EDINBURGH. Celtic beats Hibernian 3-1. Celtic was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Ralston (10′), C. Carter-Vickers (14′) and K. Furuhashi (30′). Hibernian reduced the distance with a goal (37′) by M. Boyle, but there was not much to do for them. Celtic took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson who was helped by Frank Connor and Drew Kirkland. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Celtic had a strong ball possession 59% while Hibernian was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the encounter.
Hibernian shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (A. Gogic and R. Porteous). Regarding the opposition, Celtic received 1 yellow card (C. McGregor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hibernian will stay with 15 points like Motherwell to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will have 22 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away with Ross County on the 30th of October with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (4 draws).
Celtic will host Livingston on the 30th of October with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (5 draws).
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
53'
37'
46'
Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Jack Ross decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey , Paul McGinn , Ryan Porteous , Paul Hanlon , Josh Doig , Martin Boyle , Jake Doyle Hayes , Alexander Gogić , Joe Newell , Jamie Murphy and Kevin Nisbet .
The home team had on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Nathan Wood-Gordon, Lewis Stevenson, Josh Campbell , Drey Wright , Christopher Cadden and Jamie Gullan .
Substitutions
Hibernian made 3 changes: A. Gogic for J. Campbell (46′), K. Nisbet for J. Gullan (76′) and J. Murphy for D. Wright (76′).
Best player: Jake Doyle Hayes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was Jake Doyle Hayes.
His rating is with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Anthony Ralston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Josip Juranović , Tom Rogić , Callum McGregor , David Turnbull , Jota , Kyogo Furuhashi and Michael Johnston .
These were the players on the bench: Scott Bain, Stephen Welsh, Nir Bitton , Adam Montgomery, Giorgos Giakoumakis , Liel Abada and Albian Ajeti.
Celtic could not rely on the presence of N. Bitton (injured).
Substitutions
Celtic made 3 changes: T. Rogic for N. Bitton (44′), M. Johnston for G. Giakoumakis (65′) and K. Furuhashi for L. Abada (81′).
Best player: David Turnbull
The most impressive player for Celtic was David Turnbull even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Ross County – 0-5
- Hibernian – Celtic – 1-3
- Livingston – Dundee United – 1-1
- Motherwell – St. Mirren – 2-2
- St. Johnstone – Hearts – 1-1
