Preview: Celtic vs. Hibernian – prediction, team messages, lineups

Celticalready crowned Scottish primeership Champions, the European Battling are welcomed Hibernian After Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts increased the league title with four games, while visitors are still fighting to secure a third -placed finish and a qualification in the Europa League.

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Celtic has confirmed her dominance in Scottish football this season after he had already secured the title of Scottish Premiership and the Scottish League Cup and was also preparing for a Scottish FA Cup final against Aberdeen at the end of the month.

The victory of the ligit title Brendan Rodgers It is decided to surpass in the next campaign.

While the Bhoys will definitely concentrate on the next season, Celtic has to continue their positive dynamics in the last league games with one eye on breaking this record because they prepare for the upcoming Scottish FA Cup final.

Rodgers’ side could raise its sixth domestic heights in the past nine seasons, which continued to consolidate the manager’s remarkable current record, while he had won 11 out of 12 available trophies during his time.

Their dynamics were discontinued last time when Rangers recorded a 1-1 draw, which marked the third time in a row in which the Bhoys did not overcome their competitors, and Celtic aimed to win back on Saturday with a victory.

However, Celtic will face a challenging test, as Hibernian will collect the collision against a third-placed finish in the Scottish Premiership to secure the Europa League football for the next term.

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Hibs’s history of the 2024-25 season was really astonishing when they started the campaign in miserable form to start a sensational series in which they quickly climbed into the league classification.

David GrayAfter 16 game days, the side of the table was only 12 points from two wins, six draws and eight defeats before a remarkable 17-game-deflected run caused them to end the regular season in third place, since 12 victories and five draws were achieved.

This unbeaten run voted an 80-year-old record, which means that Hibs could create history by avoiding a defeat in the opening game of the post-split season, but Gray’s men fell to the last hurdle and lost 1-0 against Aberdeen.

The defeat not only plunged their hopes of writing history, but also saw that the Dons scored a level on 53 points with Hibs, which means that the final games of the campaign were decisive in the race for third place.

Hibs could have returned to old habits after her first defeat since December, but Grey’s Side fell back with a 3-1 win against Dundee United, and a 1-0 defeat against Aberdeen on the same weekend meant that Hibs restored her three-point lead in third place.

Hibernian will endeavor to keep this football for the lead and safe Europa League for the next season, which makes them determined to collect all three points on Saturday, but they have to overcome a Celtic team that they have not beaten in Celtic Park since January 2010.

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Celtic continues without the services of Alistair Johnston (hip) and Kasper Schmeichel (Shoulder) while Jota Is excluded with a cruciate ligament injury for the rest of the season.

Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn After a knee problem that kept him away from the collision with Rangers, there is also a doubt about the Bhoys, which means James ForrestPresent Adam Idah And Daizen Maeda should start.

As for the rest of the page, Anthony RalstonPresent Cameron Carter-VickersPresent Liam Scales And Greg Taylor will probably start with an unchanged midfield of Reo HatatePresent Arne Engels And Callum McGregor also expected.

Hibernian will be without being Hyeok-Kyu KwonHow the midfielder is not entitled to face his parents’ club while Joe Newell And Thody Elie Youan are also doubts due to injury concerns.

Lewis Miller Could return to the starting line-up after doing his comeback for injury as a replacement in the 3-1 win over Dundee UTD, which means Warren o’HoraPresent Rocky Bushiri KirangaPresent Jack Iredale And Jordan Obita.

In the attack, Martin Boyle continued his goalkeeper form with the start of the last excursion and scored his fifth goal in the last eight games for club and country, and the striker will probably become a partner Mykola Kukharevych And Junior hillett.

Celtic possible starting line -up:
Sinisalo; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, scales, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Forrest, Idah, Maeda

Hibernian possible starting line -up:
Blacksmith; O’Hora, Kiranga, Iredale; Miller, Triantis, Levitt, Obita; Boyle, Kukharevych, hillett

We say: Celtic 3-1 Hibernians

Hibernian is one of just four teams that defeat Celtic in the league this season, but the hosts have been undefeated in Celtic Park in this game since January 2010, and we expect this series to continue with a victory for the Bhoys.

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