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by Nella Wagah in Scottish Premiership Predictions
Celtic started their title defence on a high and will be targeting a second win when they travel to Hibernian on Sunday. This match pits two teams on opposite ends of the standings and here’s our preview and prediction of the same.
Hibernian know they have a herculean task here, as they seek recovery from that 3-0 loss to St. Mirren on Match Day 1. It doesn’t help their ambitions for this game that in the last three meetings with Celtic, they failed to win.
Each of the last two actually ended in defeat, though Hibs rarely fail to score in this fixture. In four of their last five meetings with Celtic, both teams scored. However, in 21 matches against Celtic, Hibernian have only managed one win. That was a 4-2 victory in May 2023.
Celtic opened their campaign with a 4-0 win against Kilmarnock. The champions didn’t need much prodding to get on their feet as they extended the fine preseason form to the league. Playing away from home will not be a bother for the Bhoys.
Brendan Rodgers’ charges arrive for this game on a 10-game undefeated run in the league, winning nine. They are also unbeaten in their last four league matches away from home, only drawing once in that period.
In their last 20 Premiership matches on the road, Celtic have suffered only three defeats, and one of them was against Hibernian. Notably, the champions failed to beat Hibernian in two of their last three away meetings. The fact that Celtic have just two away clean sheets in eight league games will also bother Rodgers.
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Hibernian vs Celtic Form
Hibernian and Celtic's standings in the Scottish Premiership
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
81 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 75 |
|
3
|
53 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
Hibernian and Celtic Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2024 - Scottish Premiership
27 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
24 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
20 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
16 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
13 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
27 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
24 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
16 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
3 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
15 May 2024 - Scottish Premiership
12 May 2024 - Scottish Premiership
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2024 - Scottish Premiership
20 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
13 Jul 2024 - Scottish League Cup
6 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
3 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
29 Jun 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2024 - Scottish Premiership
27 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
23 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
20 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
10 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
5 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Aug 2024 - Scottish Premiership
25 May 2024 - Scottish Cup
18 May 2024 - Scottish Premiership
11 May 2024 - Scottish Premiership
4 May 2024 - Scottish Premiership
13 Apr 2024 - Scottish Premiership
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
27 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
23 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
20 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
10 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
5 Jul 2024 - Clubs Friendlies
15 May 2024 - Scottish Premiership
Hibernian vs Celtic Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
20 %
20 %
60 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
7 Feb 2024 - Scottish Premiership
24 May 2023 - Scottish Premiership
28 Dec 2022 - Scottish Premiership
15 Oct 2022 - Scottish Premiership
11 Jan 2021 - Scottish Premiership
Players list
J. Bursik
DefenderM. Ekpiteta
L. Miller
J. Obita
W. O'Hora
MidfielderC. Cadden
N. Moriah-Welsh
D. Vente
J. Newell
ForwardM. Boyle
K. Bowie
K. Schmeichel
DefenderT. Ralston
C. Carter-Vickers
G. Taylor
L. Scales
MidfielderD. Maeda
P. Bernardo
C. McGregor
M. O'Riley
ForwardY. Hyun-jun
M. Johnston
Substitutes
J. Smith
DefenderK. Megwa
C. Cadden
R. Bushiri
MidfielderL. Amos
N. Moriah-Welsh
K. Bowie
D. Vente
H. McKirdy
V. Sinisalo
DefenderT. Ralston
S. Welsh
MidfielderO. Holm
P. Bernardo
T. Iwata
ForwardY. Hyun-jun
M. Johnston
D. Maeda
Most goals and assists
Hibernian
Celtic
M. Boyle
(15 Goals)
D. Maeda
(20 Goals)
A. Engels
(3 Assists)
Hibernian - Celtic Key Points
- Celtic have two clean sheets in eight away league matches.
- In Hibernian’s last 16 league matches they failed to score twice.
- Both teams scored in 10 of Celtic’s last 16 Premiership matches.
- In seven of Celtic’s last 12 away league matches both teams scored.
- Both sides scored in four of the last five meetings between these teams.
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Our Hibernian vs Celtic Prediction
Celtic are clearly the favorites in this match. While they have dominated this fixture, Celtic have recently struggled to keep clean sheets in it. Here, they meet a Hibernian side looking to rise from the opening defeat.
Hibs, playing at home, will feel the need to attack, and have done well on that front in recent matches against Celtic. Also, in recent league matches, the two sides haven't kept many clean sheets thus our prediction for Hibernian v Celtic is for both teams to score.
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