Celtic vs Hibernian Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 22 Feb 2026

Premiership Betting Preview: Celtic vs Hibernian

Celtic clash with Hibernian at Celtic Park, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Sunday 22 February.

We think Celtic will beat Hibernian by two goals or more. This leads us to back the favourites -1.25 on the Asian Handicap at odds of -106, with a one goal victory meaning half the stake comes back.

Celtic got a third consecutive victory in their last game. It was a 3-2 away win at Rugby Park when playing Kilmarnock. Martin O'Neill's side had ten shots on target and enjoyed 61% possession, with Sebastian Tounekti, Benjamin Nygren and Julian Araujo among the goals.

On Thursday night, Celtic were beaten 4-1 in the Europa League when hosting Stuttgart.

Hibernian have suffered successive Premiership road losses. Their most recent league game was a 2-0 home victory at Easter Road where they beat St Mirren. The Edinburgh outfit had the lion’s share of the ball boasting 60% possession and six shots on goal, with Owen Elding and Ante Suto finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Celtic boast an unbeaten record in the past four games with Hibs. Their last encounter saw Celtic leave Easter Road with a 2-1 victory. The previous 10 H2H games have ended in seven Celtic victories, two draws and a solitary win for Hibs.

Scottish Premiership		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Celtic	26	17	3	6	48	26	22	48:26	54
5	Hibernian	27	11	9	7	43	31	12	43:31	42

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Celtic have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.2 goals from 17.5 attempts and 6.8 shots on goal. The Hoops have averaged 63.8% possession and 6.4 corners per game, conceding 1.3 goals and 4.2 corners from 10.6 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal.

Benjamin Nygren leads the way with 8 goals, while Hyun-Jun Yang and Arne Engels have scored 4 and 2 respectively. Leading assistor is Kieran Tierney with 4.

Hibs have 5 victories, 2 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 1.6 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 14.9 attempts. There’s been an average of 50.4% possession, 5.2 corners awarded and 6.0 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts.

Kieron Bowie has scored 3, followed by Ante Suto, Thody Elie Youan and Jamie McGrath with 2 goals apiece. Daniel Barlaser, Nicky Cadden and Jordan Obita have clocked up 2 assists each in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Celtic predicted lineup (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Julian Araujo, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Benjamin Nygren, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Callum McGregor, Sebastian Tounekti, Tomas Cvancara, Daizen Maeda.

Hibernian predicted lineup (3-4-3): Raphael Sallinger (GK), Warren O' Hora, Rocky Bushiri, Jack Iredale, Felix Passlack, Miguel Chaiwa, Daniel Barlaser, Nicky Cadden, Owen Elding, Dane Scarlett, Jamie McGrath.

Celtic vs Hibernian Prediction & Betting Tips

Explore our top Celtic vs Hibernian betting tips, including a match prediction, correct score forecast, expected corners bet, player performance props and a bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

Backing Celtic -1.25 at odds of -106 means we’ll benefit if they win by two or more goals in this Premiership game. We think that the favourites can have the upper hand throughout the contest.

Our football predictions are always well-researched and it starts with a combination of team news and form guide. Once we have a clear idea of what might happen, we match up the latest Premiership data.

Key Celtic vs Hibernian league stats:

• The -1.25 line has been covered by Celtic in 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• The -1.25 line has been covered by Celtic in 11 of their last 20 games at home.

According to the odds, there’s a 51.5% likelihood of our pick winning. However, our experts think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Celtic 2 - 0 Hibernian

We’re betting on Celtic to secure a 2-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +600 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Benjamin Nygren to Score +165

Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) has been on the scoresheet in seven of his past ten Premiership matches. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +165 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Benjamin Nygren Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+165

First

+500

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Corners Prediction

Celtic Under 7.5 Corners -123

There’s been an average 6.40 Celtic corners in their past 10 games, while Hibernian have conceded less than 7.5 corners in ten consecutive away matches. It looks a logical viewpoint that the Team Corners line won’t be reached and you can land a price of -123 for this Celtic wager.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Celtic

Total

10.60 6.40 4.20

Home

11.30 8.10 3.20

Away

9.20 5.00 4.20

Hibernian

Total

11.20 5.20 6.00

Home

10.90 5.60 5.30

Away

8.70 4.10 4.60

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-147

Under 10.5

+102

Celtic Corners

Over 7.5

+102

Under 7.5

-147

Hibernian Corners

Over 3.5

-115

Under 3.5

-123

Most Corners

1

-417

X

+850

2

+360

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Celtic vs Hibernian Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookmakers have Celtic as -233 favourites for this Premiership encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 70% likely to triumph. Hibernian are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +540.

If you want to back the favourites to be ahead by the break, then Celtic are -109 on the Half-Time Result market. Alternatively, Hibs are +460 and the draw is priced at +160.

Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds and that means three goals or more are anticipated. Punters anticipating that both teams will find the net are able to land -164 for the BTTS Yes option.

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Full-Time Result

1

-233

X

+360

2

+540

Half-Time Result

1

-109

X

+160

2

+460

Double Chance

1X

-909

12

-526

X2

+165

Draw No Bet

1

-667

2

+350

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.25

-106

2 Hcp +1.25

-122

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+145

Over 2.5

-200

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-164

No

+115

Tomas Cvancara is the market leader at +400 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Tomas Cvancara (Celtic)

First

+135

Anytime

+400

Benjamin Nygren (Celtic)

First

+165

Anytime

+500

Daizen Maeda (Celtic)

First

+165

Anytime

+480

Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic)

First

+180

Anytime

+500

Chukwubuike Adamu (Celtic)

First

+190

Anytime

+600

Arne Engels (Celtic)

First

+210

Anytime

+650

Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic)

First

+220

Anytime

+650

Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic)

First

+220

Anytime

+650

Luke McCowan (Celtic)

First

+240

Anytime

+700

Hyun-jun Yang (Celtic)

First

+270

Anytime

+800

Reo Hatate (Celtic)

First

+280

Anytime

+800

Joel Mvuka (Celtic)

First

+320

Anytime

+900

Martin Boyle (Hibernian)

First

+330

Anytime

+1000

James Forrest (Celtic)

First

+340

Anytime

+900

Paulo Bernardo (Celtic)

First

+400

Anytime

+1100

Elie Youan (Hibernian)

First

+420

Anytime

+1150

Callum McGregor (Celtic)

First

+450

Anytime

+1300

Jamie McGrath (Hibernian)

First

+500

Anytime

+1400

Dane Scarlett (Hibernian)

First

+525

Anytime

+1400

Anthony Ralston (Celtic)

First

+525

Anytime

+1400

Joe Newell (Hibernian)

First

+525

Anytime

+1500

Kieran Tierney (Celtic)

First

+650

Anytime

+1900

Liam Scales (Celtic)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Julián Araujo (Celtic)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Chris Cadden (Hibernian)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Celtic have six victories and four defeats in the last 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.90 goals per game and conceding 1.70.

Hibs have finished with five losses, three victories and two draws in the past 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.40.

Celtic drew 0-0 with Hibs when they last met at Celtic Park. The previous 10 H2H games at Celtic Park have seen Celtic win eight times and two draws.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Celtic Home Stats		6-0-4	3.60	1.90	1.70	8	2	7	3
Hibernian Away Stats		3-2-5	2.60	1.20	1.40	5	5	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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