Hearts vs Celtic: Key Match Statistics

Following their 2-0 victory in March of the previous season, Hearts has the opportunity to secure consecutive home league wins against Celtic, a feat not achieved since August 2006 when Valdas Ivanauskas was manager. Celtic has emerged victorious in their two most recent league encounters with Hearts, preventing their opponents from scoring in both matches. The last occasion Celtic secured three consecutive wins against “the Jambos” in the Scottish Premiership while also maintaining a clean sheet was in May 2017, during Brendan Rodgers’ initial period as manager. In the current Scottish Premiership season, Celtic leads in recorded pressed sequences with 177, with Hearts ranking second at 162. This season, Celtic has triumphed in all six of their away league fixtures, achieving an aggregate score of 18-1. Historically, “the Hoops” have only previously won their initial seven away matches of a league campaign in the 1957-58 season (10 wins), 1971-72 season (9 wins), and 2017-18 season (7 wins). Nicolas Kuhn of Celtic has been directly involved in 21 shots originating from a ball carry this Scottish Premiership season, comprising 10 shots and 11 created chances, which is the highest involvement among all players. Furthermore, his total carry distance of 2,087 metres is the greatest recorded by any non-defender in the competition this term.