 2025
HeartsHeartsHearts
3
1
CelticCelticCeltic
26th of October 2025
26 OCT 2025
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Match Facts

  • A win for Celtic in this match will see them crowned Scottish champions for the 56th time – overtaking Rangers (55) for the most of any side. Indeed, Celtic have won the title in 13 of the last 14 seasons, the only exception being 2020-21, when Rangers won it.

  • Should Heart of Midlothian avoid defeat in this match, they will be confirmed as champions. It would be their fifth Scottish top-flight title, the most of any non-Old Firm (Celtic/Rangers) club, and their first since 1959-60. Indeed, Hearts would be the first non-Old Firm side to be crowned champions of Scotland since Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen in 1984-85, and would end a run of 40 successive titles won by either Celtic or Rangers in the process.

  • Having already beaten Rangers three times and Celtic twice in 2025-26, Hearts could become the first side in Scottish football history to win six games against the two Old Firm clubs in a single league season.

  • Celtic are winless in their three league meetings with Heart of Midlothian this season (D1 L2); the last sides other than Old Firm rivals Rangers that the Hoops failed to beat in a league campaign were both Hearts and Motherwell in 1994-95.

  • Including the curtailed 2019-20 campaign, Celtic have only lost their final league game in one of the last 18 seasons (W14 D3), a 0-1 defeat to Aberdeen in 2017-18. In this time, they have played Hearts five times on MD38, winning the last four (D1).

  • After their 1-0 win over Kilmarnock last season, Hearts could win their final match in back-to-back top-flight campaigns for the first time since 2002-03/2003-04 against Dundee and Motherwell respectively.

  • Celtic have won each of their last six Scottish Premiership matches – their longest run of the season, while no side has yet won seven in a row in the competition in 2025-26. Should Celtic win here, seven wins would be their longest streak to finish a league season with since 2009-10, when they won their final eight in a row – the last of which was against Hearts.

  • The top four players in the Scottish Premiership this season for points won via their goals are Celtic duo Daizen Maeda (16) and Benjamin Nygren (13), and Hearts pair Lawrence Shankland (12) and Cláudio Braga (12). Indeed, only Tawanda Maswanhise has scored more goals overall (17) than all four of those players in the competition in 2025-26 (Nygren 16, Shankland 15, Braga 14, Maeda 13).

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