Celtic defeats Hibernian 2-1 with A. Idah scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

EDINBURGH. Celtic beat Hibernian to win 2-1. A. Idah was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

February 8, 2024

EDINBURGH. Celtic conquered Hibernian to win 2-1. A. Idah was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Celtic to strike first with a penalty of Adam Idah at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Adam Idah gave the win to Celtic in the 90′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Celtic was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) 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. In front of 18,303 spectators. The referee was Nick Walsh assisted by Dougie Potter and Ross MacLeod. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Hibernian

1 - 2

Celtic

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

12 Total 8
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 1

81 Attack 132
40 Dangerous attack 65
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 2
4 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 18
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic was in firm control of the ball 66% while Hibernian was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the contest.

Hibernian shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celtic shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hibernian received 4 yellow cards (Joe Newell, Martin Boyle, Will Fish and Nathan Moriah-Welsh). Regarding the opposition, Celtic received 2 yellow cards (Alexandro Bernabéi and Stephen Welsh).

Match Timeline

A. Ralston- sub ->Alistair Johnston

10'

Adam Idah(penalty)

Nathan Moriah-Welsh- Yellow

45'

Will Fish- Yellow

51'

Dylan Levitt(goal)Will Fish

60'

59'

Stephen Welsh- Yellow

Myziane Maolida- sub ->Dylan Vente

59'

Martin Boyle- Yellow

62'

65'

66'

Maik Nawrocki- sub ->Stephen Welsh

Luke Amos- sub ->Dylan Levitt

68'

71'

Kyogo Furuhashi- sub ->Paulo Bernardo

72'

Luis Palma- sub ->Daizen Maeda

78'

90'

Adam Idah(penalty)

Joe Newell- Yellow

90'

Kyogo Furuhashi(VAR)

Jair Tavares- sub ->Élie Youan

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Hibernian stays with 26 points like Dundee to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Celtic will has 61 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Hibernian will play away against Ross County on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).

Celtic will host Kilmarnock on the 17th of February with a 45-5 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (8 draws).

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian

David Marshall 1.Scotland

6.7

Lewis Miller 2.Australia

7.3

Will Fish 5.England

7.0

51'

Jordan Obita 21.England

6.4

N. Triantis 23.Australia

6.6

Dylan Levitt 6.Wales

7.3

68'

60'

Élie Youan 7.France

6.3

90'

Martin Boyle 10.Australia

6.7

62'

Joe Newell 11.England

7.7

90'

Nathan Moriah-Welsh 30.Guyana

6.3

45'

Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands

6.4

59'

Substitutes

Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana

Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland

K. Megwa 42.England

Luke Amos 15.England

6.7

68'

Eliezer Mayenda 14.Spain

Myziane Maolida 17.Comoros

7.1

59'

Adam Le Fondre 19.England

Jair Tavares 29.Portugal

90'

Hibernian adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: David Marshall (6.7), Lewis Miller (7.3), Will Fish (7.0), Nectarios Triantis (6.6), Jordan Obita (6.4), Joe Newell (7.7), Martin Boyle (6.7), Nathan Moriah-Welsh (6.3), Dylan Levitt (7.3), Élie Youan (6.3) and Dylan Vente (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Wollacott, Eliezer Mayenda, Luke Amos (6.7), Lewis Stevenson, Myziane Maolida (7.1), Adam Le Fondre, Jair Tavares, Rudi Allan Molotnikov and Kanayochukwu Megwa.

Substitutions

Hibernian made 3 changes: Dylan Vente for Myziane Maolida (59′), Dylan Levitt for Luke Amos (68′) and Élie Youan for Jair Tavares (90′).

Player of the match: Joe Newell

The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Joe Newell.

His rating is 7.7 with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic

Joe Hart 1.England

7.0

Alistair Johnston 2.Canada

7.5

Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland

8.2

Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina

7.3

78'

Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland

6.4

66'

59'

Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal

7.0

71'

Matt O'Riley 33.England

7.8

Callum McGregor 42.Scotland

7.1

Adam Idah 9.Republic of Ireland

8.1

10', 90'

Nicolas Kühn 10.Germany

7.1

65'

Daizen Maeda 38.Japan

6.4

72'

Substitutes

Scott Bain 29.Scotland

Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland

6.7

66'

A. Ralston 56.Scotland

7.5

O. Holm 15.Norway

Daniel Kelly 48.Republic of Ireland

Luis Palma 7.Honduras

7.0

72'

Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan

7.0

71'

Liel Abada 11.Israel

6.4

65'

Also Celtic adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart (7.0), Alistair Johnston (7.5), Stephen Welsh (6.4), Liam Scales (8.2), Alexandro Bernabéi (7.3), Matt O’Riley (7.8), Callum McGregor (7.1), Paulo Bernardo (7.0), Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (7.1), Adam Idah (8.1) and Daizen Maeda (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Palma (7.0), Kyogo Furuhashi (7.0), Liel Abada (6.4), Odin Thiago Holm, Maik Nawrocki (6.7), Scott Bain, Rocco Vata, Daniel Kelly, Anthony Ralston (7.5) and Daniel Kelly.

Celtic could not rely on the presence of Anthony Ralston (injured) and Maik Nawrocki (injured).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Alistair Johnston for Anthony Ralston (9′), Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn for Liel Abada (65′), Stephen Welsh for Maik Nawrocki (66′), Paulo Bernardo for Kyogo Furuhashi (71′) and Daizen Maeda for Luis Palma (72′).