18th October CELTIC - HEARTS

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• The market expects a one-sided afternoon. Celtic is the shortest price on a book of 1.51 / 4.33 / 5.50 (1 / X / 2), an implied 61.6%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 61.6% / 21.5% / 16.9% on an overround of 7.5%.

• In the league table Celtic sit 1st on 21 points (7W 0D 1L) with Hearts 3rd on 16 points (5W 1D 2L).

• Celtic read L-W-L-L-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 0D 4L) — poor.

• Hearts read D-W-D-L-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 2D 1L) — patchy.

• Head to head the record reads 2-1-3 — Celtic wins, draws, then Hearts wins. Their last meeting finished Celtic - Hearts: 3-1.

• Celtic lean hardest on Kieran Tierney (9.5), Benjamin Nygren (9.5), Mika Baur (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Hearts lean hardest on Calvin Miller (9.5), Beau Reus (9.5), Josh McPake (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• The read: Celtic at 1.51 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 17th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.