Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 22 Feb 2026

Celtic 1–2 Hibernian

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.5 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.9 – 0.6
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 71%.

Hibernian won although Celtic made the better chances (1.9 xG to 0.6): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kieran Tierney, 62.0 in 69′.

Well above their usual level: Kieran Tierney +23.0, Miguel Changa Chaiwa +20.2, Jack Iredale +15.2.

Well below it: Auston Trusty −15.2, Kasper Schmeichel −8.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Celtic

19 Feb 2026L 1–4v VfB Stuttgart Europa League
15 Feb 2026W 3–2at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
11 Feb 2026W 2–1v Livingston Scottish Premiership
1 Feb 2026W 2–0v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
29 Jan 2026W 4–2v FC Utrecht Europa League

Hibernian

14 Feb 2026W 2–0v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
10 Feb 2026L 0–1at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
4 Feb 2026W 3–2v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
1 Feb 2026D 0–0v Rangers Scottish Premiership
24 Jan 2026L 1–4at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Head to head

30 Nov 2025Hibernian 1–2 Celtic Scottish Premiership
27 Sep 2025Celtic 0–0 Hibernian Scottish Premiership

Celtic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Benjamin Arthur Defender1600–71.9–
Kieran Tierney Defender69010.0462.0+23.0
Liam Scales Defender9000–60.0+8.9
Benjamin Nygren Forward90100.6255.4+6.0
Marcelo Saracchi Defender2100–55.4–
Callum McGregor Midfielder90000.1049.4+3.2
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder74000.3948.7+7.5
Sebastian Tounekti Forward6900–48.6+3.3
Tomáš Čvančara Forward60000.4947.6+7.2
James Forrest Midfielder21000.0746.7–
Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper9000–41.6−8.9
Julián Araujo Defender90000.0240.5+3.9
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder60000.0538.9–
Daizen Maeda Forward3000–38.8–
Auston Trusty Defender74000.0634.9−15.2
Reo Hatate Midfielder3000–33.2–

Hibernian

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kai Andrews Midfielder12100.07100.0–
Miguel Changa Chaiwa Midfielder90000.0356.6+20.2
Felix Passlack Midfielder90100.2251.9+13.8
Warren O'Hora Defender9000–51.4+6.0
Ante Šuto Forward30010.0450.9–
Raphael Sallinger Goalkeeper9000–50.5+1.2
Jack Iredale Defender9000–48.8+15.2
Owen Elding Forward60000.0744.7–
Rocky Bushiri Defender9000–43.8−1.0
Nicky Cadden Midfielder78010.0643.6+4.1
Jamie McGrath Midfielder9000–42.5−4.3
Josh Campbell Midfielder1200–41.0–
Martin Boyle Forward60000.1539.9−4.7
Daniel Barlaser Midfielder7800–38.5−2.8
Dane Scarlett Forward3000–38.4–