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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 19
Dec 28, 2022 at 8pm UK
Easter Road
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Hibernian
0 - 4
Celtic

FT(HT: 0-2)
Mooy (28', 58' pen.), Maeda (36'), Furuhashi (64')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hibernian 4-0 Livingston
Saturday, December 24 at 2pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 4-1 St Johnstone
Saturday, December 24 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Hibernian 0-2 Celtic

Celtic broke a habit of being pushed in recent games by coasting past St Johnstone, yet we feel that they may have to work harder here. Nevertheless, we cannot back against the leaders, who may be able to prevail with a clean sheet to boot. 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 54.72%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Hibernian had a probability of 22.55%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.65%) and 0-2 (8.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.66%), while for a Hibernian win it was 2-1 (5.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
HibernianDrawCeltic
22.55% (-0.022000000000002 -0.02) 22.73% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01) 54.72% (0.032999999999994 0.03)
Both teams to score 56.32% (0.012 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.59% (0.028999999999996 0.03)43.41% (-0.032000000000004 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.19% (0.027999999999999 0.03)65.8% (-0.031999999999996 -0.03)
Hibernian Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.87% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)33.13% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.27% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)69.73% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.23% (0.021000000000001 0.02)15.77% (-0.023 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.1% (0.042999999999999 0.04)44.9% (-0.045000000000002 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Hibernian 22.55%
    Celtic 54.72%
    Draw 22.73%
HibernianDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.89% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
1-0 @ 5.77% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-0 @ 3.19% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 2.17% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2%
3-0 @ 1.18% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 22.55%
1-1 @ 10.66%
2-2 @ 5.44% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 5.22% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.23% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 22.73%
1-2 @ 9.85% (0.0010000000000012 0)
0-1 @ 9.65% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 8.91% (0.0019999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 6.06% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 5.49% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 3.35% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-4 @ 2.8% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 2.53% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 1.55% (0.002 0)
1-5 @ 1.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-5 @ 0.94% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 54.72%

How you voted: Hibernian vs Celtic

Hibernian
6.7%
Draw
20.0%
Celtic
73.3%
15
Head to Head
Oct 15, 2022 3pm
Celtic
6-1
Hibernian
Forrest (9', 24', 58'), Giakoumakis (18', 73'), Maeda (89')
O'Riley (52')
Youan (56')
Feb 27, 2022 12pm
Hibernian
0-0
Celtic

Stevenson (45+1'), Porteous (68'), Bushiri (84'), Allan (90+3'), Cadden (90+6')

Starfelt (23'), Rogic (45')
Jan 17, 2022 7.45pm
Celtic
2-0
Hibernian
Maeda (4'), Juranovic (25' pen.)
Rogic (63')

Doyle-Hayes (58'), Bushiri (77')
Dec 19, 2021 3pm
Final
Hibernian
1-2
Celtic
Hanlon (51')
Doyle-Hayes (36'), Nisbet (43')
Furuhashi (52', 72')
Juranovic (35'), Johnston (83')
Oct 27, 2021 7.45pm
Hibernian
1-3
Celtic
Boyle (37')
Gogic (29'), Porteous (53')
Ralston (10'), Carter-Vickers (14'), Furuhashi (30')
McGregor (69')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic109102932628
2Aberdeen109102091128
3RangersRangers10613158719
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd114431513216
5Motherwell105141313016
6Dundee113351720-312
7St Mirren123361521-612
8Kilmarnock113351523-812
9Ross County122641018-812
10St Johnstone123181525-1010
11Hearts122371419-59
12Hibernian111551016-68


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