Hibernian v Celtic

Hibernian vs Celtic Preview

Hibernian were dealt a heavy 3-0 defeat away from home at St Mirren in last week's opening game of this new Scottish Premiership campaign, while Celtic racked up four goals on their way to a comprehensive 4-0 home win against Kilmarnock in their opening game, so the visitors will be in confident mood ahead of this upcoming trip to Easter Road.

Despite now returning to the more familiar surroundings of their Easter Road ground, Hibernian still face a tough assignment in the shape of last season's title holders, Celtic, and having managed to muster just five wins within their previous 22 league matches in the Scottish Premiership, this does not bode well for David Gray's side.

Although four of these five wins were achieved on home soil by way of victories against Dundee, Ross County, Livingston and Motherwell, Hibs have also been dealt 10 defeats within this period as well, making this upcoming encounter against Celtic a potentially tough one for the hosts.

However, the goals market appeals for this upcoming fixture as eight out of Hibernian's last 10 matches overall in the Scottish top flight have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and their previous encounter against Celtic at Easter Road ended in a 2-1 win for the visitors.

Celtic started their defence of last season's Scottish Premiership title in emphatic fashion as The Hoops swept aside Kilmarnock in no uncertain fashion as Brendan Rodgers's side recorded a 4-0 home win to take them to the top of the early Premiership standings.

The manner in which Celtic dismantled Kilmarnock on the opening day of the Scottish top flight season has already prompted some bookmakers to close the books on the title race and although this does seem ridiculously premature, let's not forget that last week's opening day win became a seventh win on the trot for Celtic.

Indeed, Celtic have now won nine out of their last 10 games in the Scottish Premiership with only a 3-3 draw away from home at Ibrox against Rangers denying The Hoops a clean sweep in recent times.

The bigger picture though certainly does not bode well for not only Hibernian but also the rest of the field in this season's domestic top flight campaign as Celtic have suffered just a single defeat in their last 21 league matches overall.

In addition, results away from home have also been impressive as Brendan Rodgers's side have been handed just two losses in their previous 19 outings on the road which includes picking up 14 wins along the way, while eight of Celtic's last 10 away games have also produced three goals or more.

Hibernian v Celtic Verdict

Goals look likely to feature in this clash as six of the last seven meetings have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Celtic win & Over 2 goals @ 1.75 (Bet Builder)

Correct Score: Celtic 2-1 @ 8.50