Hibernian will be visiting Celtic Park on Saturday for the Premiership game with hosts Celtic.
Our tips, poll and stats for Celtic v Hibernian can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Celtic
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Celtic enter this fixture following a 1-1 Premiership stalemate vs Rangers.
In that match, Celtic managed 60% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Celtic was Adam Idah (57'). On the other side, Rangers had 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Cyriel Dessers (44') was the scorer for Rangers.
Celtic have been so strong in attack in recent times, putting 19 goals past the opposition during the course of their previous 6 matches. In those meetings, Celtic have also seen the aggregate sum of goals scored against them total 3.
Coming into this contest, Celtic haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Hibernian
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Hibernian go into this match following a 3-1 Premiership win with the defeat of Dundee United in their last game.
In that match, Hibernian managed 46% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. For Hibernian, the goalscorers were Martin Boyle (3'), Mykola Kuharevich (14') and Dwight Gayle (87'). At the other end, Dundee United got 14 shots on goal with 4 on target. Kristijan Trapanovski (50') was the scorer for Dundee United.
A succession of outstanding performances from the Hibernian defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. Over that same time, their forwards have scored 13. It will be interesting to see if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.
Going into this encounter, Hibernian have not won against Celtic when they have played them away from home in the previous 19 league matches. A shocking away run it has been.
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Head to head
A review of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 07/02/2024 tells us that Celtic have won 5 of them & Hibernian 1, with the number of drawn results being 0.
A total of 17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 13 of them from The Bhoys and 4 created by The Hibees. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
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Team News: Celtic
It’s our opinion that The Bhoys may well use the 4-3-3 system in the match and select Viljami Sinisalo, Tony Ralston, C. Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Greg Taylor, Arne Engels, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, James Forrest, Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda.
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Team News: Hibernian
We are inclined to think that The Hibees seem likely to play in a 3-4-1-2 formation by sending out Jordan Smith, Warren O' Hora, Rocky Bushiri, Jack Iredale, Chris Cadden, Nectarios Triantis, Dylan Levitt, Jordan Obita, Junior Hoilett, Martin Boyle and Mykola Kukharevych.
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Prediction
It certainly seems that Hibernian won’t find it easy at all to be scoring even one goal against a Celtic team who have the quality to win well here.
We think that it’s going to be a commanding 3-0 margin for Celtic after 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the 90 min. result market, the win for Celtic is best priced at 1.27, backing the draw is 6 and taking a punt on a victory for Hibernian will get you 9. They are the best bets being offered as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
07:07 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Celtic
Formed: 1888
Stadium: Celtic Park (60,411)
Captain: Callum McGregor
Chairman: Peter Lawwell
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Competitions: Premiership position 1, League Cup (Final), Scottish Cup (Final)
🔑 Star Man: Adam Idah
Normally taking up the Striker position, Adam Idah was born in Cork, Rep. Ireland. After having played his first senior match for Norwich City in the 2019 - 2020 season, the accomplished Forward has scored a sum of 11 league goals in the Premiership 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 32 appearances.