Week 19 brings us a match on Dec 28th, where Hibernian hosts Celtic at Easter Road Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 7th placed Hibernian is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Livingston. Kevin Nisbet struck first for Hibernian in the 33rd minute, then Christopher Cadden added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Kevin Nisbet In the end, Livingston couldn’t muster any offence and Hibernian ran away with the shutout win. Hibernian looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Celtic recorded a 4-1 win against St. Johnstone. Reo Hatate scored the first goal for Celtic in the 14th minute, then Kyogo Furuhashi added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Matt O’Riley. Celtic looks to continue their winning ways, having 10 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Celtic was victorious by a score of 6 to 1. James Forrest scored the first goal for Celtic in the 9th minute, then Giorgos Giakoumakis added another in the 18th minute.
Celtic’s top weapon lately has been Kyogo Furuhashi, who has three goals in the last five matches. For Hibernian, their top scorers are Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.