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

Last Game: Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic
Wednesday, December 4 at 8pm in Scottish Premiership
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
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Hibernian
Maeda (4', 15'), Kuhn (56')
Carter-Vickers (33')
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Hibernian
0-2
Celtic

Campbell (6'), Newell (8')
Kuhn (3'), McGregor (19')
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1-2
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0-0
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Scales (49'), Taylor (61')
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