- 1 Hibernian vs Celtic: the bottom side host a leader that only loses in Europe
- 2 Hibernian: nine league goals and a new manager still waiting for a point
- 3 Celtic: 23 goals in the league, three defeats in a row in Europe
- 4 Free Football Prediction: Hibernian vs Celtic
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Hibernian vs Celtic: the bottom side host a leader that only loses in Europe 
Hibernian are bottom of the Scottish Premiership with seven points from nine games. Marink Reedijk has been in charge for two of them and lost both, 1-0 to Dundee United and 2-1 to Falkirk.
Celtic come to Easter Road on Sunday (12pm UK time) top of the table on 24 points, four clear of Rangers. They’ve won eight of nine league games, scored 23 and conceded five, the best attack and the best defence in the division.
Their season looks very different once Europe comes into it. Martin O’Neill’s side lost 2-1 to Celta Vigo on Thursday, their third straight Europa League defeat, and they sit 35th of 36 in the league phase. Across their last five matches in all competitions they’ve won two and lost three, scoring 11 and conceding eight.
That’s the case for Hibs, and it’s thin. Celtic’s European troubles haven’t followed them into the league: the only domestic defeat came against Rangers, and they answered the 4-1 loss in Lisbon by putting seven past Hearts.
Celtic have also won four of their last six visits to Easter Road, with one draw and one defeat. I’d want to see a lot more from Hibs than two narrow losses under a new manager before backing them to add to that.
The visitors are 1.67. For a side with 23 league goals against one with nine, I’ll take it.
Hibernian: nine league goals and a new manager still waiting for a point 
Nine goals in nine league games is the joint-lowest total in the division, and only four of them have come in the last six matches. Martin Boyle leads the way with three.
The slide started early. Hibs won at Rangers and at Dundee in the opening weeks, Callum Wright scoring a 93rd-minute winner in the 2-1 at Ibrox, and they haven’t won a league game in six since. That run includes a 3-1 defeat to Hearts, a 2-1 loss at St Johnstone and a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock.
David Gray lost his job during it. John Potter took one game as interim and drew 1-1 with Aberdeen, then Reedijk arrived and lost his first two by a single goal each.
His injury list is long. Wright, Nathan Lowe, Kanayochukwu Megwa, Jordan Obita and Rocky Bushiri are all out, so the man who scored the winner against Rangers won’t be on the pitch.
Reedijk is expected to keep Raphael Sallinger in goal behind Passlack, Kerr, Ivezic and Mayor, with Mulligan and Miguel Chaiwa in midfield and Elding through the middle.
Defending hasn’t been the main issue. Hibs have let in five in their last five matches, which is respectable for a bottom side, but they’ve failed to score in two of their last six league games and haven’t scored more than once in any of them.
The European summer didn’t help either. Hibs went out of Conference League qualifying to Gent, and over the last five matches in all competitions they’ve won one, drawn one and lost three.
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Celtic: 23 goals in the league, three defeats in a row in Europe 
Celtic beat Hearts 7-1 last weekend. Hearts had arrived with more league goals than anyone, and they went home having conceded seven.
Before that came a 2-0 win at Motherwell, the 1-0 defeat to Rangers, a 3-0 win over Aberdeen and away wins at St Mirren (2-1) and St Johnstone (1-0). In the league, this is a side that keeps winning.
The other competitions have been grim. They went out of the Champions League play-off to LASK, losing 5-4 on aggregate after leading 4-0, then lost 3-0 to Rangers in the League Cup quarter-final, and they’ve lost to Ferencvaros, Benfica and Celta Vigo in the Europa League.
Defensive cover is thin. Yang Hyun-Jun is out, and Alistair Johnston and Cameron Carter-Vickers are both doubts, which means Colby Donovan, Dane Murray, Liam Scales and Kieran Tierney are likely to start again.
Callum Osmand is also a doubt on the right wing, and James Forrest is in line to replace him. Camilo Duran should lead the line with Benjamin Nygren behind him.
Whatever happens on Thursdays, the league results have held. Celtic have taken 15 points from their last 18 in the Premiership and kept clean sheets in three of those six games.
Probable lineup Hibernian: Sallinger; Passlack, Kerr, Ivezic, Mayor; Mulligan, Chaiwa; Boyle, McGrath, Klidje; Elding
Probable lineup Celtic: Sinisalo; Donovan, Murray, Scales, Tierney; Baur, McGregor; Hassan, Nygren, Forrest; Duran
Free Football Prediction: Hibernian vs Celtic
Our prediction: Celtic to win at 1.67
Celtic’s European record would worry me if they were playing Benfica on Sunday. They’re playing the bottom side in Scotland, a team without a league win in six and with nine goals all season.
Hibs have also lost the scorer of their best goal of the season and Jordan Obita, and Reedijk is two games into the job. Celtic have conceded five league goals in nine, and Hibs have managed four in six, so I don’t see where the home goals come from.
I’m not convinced by Celtic’s back four in Europe, but domestically it has held. Celtic to win at 1.67, and I’d expect them to do it without much drama. Hibs are 4.33 and the draw is 4.20, and neither tempts me against a side that’s been beaten once in the league all season.
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