Celtic arrive at the top of the Scottish Premiership table with 6 points from 2 matches, their 100 percent record built on 6 goals scored and just 1 conceded. Hibernian sit 6 places and 3 points below in 7th, level on goal difference after 2 games that have brought 3 scored and 3 conceded. The gap in attacking output is stark: Celtic average 3.00 goals per game this season while the hosts manage 1.50, and the visitors' 22.7 shots and 8 shots on target per match dwarf Hibernian's 3.4 efforts on target. Possession splits 65.8 percent to 44.2 reflect that gulf, and Celtic have failed to score in none of their 4 matches across all competitions while Hibernian drew blanks in 30 percent of their 5.

Celtic's recent form is relentless. Across their last 4 matches they have won all 4, scoring 13 and conceding just 1, with clean sheets in 3 of those outings. They have scored in all 4 and their Formatic weighted form score of 7.3 out of 10 is rated strong. Hibernian's 6.7 form rating is also strong but drawn from a different kind of run: across their last 5 they are unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws, scoring 5 and conceding 2, and they too have recorded 3 clean sheets.

The head to head record over the last 10 meetings favours Celtic heavily, with 7 wins to Hibernian's 2 and 1 draw. Those 10 fixtures averaged 2.7 goals, both teams scored in 6 of them, and 7 went over 2.5 goals. The 5 most recent are itemised: Celtic won 2-1 here on 3 May 2026, Hibernian took a 2-1 away win on 22 February 2026, Celtic won 2-1 at home on 30 November 2025, the sides drew 0-0 on 27 September 2025, and Celtic won 3-1 on 10 May 2025. Four of those 5 produced goals at both ends, and 3 cleared 2.5, but the September stalemate shows Celtic are not invulnerable on the road in this fixture.

Hibernian have scored in 3 of their last 5 and conceded in only 2, but Celtic have found the net in all 4 of theirs and kept 3 clean sheets in the process. The visitors' sample size is smaller but the output is more emphatic, and their season average of 0.50 goals conceded per game against Hibernian's 1.50 underlines the defensive solidity that underpins their early leadership. The hosts will need to improve significantly on their 3.4 shots on target per match if they are to trouble a side that has shipped just 1 goal in 4. With Celtic's 3 points per game rate and Hibernian's mixed bag of league and European fixtures, the form gap of 0.6 in the visitors' favour understates the difference in recent results, and the weight of the head to head record points to another afternoon of Celtic control.