Hibernian vs Celtic - prediction, team news, lineups

European hopefuls Hibernian invited rubric challengers Celtic to Easter Road Stadium connected Sunday day successful the Scottish Premiership.

Hibs are 5th successful the standings and way fourth-placed Motherwell by six points successful the contention for European football, portion the Bhoys are 2nd and 2 points down league leaders Hearts.

Match preview

Hibernian stay successful contention to unafraid European qualification for the 2nd twelvemonth moving heading into the last 4 fixtures of the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership season.

David Gray's broadside are 5th successful the standings with 51 points from 34 league games, aft 13 wins, 12 draws and 9 defeats, leaving them conscionable six points down fourth-placed Motherwell. 

After suffering back-to-back defeats, including a devastating 2-1 nonaccomplishment to rivals Hearts past weekend, Hibernian volition person to rapidly bounce backmost and enactment unneurotic a beardown extremity to the run if they are to person immoderate accidental of overturning that six constituent shortage and qualifying for Europe.

There has been extracurricular sound of however Hibernian volition attack Sunday's gathering with Celtic, who are presently battling for the Scottish Premiership rubric with metropolis rivals Hearts, but Gray has made his volition to triumph each crippled successful an effort to suffice for Europe highly clear.

Hibernian volition gully assurance from their 2-1 triumph successful their past gathering with Celtic, courtesy of Kai Andrews' 87th-minute winner, but that is their lone triumph successful this fixture successful the past 5 encounters.

Celtic, meanwhile, person won 3 of those 5 clashes, including a 2-1 triumph successful their past sojourn to Easter Road Stadium successful November 2025. 

That triumph is 1 of 22 triumphs that Celtic person recorded this season, alongside 4 draws and 8 assists successful their 34 league games, meaning the Bhoys are connected 70 points and conscionable 3 down leaders Hearts.

With conscionable 4 games remaining, Martin O'Neill's broadside volition beryllium looking to enactment unneurotic a winning extremity to the run and anticipation Hearts driblet points arsenic Celtic yet purpose to clasp the rubric for the 5th play running.

Celtic transportation plentifulness of affirmative momentum into Sunday's fixture, having won each of their past 4 games, including booking their spot successful the Scottish FA Cup last with a 6-2 triumph against St Mirren. 

The Bhoys have, however, been astatine their astir susceptible connected the road, winning conscionable 9 of their 17 distant league games, alongside 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Hibernian Scottish Premiership form:

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Celtic Scottish Premiership form:

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Celtic signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Hibernian are without Josh Mulligan, Rudi Molotnikov and Munashe Garananga owed to injuries, portion Raphael Sallinger and Felix Passlack are suspended aft some were sent disconnected successful the eventual nonaccomplishment to Hearts past clip out. 

Jordan Smith and Kanayochukwu Megwa are apt to regenerate the suspended duo, portion the remainder of the broadside that featured successful the derby decision could commencement again connected Sunday.

Celtic are contending with respective wounded issues, including Kasper Schmeichel, Colby Donovan, Julian Araujo, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Adam Montgomery, Jota and Callum Osmand. 

Daizen Maeda scored doubly successful Celtic's triumph against Falkirk past weekend, and the striker should commencement alongside Yang Hyun-Jun, Benjamin Nygren and James Forrest successful attack.

Hibernian imaginable starting lineup:

Smith; Megwa, O'Hora, Bushiri, Obita, Cadden; Chaiwa, Barlaser; McGrath; Elding, Boyle

Celtic imaginable starting lineup:

Sinisalo; Ralston, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Engels; Forrest, Nygren, Hyun-Jun; Maeda

We say: Hibernian 1-2 Celtic

Hibernian person mislaid each of their past 2 matches, portion Celtic are successful a beardown tally of signifier heading into this encounter, and with the Bhoys' awesome grounds successful this matchup, the distant broadside volition beryllium expected to triumph again.

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