Celtic 3-1 Hearts: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 25 August 2019

Result

Celtic 3-1 Hearts

Premiership · Sunday 25 August 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Celtic 3-1 Hearts: match report

Celtic beat Hearts 3-1 in the Premiership on Sunday 25 August 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.

Celtic's goals came from an own goal by Christophe Berra (29'), Callum McGregor (54') and an own goal by Craig Halkett (60'). Hearts scored through Conor Washington (81').

Discipline: Celtic received 1 yellow card; Hearts received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Celtic were 2nd on 6 points from 2 and Hearts 11th on 1 point from 2. Celtic went on to finish that season 1st with 80 points, and Hearts 12th with 23.

Celtic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hearts in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Celtic wins, 0 draws and 2 for Hearts.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Own goal · Christophe BerraCeltic · 1-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Fraser ForsterCeltic
  • 44'Yellow card · Craig HalkettHearts
  • 54'Goal · Callum McGregorCeltic · 2-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Jamie BrandonHearts
  • 60'Own goal · Craig HalkettCeltic · 3-0
  • 81'Missed penalty · Conor WashingtonHearts
  • 81'Goal · Conor WashingtonHearts · 3-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Uche IkpeazuHearts

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Celtic 8, draws 0, Hearts 2.

Team news

Celtic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Fraser Forster, Christopher Jullien, Boli Bolingoli, Kristoffer Ajer, Nir Bitton, Scott Brown, Ryan Christie, Olivier Ntcham, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Vakoun Bayo

Hearts line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Michael Smith, Christophe Berra, Sean Clare, Craig Halkett, Aaron Hickey, Jake Mulraney, Glenn Whelan, Loïc Damour, Andrew Irving, Conor Washington