Hearts v Celtic: TV channel; kick-off time; team news; form guide; odds; referee

Hearts take on Celtic this weekend in the Scottish Cup. Here is all you need to know:

Match details

Who: Hearts v Celtic. What: Scottish Cup quarter finals. Where: Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh. When: Saturday, March 11. Kick-off 12.15pm. Referee: Kevin Clancy (Willie Collum on VAR).

TV and ticket info

Hearts forward Josh Ginnelly was forced off through injury at Celtic Park on Wednesday. Picture: SNS

The match will be broadcast live by Viaplay. Coverage begins at 11.45am and is scheduled to end at 15.45pm.

Tickets are still available in the home end via the Hearts e-ticket website or the club ticket office at Tynecastle.

Team news

Lawrence Shankland is a major doubt as he struggles with a hamstring complaint. Josh Ginnelly should be fit to play despite being substituted against Celtic in the league defeat at Parkhead in midweek. Robert Snodgrass, Stephen Kingsley and Alex Cochrane are back in the squad while Stephen Humphrys (illness) is another doubt. Yutaro Oda is awaiting the results of a scan after injuring his foot on Wednesday. Craig Gordon, Craig Halkett, Peter Haring, Gary Mackay-Steven, Liam Boyce and Beni Baningime are long-term absentees.

Goalscorer from Wednesday Daizen Maeda is a doubt after getting a knock on his knee during the first half in Glasgow.

Form guide

It’s now three defeats in 15 matches for Hearts, a run stretching back to the final match before the extended break for the World Cup. They’ve won nine of those contests and two of the losses have come against Celtic and Rangers.

Celtic are on a run of 12 straight victories and haven’t lost in 17 encounters.

Head-to-head

Hearts have only beaten Celtic once in the last 17 meetings with 16 defeats. Celtic are currently on a seven-game winning streak in the fixture.

Manager thoughts

Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson said: “We managed to nullify them at times at Wednesday night. They’re a top team. We need to do that again but also create ourselves. The quality we brought at times we need to do that again, but do it more often. There are areas where we need to look to try and stop them but also get our foot on the ball and be aggressive ourselves.”

Bookies’ odds

Home 15/2, Draw 11/2, Away 2/7, with Bet365.com.