Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 16

Dec 6, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Celtic Park

Celtic
4 - 1
Hibernian

Oh (5', 55'), O'Riley (36'), Palma (51' pen.)
Palma (21'), McGregor (44')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Doidge (72')
Fish (84'), Molotnikov (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday'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: St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
Sunday, December 3 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Hibernian

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen
Sunday, December 3 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Celtic were relatively close to an embarrassing slip-up at McDiarmid Park on Sunday, and the home supporters will not accept a similarly sluggish start from the Bhoys on Wednesday night. Hibernian got away with handing Aberdeen a host of clear-cut chances last time out, but we feel that Montgomery's men will be punished for their defensive vulnerabilities at Celtic Park. 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 79.6%. A draw had a probability of 12.8% and a win for Hibernian had a probability of 7.61%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10%) and 2-1 (8.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.86%), while for a Hibernian win it was 1-2 (2.35%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Hibernian
79.6% ( -0.22)	12.78% ( 0.12)	7.61% ( 0.1)

Both teams to score 52.07% (

0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

70.97% (

-0.2)

29.03% (

0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

49.99% (

-0.25)

50.01% (

0.25)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

94.32% (

-0.08)

5.68% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

78.03% (

-0.23)

21.97% (

0.23)

Hibernian Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.2% (

0.1)

44.79% (

-0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.23% (

0.08)

80.77% (

-0.07)

Score Analysis

Celtic 79.59%

Hibernian 7.61%

Draw 12.78%

Celtic	Draw	Hibernian
2-0 @ 10.46% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 10% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 8.4% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 8.04% 1-0 @ 7.3% ( 0.05) 4-0 @ 7.18% ( -0.06) 4-1 @ 5.76% ( -0.03) 5-0 @ 4.12% ( -0.05) 5-1 @ 3.31% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 3.23% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 2.31% ( -0) 6-0 @ 1.97% ( -0.03) 6-1 @ 1.58% ( -0.02) 5-2 @ 1.33% ( -0.01) Other @ 4.62% Total : 79.59%	1-1 @ 5.86% ( 0.06) 2-2 @ 3.38% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 2.54% ( 0.03) Other @ 1% Total : 12.78%	1-2 @ 2.35% ( 0.03) 0-1 @ 2.04% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 0.9% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.32% Total : 7.61%