Hibernian, founded in 1875, remain one of the established names of Scottish football, with Easter Road Stadium still giving them a clear identity in Edinburgh. Their honours record here is concise: one Scottish Cup and one League Cup, enough to mark pedigree without disguising the harder realities of the present campaign.
The 2026-27 Premiership season has been uncomfortable so far. After 11 rounds, Hibernian sit eleventh with eight points, and their recent league run has been thin: a 1-1 draw at St Mirren followed a 2-1 home defeat by Celtic, with losses to Falkirk, Dundee United and Kilmarnock also in the sequence.
The numbers point to a side struggling for balance. At Easter Road they are averaging 0.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per match, while away from home the figures are a steadier 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded. They have shown some early threat, scoring the first goal inside 20 minutes in six of 14 league matches, but sustaining that advantage has been another matter.
Owen Elding leads their scoring with five goals, ahead of Martin Boyle on four, with Nathan Lowe, Adam Mayor and Felix Passlack each on two. The squad stands at 28 players with an average age of 26, and is valued at around £17m by Transfermarkt.
Hibernian also reached the League Cup semi-finals and the Conference League qualifying play-off round. For Celtic supporters, they remain a familiar domestic opponent: capable enough to be awkward, but currently defined by a poor league position and uneven form.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Against Celtic Hibernian are outgunned: Celtic have a clear edge in both attack and defence and sit first with 28 points, while Hibernian's primary relative strengths — corner generation and a decent away defensive record — are unlikely to close the quality gap or compensate for their blunt attacking profile and poor home form.
