Ace Football previews the Premiership game between Hibernian and Celtic who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, H2H stats as well as the best betting tips for the match.
Prices from the bookmakers reflect the form put on the show lately by these two Premiership opponents. Hibernian could be in problems, as Celtic look to add three valuable points to their tally this coming Wednesday. Hibernian are looking for payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Celtic. Still, the odds don’t favor them to pull it off.
Current Premiership standings
The current standings in the Premiership show us how Hibernian and Celtic have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 19 clash on Wednesday.
Hibernian vs Celtic – Fixture History
Hibernian hoping for a fresh start
Hibernian will enter the match hoping to see the back of some rather disappointing results in recent matches. In their last three games, Hibernian lost 1-0 against Kilmarnock, and got defeated 3-2 by Rangers before winning 4-0 against Livingston.
Celtic continue to sparkle
Celtic keep brushing aside all resistance adding more points to their tally last time out. Celtic look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Aberdeen, who were defeated by 0-1. Then, Livingston got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating St. Johnstone by 4-1.
Fixture history: Hibernian vs Celtic
The last time the pair played each other, Celtic came away as 6-1 winners in the Premiership, back in October 2022. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Celtic will get you odds 1.33, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 75% chance of beating Hibernian. You can get a price of 7.00, should you wish to add Hibernian to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last match between Hibernian and Celtic:
Betting stats and facts for Hibernian and Celtic
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Hibernian and Celtic. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Hibernian have lost 8 of the last 10 matches
- Hibernian have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
- Hibernian have scored in 9 of the last 11 home matches
- In 5 of the last 6 Hibernian home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Hibernian have conceded in 8 of the last 10 matches
- Celtic have scored in the last 15 matches in a row
- Celtic have scored in 24 of the last 25 away matches
- In 11 of the last 13 matches Celtic played, both teams scored
- In 13 of the last 15 Celtic matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Celtic away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Hibernian have not won the last 12 matches versus Celtic in a row
- Hibernian have not lost 10 of the last 12 home matches versus Celtic
- Hibernian have not won 9 of the last 11 home matches versus Celtic
- Hibernian have drawn 5 of the last 6 home matches versus Celtic
- Hibernian have conceded in 8 of the last 10 matches versus Celtic
Man of the Moment
When looking at the list of the in-form players from both teams, we see some interesting names popping up. Kevin Nisbet currently stands out for Hibernian, with Kyogo Furuhashi starring for the visitors. We expect both could be among the goalscorers once again for their respective teams in the upcoming match this coming Wednesday.
Hibernian vs Celtic Match predictions
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Premiership match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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