The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Hibernian welcome Celtic for the opening game. Read on!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Hibernian form and stats
Celtic form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Celtic in the national league as they took home the Premiership trophy. The championship was secured after 24 wins, 10 draws and only 4 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 1, drew 0 and lost 1.
Head 2 Head
Hibernian and Celtic have met before this season: Celtic - Hibernian 2-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Hibernian, 2 draws and 6 wins for Celtic.Top Goalscorers
  O. Édouard 14 goals / 5 assists |  J. Forrest 11 goals / 9 assists |  S. Sinclair 9 goals / 2 assists |
Hibernian missing players
Celtic missing players
| Hibernian | Celtic | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | Played | 16 | 33 |
| 49 | 26 | Scored | 28 | 71 |
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | 11 | 17 |
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | 88% | 88% |
| 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 67% |
| 45% | 38% | Over 2.5 | 38% | 48% |
| 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 19% | 27% |
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 19% | 21% |
| 48% | 44% | Both teams to score | 25% | 27% |
| 33% | 44% | Clean Sheet | 56% | 64% |
| 27% | 25% | Failed To Score | 31% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 3 | 3 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
