GLASGOW. Celtic managed to reverse the score against Hibernian. It was Hibernian to score first with a goal from Josh Campbell. Notwithstanding, later Celtic found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jota (52′), Oh Hyeon-Gyu (81′) and Sead Haksabanovic (90′). Celtic was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean assisted by Frank Connor and Michael Banks. The 4th official was Grant Irvine. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 79% while Hibernian was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 154 dangerous attacks and 35 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 35 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Celtic received 1 yellow card (Oh Hyeon-Gyu). Regarding the opposition, Hibernian received 5 yellow cards (Élie Youan, Lee Johnson, P. Hanlon, Marijan Cabraja and Josh Campbell).
Also, Hibernian didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Élie Youan (Hibernian) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (24′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Celtic will have 82 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian will stay with 40 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will host Motherwell on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hibernian will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
61'
52'
82'
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Reo Hatate , Jota , Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Bain, Alexandro Bernabei , Yuki Kobayashi, Anthony Ralston, David Turnbull , Ben Summers, Sead Hakšabanović, Hyun-gyu Oh , Liel Abada and Ben Summers.
Celtic could not rely on the presence of David Turnbull (injured).
Substitutions
Celtic made 5 changes: R. Hatate for David Turnbull (13′), Daizen Maeda for Liel Abada (61′), M. O’Riley for Oh Hyun-Gyu (61′), Greg Taylor for Alexandro Bernabéi (61′) and Kyogo Furuhashi for Sead Hakšabanović (83′).
Best player: Jota
The most impressive player for Celtic was Jota.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 14 crosses.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
24'
Hibernian started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Lee Johnson played with: David Marshall , Lewis Miller , William Fish , Paul Hanlon , Marijan Čabraja , Lewis Stevenson , CJ Egan-Riley , James Jeggo , Jake Doyle Hayes , Josh Campbell and Thody Elie Youan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Murray Johnson, Michael Devlin, Oscar MacIntyre, Christopher Cadden , Ewan Henderson, Harry McKirdy, Mykola Kukharevych, Matthew Hoppe and Kevin Nisbet.
Substitutions
Hibernian made 3 changes: Jake Doyle-Hayes for Christopher Cadden (64′), Will Fish for Matthew Hoppe (69′) and L. Miller for Ewan Henderson (79′).
Best player: CJ Egan-Riley
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was CJ Egan-Riley.
His rating is with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Motherwell – Rangers – 2-4
- Livingston – Ross County – 2-1
- Kilmarnock – St. Johnstone – 1-1
- Dundee United – St. Mirren – 1-1
- Celtic – Hibernian – 3-1
- Aberdeen – Hearts – 3-0