Premiership: Celtic beats Hibernian 2-0 on Monday

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GLASGOW. Celtic prevails over Hibernian with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Maeda (5') and a penalty scored by J. Juranovic (25').

GLASGOW. Celtic conquers Hibernian with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Maeda (5′) and a penalty scored by J. Juranovic (25′).

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who had the assistance of Frank Connor and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4 degrees Celsius or 39.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Celtic was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Hibernian that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Celtic was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Celtic won the match.

Celtic shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Hibernian shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Celtic received 1 yellow card (T. Rogic). On the opposite side, Hibernian received 2 yellow cards (J. Doyle-Hayes and R. Bushiri).

After playing this contest, Celtic will have 45 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Hibernian will stay with 29 points to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

  • 5'
    5'

    D. Maeda

  • 25'
    25'

    J. Juranovic (Penalty)

  • 57'
    57'

    J. Murphy

    J. Campbell

  • 58'
    58'

    J. Doyle-Hayes

  • 63'
    63'

    T. Rogic

  • 66'
    66'

    L. Stevenson

    J. Doig

  • 66'
    66'

    J. Scott

    K. Nisbet

  • 74'
    74'

    G. Giakoumakis

    D. Maeda

  • 75'
    75'

    Y. Ideguchi

    R. Hatate

  • 75'
    75'

    M. Johnston

    L. Abada

  • 75'
    75'

    S. Allan

    J. Newell

  • 75'
    75'

    S. Bradley

    D. Wright

  • 77'
    77'

    R. Bushiri

  • 82'
    82'

    Jota

    J. Forrest

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, Celtic will play away with Hearts on the 26th of January with a 38-9 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (7 draws).

Hibernian will play away against Motherwell on the 26th of January with a 19-15 head to head stats in favor of Hibernian (9 draws).

Celtic: Formation and Lineups

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou chose to play with the following team: Joe Hart (6.8), Josip Juranović (8.4), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.6), Carl Starfelt (7.8), Greg Taylor (7.2), Tom Rogić (7.4), Callum McGregor (6.9), Reo Hatate (7.6), Liel Abada (6.8), Daizen Maeda (7.3) and James Forrest (7.0).

Substitutes

Celtic made 4 changes: D. Maeda for G. Giakoumakis (74′), R. Hatate for Y. Ideguchi (75′), L. Abada for M. Johnston (75′) and J. Forrest for Jota (82′).

Top player: Josip Juranović

Probably the most impressive player in Celtic was Josip Juranović.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 73 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.

Hibernian: Formation and Lineups

Hibernian started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Shaun Maloney played with: Matt Macey (6.4), Rocky Bushiri Kiranga (7.3), Paul Hanlon (7.3), Josh Doig (6.2), Christopher Cadden (7.4), Joe Newell (6.3), Jake Doyle Hayes (7.0), Josh Campbell (6.3), Drey Wright (6.5), Martin Boyle (6.2) and Kevin Nisbet (6.5).

Substitutes

Hibernian made 5 changes: J. Campbell for J. Murphy (57′), J. Doig for L. Stevenson (66′), K. Nisbet for J. Scott (66′), J. Newell for S. Allan (75′) and D. Wright for S. Bradley (75′).

Top player: Christopher Cadden

The player who no doubt impressed Hibernian the most was Christopher Cadden.

His rating is (7.4) with 54 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

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