FootyMAD's Hibernian match preview

History of the Hibernian v Glasgow Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 68 of the 136 previous games, with the hosts winning just 33.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 30 Apr	Celtic	1 - 3	Hibernian	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 06 Mar	Hibernian	1 - 3	Celtic	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 04 Dec	Celtic	2 - 1	Hibernian	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 19 Sep	Hibernian	2 - 2	Celtic	SPL
2003/2004	Sun 21 Mar	Hibernian	0 - 4	Celtic	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 27 Dec	Celtic	6 - 0	Hibernian	SPL
2003/2004	Thu 18 Dec	Hibernian	2 - 1	Celtic	SLGC

Recent respective form guides

Hibernian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Celtic have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Bhoys have hit 12 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hibernian find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 13 points they have accumulated from 6 games. Celtic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hibernian	6	4	1	1	10	5	13
Celtic	6	5	0	1	16	4	15

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Celtic only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Easter Road Stadium will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hibernian	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Celtic	Last drawn game 7 outings ago.