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Celtic visit Easter Road on Sunday to face Hibernian on matchday two of the Scottish Premiership 2024-25 season. The Hoops are looking to build on their massive opening day victory last weekend.
Three-time defending champions, the Glasgow giants crushed Kilmarnock 4-0 at home to begin their title defense in emphatic fashion. Reo Hatate and Liam Scales scored apiece to put them 2-0 before the break as Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn and Anthony Ralston then put further gloss to their scoreline.
With such a big win under their belt, Celtic sit atop the league standings right now. St. Mirren and Aberdeen, the only other sides that won on the opening day, trail them on goal difference.
On the other hand, Hibernian suffered a big defeat in their season-opener to St. Mirren, going down 3-0 away from home. Having kept them at bay in the opening half, the Cabbage finally broke their resistance through Roland Idowu in the 48th minute. Oisin Smyth then struck a late brace to ensure a comfortable win for St. Mirren, who had also beaten Hibernian in the opening match of last season.
Hibernian vs Celtic Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 92 clashes between the sides in history, with Celtic winning 52 times over Hibernian and losing on just 13 occasions.
- After failing to win consecutive games in the fixture, Celtic have beaten Hibernian in their next two and are looking to complete a hat-trick.
- Celtic have won just one of their last three away games to Hibernian, although it came in their most recent fixture: a 2-1 win in February 2024.
- Celtic haven't lost either of their opening two games of the Scottish Premiership since 2021, when the Heart of Midlothian beat them 2-1 in their first match.
Hibernian vs Celtic Prediction
Celtic are the favorites here, given their overwhelmingly good record to Hibernian and the emphatic opening day win last weekend.
The Hoops have had their fare share of struggles at Easter Road but we expect them to come away triumphant once again.
Prediction: Hibernian 0-2 Celtic
Hibernian vs Celtic Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Celtic to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
