Hibernian v Celtic by the numbers

Today’s clash between Hibernian and Celtic is their 267th League meeting between the two sides.

Celtic have had the better of the clash both home and away, winning 154 times, drawing 63 times and only losing 49 times in the previous meetings.

Hibs have won one game against Celtic in each of the last three seasons, including this season - the last time they won two games against Celtic in a season was the 1992-93 season and since the 1975-76 season, where the teams play each other 4 times a year, there has never been a season when all home games have been won (which is the case so far this season).

Hibernian’s biggest win over Celtic at home is 4-1, which they’ve done twice - in the 1902/03 season, they won 4-0 in Glasgow.

Celtic have had some high scoring wins in Edinburgh, winning 6-0, 5-0 (three times), and also 4-0 (five times).

At home, Celtic have scored 4 goals or more in 29 games - winning 6-0 three times, and hitting 7 against them in the highest scoring game between the two in the 1919/20 season, with a 7-3 win.

There has also been a 5-4 Celtic home win, and the highest scoring draw was a 4-4 in Edinburgh in January 1926.


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