The league table in Premiership tells a story about these teams so far, with Celtic leading Hearts by 49 points. Match preview to follow:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Celtic form and stats
Home games in the Premiership have been a walk in the park for Celtic so far, with 33 points won from 12 matches; 11 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Celtic has won five games in a row. The Rangers match was the last time out without a victory.
A good away victory last time out for Celtic, who won 3-0 against Clyde. Before that match, a Premiership win away at Motherwell.
There will be little rest for Celtic after this match as they are travelling to Aberdeen for a Premiership game in only four days.
It's goals goals goals for Celtic who have scored 37 goals from 12 league home games. As for guarding their own goal, Celtic have only let in 6 goals at home.
Hearts form and stats
There's been little loot from Hearts's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Premiership. Hearts only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Hearts, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's the second away game in a row for Hearts, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Falkirk in the Scottish Cup last time out. A loss against Kilmarnock was the result prior to that, in a Premiership home game.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Hearts as the away team, we found four results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, zero draws and four defeats. The outsiders lost three of these games by at least two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hamilton Academical in just three days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hearts have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hearts - Celtic 0-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Celtic won nine, Hearts won one and zero draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Édouard 19 goals |  R. Christie 10 goals |  J. Forrest 10 goals |
Celtic missing players
Hearts missing players
| Celtic | Hearts | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 72 | 37 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 84% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 68% |
| 68% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 48% |
| 44% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 20% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 25% | 24% |
| 44% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 52% |
| 52% | 58% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 58% | 48% |
| 7.4 | 7.9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 410 | 192 | 75 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 95 | 243 |
| 162 | 88 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 27 | 91 |
| 44% | 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | 27% |
- All of Celtic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Celtic has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Celtic has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Celtic has the most points (33) at home
- Celtic has the most scored goals (37) at home
- Celtic has the most scored goals (72)
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the first half (34)
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the second half (38)
- Celtic has the the best goal difference (+31) at home
- Celtic has the the best goal difference (+57)
- Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Celtic have scored more than double the goals of Hearts.
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Celtic is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Hearts have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hearts have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 57 | 67 |
| 2 | Rangers | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 45 | 60 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Livingston | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -20 | 27 |
| 9 | Ross County | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | -25 | 25 |
| 10 | St. Mirren | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 19 |
| 12 | Hearts | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 18 |