Hibernian vs Celtic Match Preview


On Sun Feb 27th, in week 28, Hibernian hosts Celtic at Easter Road Stadium in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hibernian sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ross County. Jake Doyle Hayes struck first for Hibernian in the 50th minute on a feed from Josh Campbell, then Jake Doyle Hayes added another in the 78th minute In the end, Ross County couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while celtic sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Dundee. Danny Mullen scored the first goal for Dundee in the 26th minute, then Giorgos Giakoumakis tied it up for Celtic in the 34th minute But luckily in the 86th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Giorgos Giakoumakis. Celtic looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10.

In their last match on Mon Jan 17th, Celtic was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Daizen Maeda scored the first goal for Celtic in the 4th minute, then Josip Juranović added another in the 25th minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hibernian couldn’t manage to score, and Celtic took the shutout win.

Both Liel Abada and Giorgos Giakoumakis have been the hottest scorers for Celtic in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Jake Doyle Hayes has been the most prolific scorer on Hibernian in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.