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Scottish League Cup | Second Round
Aug 18, 2024 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
3 - 1
Hibernian

Maeda (4', 15'), Kuhn (56')
Carter-Vickers (33')
FT(HT: 2-1)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Celtic and Hibernian, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hibernian 0-2 Celtic
Sunday, August 11 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hibernian 0-2 Celtic
Sunday, August 11 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 2-0 Hibernian

Celtic cruised to a dominant win over Hibs last week and would have won by a greater margin had they not squandered a number of decent chances. The Hoops will be regarded as favourites once again on Sunday and even if Rodgers decides to makes few changes, his side should have few problems claiming a routine victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Celtic win with a probability of 69.79%. A draw has a probability of 17.3% and a win for Hibernian has a probability of 12.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win is 2-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.6%) and 1-0 (8.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (8.01%), while for a Hibernian win it is 1-2 (3.73%).

Result
CelticDrawHibernian
69.79% (0.049000000000007 0.05) 17.35% (-0.094999999999999 -0.09) 12.86% (0.044 0.04)
Both teams to score 55.05% (0.521 0.52)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.56% (0.593 0.59)35.44% (-0.592 -0.59)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.52% (0.653 0.65)57.48% (-0.653 -0.65)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.88% (0.16499999999999 0.16)9.12% (-0.166 -0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.04% (0.395 0.39)30.96% (-0.393 -0.39)
Hibernian Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.57% (0.463 0.46)39.43% (-0.463 -0.46)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.87% (0.425 0.43)76.13% (-0.42400000000001 -0.42)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 69.79%
    Hibernian 12.86%
    Draw 17.35%
CelticDrawHibernian
2-0 @ 10.31% (-0.15 -0.15)
2-1 @ 9.6% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
1-0 @ 8.61% (-0.192 -0.19)
3-0 @ 8.23% (-0.058 -0.06)
3-1 @ 7.66% (0.043 0.04)
4-0 @ 4.93% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 4.59% (0.06 0.06)
3-2 @ 3.56% (0.064 0.06)
5-0 @ 2.36% (0.019 0.02)
5-1 @ 2.2% (0.045 0.05)
4-2 @ 2.13% (0.054 0.05)
5-2 @ 1.02% (0.033 0.03)
6-0 @ 0.94% (0.015 0.01)
Other @ 3.65%
Total : 69.79%
1-1 @ 8.01% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
2-2 @ 4.47% (0.047 0.05)
0-0 @ 3.6% (-0.108 -0.11)
3-3 @ 1.11% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 17.35%
1-2 @ 3.73% (0.012 0.01)
0-1 @ 3.35% (-0.058 -0.06)
0-2 @ 1.56% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.39% (0.032 0.03)
1-3 @ 1.16% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 1.69%
Total : 12.86%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hibernian

Celtic
81.0%
Draw
7.1%
Hibernian
11.9%
42
Head to Head
Aug 11, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 2
Hibernian
0-2
Celtic

Campbell (6'), Newell (8')
Kuhn (3'), McGregor (19')
Scales (13')
Feb 7, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 25
Hibernian
1-2
Celtic
Levitt (60')
Moriah-Welsh (45+6'), Fish (51'), Boyle (62'), Newell (90+1')
Idah (10' pen., 90+2')
Welsh (59'), Bernabei (78')
Dec 6, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Celtic
4-1
Hibernian
Oh (5', 55'), O'Riley (36'), Palma (51' pen.)
Palma (21'), McGregor (44')
Doidge (72')
Fish (84'), Molotnikov (86')
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 10
Hibernian
0-0
Celtic
Scales (49'), Taylor (61')
May 24, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 37
Hibernian
4-2
Celtic
Youan (52', 80'), Nisbet (75' pen.), Bernabei (86' og.)
Nisbet (45+3'), Doyle-Hayes (70')
Hatate (41' pen.), Oh (58')
Maeda (44'), Ralston (74')
Maeda (67')
rhs 2.0
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