On Sat Oct 15th, Celtic plays host to Hibernian in a Premiership match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Celtic sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against RB Leipzig. Timo Werner struck first for RB Leipzig in the 75th minute on a feed from André Silva, then Emil Forsberg added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Timo Werner At the end of 90 a dissapointed Celtic couldn’t manage to score, and RB Leipzig took the shutout win. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while hibernian is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Dundee United. Aziz Behich struck first for Dundee United in the 11th minute on a feed from Dylan Levitt, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hibernian couldn’t muster any offence and Dundee United ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Celtic won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Hibernian, their top scorers are Josh Campbell and Martin Boyle, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Celtic hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Reo Hatate and Kyogo Furuhashi, and they each have 1 goal.