EDINBURGH. Celtic conquers Hibernian 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Aaron Mooy (28′), Daizen Maeda (36′), Aaron Mooy (56′ pen) and Kyogo Furuhashi (64′). Celtic was definitely better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir with the support of Calum Spence and Drew Kirkland. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Celtic had a strong ball possession 70% while Hibernian was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the contest.​

Hibernian shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celtic shot 20 times, 4 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Hibernian will stay with 23 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Celtic will have 54 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against Hearts on the 2nd of January with a 21-11 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (16 draws).

Celtic will play away agasint Rangers on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (5.8), Christopher Cadden (5.5), Rocky Bushiri Kiranga (6.4), Paul Hanlon (6.3), Lewis Stevenson (5.9), Ryan Porteous (6.7), Joe Newell (7.3), Kyle Magennis (6.6), Josh Campbell (7.0), Thody Elie Youan (6.4) and Kevin Nisbet (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Schofield, Marijan Čabraja, William Fish, Nohan Kenneh (6.2), Aiden McGeady (6.6), Mykola Kukharevych, Elias Hoff Melkersen, Harry McKirdy (6.2) and Ewan Henderson (6.4).

Substitutions

Hibernian made 4 changes: Paul Hanlon for Nohan Kenneh (65′), Kevin Nisbet for Harry McKirdy (66′), Kyle Magennis  for Aiden McGeady (67′) and Josh Campbell for Ewan Henderson (80′).

Best player: Joe Newell​

The most impressive player for Hibernian was Joe Newell.

His rating is (7.3) with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart (7.0), Reo Hatate (7.8), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.3), Carl Starfelt (8.0), Greg Taylor (7.1), Matt O’Riley (6.7), Callum McGregor (7.3), Aaron Mooy (9.0), Liel Abada (6.3), Kyogo Furuhashi (7.6) and Daizen Maeda (7.4).

They had on the bench: Rocco Vata, Moritz Jenz, Jota, James Forrest (6.8), Benjamin Siegrist, Josip Juranović, Oliver Abildgaard, Alexandro Bernabei (7.1) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (7.0).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Liel Abada for James Forrest (62′), Daizen Maeda for João Filipe (84′), Daizen Maeda for Rocco Vata (84′), Daizen Maeda for João Filipe (84′) and Matt O’Riley for Rocco Vata (84′).

Best player: Aaron Mooy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was Aaron Mooy.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 72 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• St. Johnstone – Hearts – 2-3
• Rangers – Motherwell – 3-0
• Livingston – St. Mirren – 1-1
• Kilmarnock – Aberdeen – 2-1
• Hibernian – Celtic – 0-4
• Dundee United – Ross County – 3-0