The Scottish football returns to the fold this Monday with an intriguing Premiership fixture as the title chasers Celti9c welcome Hibernian to Celtic park for the 21st league matchday with kickoff at 22:45.
Celtic had a difficult start to the 2021/22 Premiership campaign but the Scotland giants did well to turn around their campaign and before the extended the winter break, Celtic were on a good title chase behind Rangers. They are currently six points behind the high-fliers, thanks to a 14-match unbeaten run the Premiership, claiming 11 wins from the run and they will looking maintain their momentum as they aim at staying in touch their title rivals.
The Hoops seem to have pinned their faith in Japanese market following Kygo Furuhashi’s huge success in the league and have now invested in three more players from the country, in the likes of Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi and Reo Hatate and will fascinating to see if the new boys can have similar impact Scotland.
Meanwhile Hibernian were on and off throughout the season before the winter break, with the club recording eight wins, five draws and nine defets from their 20 matches to collect 29 points, which have left them in the fifth spot with three points behind Motherwell in fourth and two above Aberdeen in sixth.
The Hibs were on a good run under new manager Shaun Maloney before the long break. Maloney had seen his side win in his first two matches in charge and will be hoping to pick up from where they left off.
They have also strengthened their squad with new arrivals in the likes of Chris Muller, Elias Melkersen, Harry Clarke, Rocky Bushiri and Ewan Henderson who arrived on loan from Celtic.
Celtic vs Hibernian head to head
Both sides have met 91 encounters with Celtic dominating the record as they have won in 56 of those encounters, there have been 24 draws while Hibernian have won in just 11.
- Hibernian 1-2 Celtic 19/12/21
- Hibernian 1-3 Celtic 27/10/21
- Hibernian 0-0 Celtic 15/05/21
- Celtic 1-1 Hibernian 11/01/21
- Hibernian 2-2 Celtic 21/11/20
Home
- St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
- St. Mirren 0-0 Celtic
- Hibernian 1-2 Celtic
- Ross County 1-2 Celtic
- Celtic 1-0 Motherwell
Away
- Dundee United 1-3 Hibernian
- Hibernian 1-0 Aberdeen
- Hibernian 1-2 Celtic
- Hibernian 1-0 Dundee
- St. Mirren 1-1 Hibernian
Celtic team news
Celtic have a fully-fit squad and we wait to see if the new boys will debut in this one.
Hibernian team news
Hibs also have no injury or suspension concerns.
Prediction and odds
- Celtic win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
