Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Celtic & Hearts face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Celtic form and stats
4W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Scottish Cup for Celtic.
A nice win for Celtic last time playing, versus Kilmarnock. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Duffy scoring for the victors. Before that, Celtic had a Europa League home game versus Lille which ended with a victory 3-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Ross County in only four days. This game is also played here at Hampden Park.
Hearts form and stats
Hearts's mission in Scottish Cup last season failed in the final.Hearts have six points from their first three away games in the Championship, meaning two victories and a loss. When we have look at the Scottish Cup statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Hearts go into this game after a win, the home game against Queen of the South that ended 6-1. Prior to that result Hearts won their away game at Greenock Morton in the Championship. The scoreline was 2-0.
As mentioned above, Hearts was the only team on the pitch versus Queen of the South in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.
Hearts find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Hearts are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Celtic won nine games, zero matches ended with a draw and Hearts has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  M. Elyounoussi 6 goals |  O. Édouard 5 goals |  A. Ajeti 5 goals |
Celtic missing players
Hearts missing players
| Celtic | Hearts | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Scored | S | 15 | 48 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.6 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 7 | Dundee | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 10 | Arbroath | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 2 |