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​

Hibernian

0 - 0

Celtic

  • ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
  • 6 Total 21
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 76 Attack 162
  • 27 Dangerous attack 68
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

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

26'
A. Ralston- sub ->Alistair Johnston
49'
Liam Scales - Yellow
57'
57'
James Forrest- sub ->Daizen Maeda
61'
G. Taylor- Yellow
65'
Hyeon-gyu Oh- sub ->Kyogo Furuhashi
65'
Adam Le Fondre- sub ->Dylan Vente
74'
Dylan Levitt- sub ->James Jeggo
81'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

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
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
7.9
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
7.9
D
Will Fish 5.England
7.7
D
Jordan Obita 21.England
7.3
D
Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium
7.7
M
Élie Youan 7.France
7.0
M
Joe Newell 11.England
7.5
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
6.7
81'
M
Jair Tavares 29.Portugal
7.0
82'
F
Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands
7.1
74'
F
Martin Boyle 10.Australia
6.3
Substitutes
G
Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana
D
Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
D
Allan Delferriere 28.Belgium
M
Dylan Levitt 6.Wales
6.7
81'
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
F
Adam Le Fondre 19.England
6.6
74'

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

The manager David Gray decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (7.9), Lewis Miller (7.9), William Fish (7.7), Rocky Bushiri Kiranga (7.7), Jordan Obita (7.3), Jair Tavares (7.0), James Jeggo (6.7), Joe Newell (7.5), Thody Elie Youan (7.0), Martin Boyle (6.3) and Dylan Vente (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Hanlon, Dylan Levitt (6.7), Joseph Wollacott, Lewis Stevenson, Adam Le Fondre (6.6), Allan Delferriere, Josh Campbell, Rory Whittaker (6.4) 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
G
Joe Hart 1.England
7.0
D
Alistair Johnston 2.Canada
6.8
26'
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.5
61'
D
Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland
7.3
49'
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.5
M
Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal
6.4
57'
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.5
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
7.1
F
Luis Palma 7.Honduras
6.8
65'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
6.7
65'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
6.6
57'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
N. Phillips 6.England
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.7
26'
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
7.5
57'
M
Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
6.4
57'
F
Hyun-jun Yang 13.South Korea
F
Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea
7.0
65'
F
Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland
7.0
65'

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

Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart (7.0), Alistair Johnston (6.8), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.5), Liam Scales (7.3), Greg Taylor (7.5), Matt O’Riley (7.5), Callum McGregor (7.1), Paulo Bernardo (6.4), Daizen Maeda (6.6), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.7) and Luis Palma (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips, Yang Hyun-Jun, David Turnbull (7.5), Hyun-gyu Oh (7.0), Tomoki Iwata, Scott Bain, James Forrest (6.4), Anthony Ralston (7.7) and Michael Johnston (7.0).

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 (7.7) 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.​