A key match in Premiership as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Hibernian in 4th position and Celtic placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hibernian form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Hibernian have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Hibernian's previous game was a League Cup match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Dundee. The home side are looking to build on that result. A Premiership defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Aberdeen.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus St. Johnstone in only three days. This game is also played here at Easter Road Stadium.
Hibernian are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. 6 goals have been conceded.
Celtic form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (18) away in Premiership, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Premiership. Celtic are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
It's the second away game in a row for Celtic, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Motherwell (placed 7th) in the Premiership last time out. A loss against Sparta Praha was the result prior to that, in a Europa League home game.
It's hard not to mention Mohamed Elyounoussi's lethal finishing against Motherwell. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Celtic are a potent attacking force on the road with their 18 goals in 7 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Celtic - Hibernian 3-0 played earlier this season. Hibernian-Celtic H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hibernian two wins, Celtic six wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Nisbet 7 goals |   A. Ajeti 5 goals |  M. Elyounoussi 4 goals |
Hibernian missing players
Celtic missing players
| Hibernian | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 46% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 67% |
| 23% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 42% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 43% | 42% |
| 31% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 46% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 42% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | 56 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 123 | 212 |
| 50 | 21 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 44 | 79 |
| 34% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 41% |
- Celtic has the most points from losing position (7) in Premiership
- Celtic has the most scored goals (18) away in Premiership
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Premiership
- Celtic has the the best goal difference (+12) away in Premiership
- Celtic have not yet lost a game away.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals away as Hibernian have scored home.
- Celtic have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hibernian have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 38 |
| 2 | Celtic | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Ross County | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | Livingston | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | St. Mirren | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -20 | 7 |