We have to say that both contenders are in good shape, Celtic holding a 28 point edge on Hibernian in the tables. Game on!
- Hibernian have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Celtic have the most scored goals (57) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Hibernian nor Celtic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hibernian form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Hibernian have to build on here at Easter Road Stadium in the Premiership.
Hibernian's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Livingston (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. At last, a league win after four games without one. As mentioned above, Hibernian "killed" Livingston in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Marshall, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 9.45 out of 10 in that game. Marshall saved two (!) penalties and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rangers (2-3).Hibernian have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Easter Road Stadium with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Hibernian have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Celtic form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Celtic so far, with 8-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premiership statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Celtic as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Celtic go into this game after a win, the home game against St. Johnstone that ended 4-1. Hatate, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 9.14. Hatate scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Livingston.Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this team's 11 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Celtic are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (29 goals from 9 away games). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Celtic have managed a streak of 15 consecutive matches without defeat (9-6-0) when playing Hibernian.The participants have played each other already this season, with the result Celtic - Hibernian 6-1 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 13 goals |  L. Abada 7 goals |  G. Giakoumakis 6 goals |
Hibernian missing players
Celtic missing players
| Hibernian | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 29 | 57 |
| 26 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| 33% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 44% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 56% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 39% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 11% | 6% |
| 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16.8 | 17.7 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 19.8 | 20.2 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 |
| 25% | 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 45% | 41% |
| 9.9 | 8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have scored more than double the goals of Hibernian.
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most clean sheets (4) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most points (24) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (29) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (57) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+21) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+42) in Premiership
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Celtic is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premiership
- Hibernian have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hibernian haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 51 |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Hearts | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | St. Mirren | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 6 | St. Johnstone | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Livingston | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 16 |
| 11 | Ross County | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Dundee United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
