EDINBURGH. Hibernian and Celtic didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Celtic was surely superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Easter Road Stadium stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir who was helped by Dougie Potter and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Matthew McDermid. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.48 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Celtic had a strong ball possession 71% while Hibernian was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Celtic to win the match.
Hibernian shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celtic shot 21 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Hibernian didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Celtic received 2 yellow cards (Greg Taylor and Liam Scales).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hibernian will have 10 points like Kilmarnock and Livingston to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will have 26 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away with Motherwell on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
Celtic will host St. Mirren on the 13th of April with a 35-3 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (5 draws).
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Gray decided to play with the following team: David Marshall
, Lewis Miller , William Fish , Rocky Bushiri Kiranga , Jordan Obita , Jair Tavares , James Jeggo , Joe Newell , Thody Elie Youan , Martin Boyle and Dylan Vente .The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon, Dylan Levitt
, Joseph Wollacott, Lewis Stevenson, Adam Le Fondre , Allan Delferriere, Josh Campbell, Rory Whittaker and Josh Landers.Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Rory Whittaker (injured).
Substitutions
Hibernian made 2 changes: Dylan Vente for Adam Le Fondre (74′) and James Jeggo for Dylan Levitt (81′).
Best player: David Marshall
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was the goalkeeper: David Marshall. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart
, Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Paulo Bernardo , Daizen Maeda , Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma .The following players were sitting on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips, Yang Hyun-Jun, David Turnbull
, Hyun-gyu Oh , Tomoki Iwata, Scott Bain, James Forrest , Anthony Ralston and Michael Johnston .Celtic could not rely on the presence of Anthony Ralston (injured).
Substitutions
Celtic made 5 changes: Alistair Johnston for Anthony Ralston (26′), Luis Palma for Michael Johnston (65′), Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyun-gyu Oh (65′), Paulo Bernardo for David Turnbull (57′) and Daizen Maeda for James Forrest (57′).
Best player: Anthony Ralston
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Anthony Ralston.
His rating is
with 67 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 26′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – St. Johnstone – 4-0
- Motherwell – Ross County – 3-3
- Livingston – Dundee – 0-2
- Hibernian – Celtic – 0-0