Hibernian are one of Scottish football’s older institutions, founded in 1875 and rooted at Easter Road Stadium. Their honours include one Scottish Cup and one League Cup, a modest but meaningful record that still gives the club a proper place in the country’s football landscape.
The current squad is valued at around £17m by Transfermarkt, with 28 players and an average age of 27. Martin Boyle has carried the main scoring load so far with two goals, while Owen Elding, Nathan Lowe and Felix Passlack have also contributed.
Hibs have shown enough sharpness to score first inside 20 minutes in six of their 14 league matches, though the balance has not always held. Recent results underline the familiar unevenness: wins away to Rangers and Falkirk sit alongside home defeats to Motherwell, Celtic and Hearts.
Their 2026-27 Premiership campaign has opened with Hibernian tenth on zero points. They have also been involved in the League Cup second round and the Conference League qualifying third round, and for Celtic supporters they remain a domestic opponent with enough quality to punish carelessness.
📈 Key stats and insights
⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Against Celtic, the contrast is clear enough even at this early stage. Celtic's defensive numbers are stronger, with no goals conceded in the split provided, while Hibernian are operating in the lower half of the league for both scoring and goals against. Hibernian's one obvious area of encouragement is that they have shown they can win difficult away matches, but over the key measures of control, defensive security and baseline attacking level, Celtic hold the edge.
