MX23RW : Wednesday, January 8 22:48:15| >> :300:86500:86500:
Aberdeen logo
Celtic logo
Dundee logo
Dundee United
Hearts logo
Hibs logo
Kilmarnock logo
Motherwell logo
Rangers logo
Ross County
St Johnstone logo
St Mirren logo
Potential new football header

Scottish Premiership
Celtic logo
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 16
Dec 7, 2024 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
Hibs logo

Celtic
3 - 0
Hibernian

Engels (6'), Newell (54' og.), Furuhashi (84')
Engels (41')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Campbell (81'), O'Hora (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Hibernian, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic
Wednesday, December 4 at 8pm in Scottish Premiership

Hibernian

All competitions
Last Game: Motherwell 0-3 Hibernian
Saturday, November 30 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-0 Hibernian

 Even though Hibs have fresher legs in the camp and marched to a more emphatic success in their most recent fixture, those factors should prove largely inconsequential against the champions. A rejigged Celtic side still possess an abundance of quality, and we can only envisage Rodgers's men picking up another customary league win before two crunch matches in the following week. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 76.13%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Hibernian had a probability of 9.33%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.46%) and 2-1 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.7%), while for a Hibernian win it was 1-2 (2.82%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Celtic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

Result
CelticDrawHibernian
76.13% (-0.401 -0.4) 14.53% (0.256 0.26) 9.33% (0.1429 0.14)
Both teams to score 53% (-0.453 -0.45)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.19% (-0.846 -0.85)31.8% (0.843 0.84)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.66% (-0.996 -1)53.33% (0.994 0.99)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.09% (-0.264 -0.26)6.9% (0.261 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.63% (-0.70699999999999 -0.71)25.36% (0.705 0.7)
Hibernian Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.93% (-0.327 -0.33)43.06% (0.326 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.65% (-0.275 -0.27)79.34% (0.27300000000001 0.27)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 76.13%
    Hibernian 9.33%
    Draw 14.53%
CelticDrawHibernian
2-0 @ 10.62% (0.19 0.19)
3-0 @ 9.46% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-1 @ 8.95% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
3-1 @ 7.97% (-0.047 -0.05)
1-0 @ 7.95% (0.25 0.25)
4-0 @ 6.32% (-0.072 -0.07)
4-1 @ 5.33% (-0.109 -0.11)
5-0 @ 3.38% (-0.088 -0.09)
3-2 @ 3.36% (-0.05 -0.05)
5-1 @ 2.85% (-0.101 -0.1)
4-2 @ 2.24% (-0.067 -0.07)
6-0 @ 1.51% (-0.062 -0.06)
6-1 @ 1.27% (-0.064 -0.06)
5-2 @ 1.2% (-0.053 -0.05)
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 76.13%
1-1 @ 6.7% (0.152 0.15)
2-2 @ 3.77% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-0 @ 2.97% (0.135 0.14)
3-3 @ 0.94% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 14.53%
1-2 @ 2.82% (0.039 0.04)
0-1 @ 2.51% (0.092 0.09)
2-3 @ 1.06% (-0.01 -0.01)
0-2 @ 1.06% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 1.89%
Total : 9.33%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hibernian

Celtic
89.7%
Draw
7.7%
Hibernian
2.6%
39
Head to Head
Aug 18, 2024 3pm
Second Round
Celtic
3-1
Hibernian
Maeda (4', 15'), Kuhn (56')
Carter-Vickers (33')
Kukharevych (34')
Moriah-Welsh (2')
> Preview
Aug 11, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 2
Hibernian
0-2
Celtic

Campbell (6'), Newell (8')
Kuhn (3'), McGregor (19')
Scales (13')
> Preview
Feb 7, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 25
Hibernian
1-2
Celtic
Levitt (60')
Moriah-Welsh (45+6'), Fish (51'), Boyle (62'), Newell (90+1')
Idah (10' pen., 90+2')
Welsh (59'), Bernabei (78')
> Preview
Dec 6, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Celtic
4-1
Hibernian
Oh (5', 55'), O'Riley (36'), Palma (51' pen.)
Palma (21'), McGregor (44')
Doidge (72')
Fish (84'), Molotnikov (86')
> Preview
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 10
Hibernian
0-0
Celtic
Scales (49'), Taylor (61')
> Preview
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
> View full version> Yesterday's results
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic2118215775056
2RangersRangers20124437162140
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd229763024634
4Aberdeen2110473230234
5Motherwell229492734-731
6St Mirren2283112737-1027
7Hibernian226883135-426
8Dundee2174103337-425
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County226792238-1625
11Hearts2265112531-623
12St Johnstone2243152444-2015
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!