Sunday , 15 November 2026

Hibernian FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2025-26
Hibernian FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 3 May 2026 · 11:00 UTC Easter Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Daizen Maeda
Joe Newell 45+3' 1–1
1–2 72' Kelechi Iheanacho
Jamie McGrath 21' R
Jordan Obita 48' Y
Y 54' Liam Scales
Josh Campbell 54' Y
Y 90' Arne Engels
Ante Suto 90' Y
Y 90' Luke McCowan

Overview

Match Preview

Hibernian FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Easter Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Assistant 1 Calum Spence
  • Assistant 2 Douglas Ross
7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

4
8
16
Hibernian FC 28 games · Avg 2.9 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2026-02-22 Celtic FC 1–2 Hibernian FC 2025-11-30 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2025-09-27 Celtic FC 0–0 Hibernian FC 2025-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Hibernian FC

Recent Form

Hibernian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Celtic FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
11 Apr Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
04 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 3–0 W
21 Mar Motherwell FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Livingston FC H 0–0 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
25 Apr Falkirk FC H 3–1 W
11 Apr St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Dundee FC A 2–1 W
22 Mar Dundee United FC A 0–2 L
14 Mar Motherwell FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Hibernian FC Celtic FC
#10 Position #1
11 Points 31
12 Played 13
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 2
15 Scored 28
17 Conceded 10
-2 GD +18
0.92 PPG 2.38
25% Win % 77%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (28 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Hibernian FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Hibernian FC are 10th (11 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hibernian FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/7
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/1
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Hibernian FC
Callum Wright 3 G 1 A
Martin Boyle 3 G
Owen Elding 2 G 1 A
Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Hibernian FC to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Hibernian FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 10' Viljami Sinisalo, a Finland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Jamie McGrath picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 21' That looks like a foul for a card for Jamie McGrath.
  • 26' Celtic FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Hyun-jun Yang is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' Brilliant from the forward! Daizen Maeda makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 41.
  • 43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daizen Maeda makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 48' The England Joe Newell breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-2!
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Obita.
  • 53' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Liam Scales.
  • 59' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' Owen Elding has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 69' With 1 assists to his name this season, Liam Scales is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Hibernian FC.
  • 72' Kelechi Iheanacho adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Gray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Hibernian FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Arne Engels argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

Lineups

Hibernian FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Gray

Celtic FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
James Forrest 4
Daizen Maeda 4
Odsonne Edouard 4
Hyun-Gyu Oh 4
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Thody Elie Youan 3
Martin Boyle 3

Head to Head

2026-05-03 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2026-02-22 Celtic FC 1–2 Hibernian FC 2025-11-30 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2025-09-27 Celtic FC 0–0 Hibernian FC 2025-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Hibernian FC

Hibernian FC Form

2026-05-03 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2026-04-26 Hibernian FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2026-04-11 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Hibernian FC L 2026-04-04 Hibernian FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2026-03-21 Motherwell FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D 2026-03-14 Hibernian FC 0–0 Livingston FC D

Celtic FC Form

2026-05-03 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-04-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Falkirk FC W 2026-04-11 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2026-04-05 Dundee FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-03-22 Dundee United FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2026-03-14 Celtic FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.99 Hibernian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hibernian FC23% Draw26% Celtic FC51%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Hibernian FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Celtic FC
77%
Hibernian FC or Celtic FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Hibernian FC16% Draw45% Celtic FC39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 1
10.3%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
5.3%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Hibernian FC

Handicap Hibernian FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 23% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Hibernian FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.