MX23RW : Monday, March 10 15:43:34| >> :600:196054:196054:
Celtic logo
Scottish Cup | Quarter-Finals
Mar 9, 2025 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
Hibs logo

Celtic
2 - 0
Hibernian

Maeda (39'), Idah (90+2')
Schlupp (86')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Iredale (23'), Campbell (28'), Triantis (48')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Cup clash between Celtic and Hibernian, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Mirren 2-5 Celtic
Saturday, March 1 at 5.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hibernian 2-1 Hearts
Sunday, March 2 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-1 Hibernian

While Hibernian will be confident due to their recent form and victory over Celtic late last month, the Bhoys are certainly the favourites given their dominance in domestic competitions this season, leading us to expect a home win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 73.28%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Hibernian had a probability of 10.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.31%) and 3-0 (9.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.38%), while for a Hibernian win it was 1-2 (3.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Celtic in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

Result
CelticDrawHibernian
73.28% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 15.92% (0.0030000000000001 0) 10.79% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Both teams to score 53.35% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.81% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)34.18% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.92% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)56.07% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.96% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)8.04% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.7% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)28.3% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Hibernian Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.01% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)41.99% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.57% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)78.42% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 73.28%
    Hibernian 10.79%
    Draw 15.92%
CelticDrawHibernian
2-0 @ 10.72%
2-1 @ 9.31% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 9.01%
1-0 @ 8.51% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.82% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
4-0 @ 5.68% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 4.93% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-2 @ 3.39% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 2.87% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 2.49% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-2 @ 2.14% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
6-0 @ 1.2% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-2 @ 1.08% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
6-1 @ 1.05% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.09%
Total : 73.28%
1-1 @ 7.38% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 4.04% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-0 @ 3.37% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-3 @ 0.98%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 15.92%
1-2 @ 3.2%
0-1 @ 2.93% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 1.27%
2-3 @ 1.17% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.29%
Total : 10.79%

How you voted: Celtic vs Hibernian

Celtic
78.1%
Draw
6.3%
Hibernian
15.6%
32
Head to Head
Feb 22, 2025 12.30pm
Gameweek 27
Hibernian
2-1
Celtic
Campbell (2', 45+4')
Bushiri (77'), Obita (90+5'), Campbell (90+2')
Maeda (68')
Taylor (24'), Johnston (49')
Dec 7, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 16
Celtic
3-0
Hibernian
Engels (6'), Newell (54' og.), Furuhashi (84')
Engels (41')

Campbell (81'), O'Hora (84')
Aug 18, 2024 3pm
Second Round
Celtic
3-1
Hibernian
Maeda (4', 15'), Kuhn (56')
Carter-Vickers (33')
Aug 11, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 2
Hibernian
0-2
Celtic

Campbell (6'), Newell (8')
Kuhn (3'), McGregor (19')
Scales (13')
Feb 7, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 25
Hibernian
1-2
Celtic
Levitt (60')
Moriah-Welsh (45+6'), Fish (51'), Boyle (62'), Newell (90+1')
Idah (10' pen., 90+2')
Welsh (59'), Bernabei (78')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool29217169274270
2Arsenal281510352242855
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest28156745331251
4Chelsea28147753361749
5Manchester CityMan City28145953381547
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton28121064640646
7Aston Villa2912984145-445
8Bournemouth28128847341344
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2713594638844
10Fulham2811984138342
11Crystal Palace2810993633339
12Brentford28115124844438
13Tottenham HotspurSpurs281041455411434
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2897123440-634
15Everton2871293135-433
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2796123247-1533
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2865173857-1923
18Ipswich TownIpswich2838172658-3217
19Leicester CityLeicester2845192562-3717
20Southampton2823232068-489


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!