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Celtic vs Heart Of Midlothian predictions cover Premiership (Scotland), Championship Group - 38 on 16 May 2026. Kick-off is listed for Saturday, 16 May 2026 at 13:30 CEST. This preview brings together the prediction lean, community voting, recent form, head-to-head notes and team context in one place. Because this is the predictions tab, the copy focuses on the pre-match view rather than live in-play swings after kick-off.

The pre-match prediction split is Celtic 36%, Draw 35%, Heart Of Midlothian 29%, giving Celtic the clearest lean before the other matchup factors are considered.

Recent form gives the first matchup clue: over the last five, Celtic have taken 15 points while Heart Of Midlothian have taken 10. That comes from Celtic taking 5 wins and Heart Of Midlothian taking 3 wins in that span. Goal trend sits at Celtic +8 and Heart Of Midlothian +3.

Season and schedule context add season pace at Celtic 2.16 points per game versus Heart Of Midlothian 2.11, venue split at 2.31 home points per game against 1.69 away points per game, and rest days at Celtic 2.7 and Heart Of Midlothian 2.7. These details help separate a simple prediction percentage from the rhythm each team brings into the match.

Recent head-to-head context lists Celtic 3 recent H2H wins, Heart Of Midlothian 2 recent H2H wins, and 1 draw, which adds rivalry history without treating older meetings as more important than current form.

Underlying team metrics add chance creation score at Celtic 13.3 versus Heart Of Midlothian 11.4 and clean-sheet rate at 39% against 52%, giving the prediction a check against chance creation, defensive resistance and match-control signals.

The prediction trend contains 92 trend points, showing how the pre-match view developed before the current prediction read.