Hearts vs Celtic: Selection of statistics

Following their 2-0 win in March last season, Hearts managed to win back-to-back home matches against Celtic for the first time since August 2006 under Valdas Ivanauskas.

Celtic won their last two league games against Hearts without conceding a goal. They last won and kept a clean sheet against the Jambos in the Scottish Premier League in May 2017, during Brendan Rodgers’ first tenure.

Only Celtic (177) have recorded more pressed props than Hearts (162) in the Scottish Premier League this season.

Celtic won all six away games this season with a total score of 18-1. The Hoops only won their first seven away games in the league in the 1957-58 (10), 1971-72 (9) and 2017-18 (7) seasons.

Celtic’s Nicolas Kuhn directly intervened in 21 shots after carrying the ball in the Scottish Premier League this season (10 shots, 11 chances created). In fact, his total carry distance of 2,087 meters is the highest among non-defensive players in the competition this season.