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• Celtic have spent 64.8% of their game time winning in the Scottish Premiership this season, the highest proportion of any side in 2026-27. Hibernian, meanwhile, have spent the highest proportion of their match time losing (49.7%).

• Hibs have won just three of their past 26 league games against Celtic (D8 L15), although two have come in the previous two seasons (2-1 in February 2025 and February 2026).

• Celtic are looking to win as many as nine of their first 10 league matches of a season for the 16th time. Four of their previous 15 came under Martin O'Neill (2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05) - more than any other manager in the club's history.

• Celtic have won four of their past five league visits to Easter Road (L1) and are looking to win three in a row for the first time since February 2012 (run of five).

• Hibs have lost five of their past six league games (D1) and seven of their past eight at Easter Road (D1).

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Hibs are without Callum Wright, Nathan Lowe, Jacob Devaney, Kanayo Megwa (thigh), Rocky Bushiri (Achilles) and Jordan Obita (calf).

Jota, Landon Emenalo and Shim Mheuka are not in Celtic's Europa League squad and thus missed out on Thursday's Celta Vigo game but return for the weekend.

Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston are back in training and are expected to be available.

Auston Trusty missed the Celta Vigo game due to a family bereavement. Yang Hyun-jun remains a doubt.

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Despite Celtic suffering another European victory, manager Martin O'Neill believes the morale of the dressing room has not suffered any "real serious damage".

The 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo on Thursday night made it three Europa League defeats out of three for the Scottish champions and left them 35th out of 36 teams in the league table.

A week on from their 7-1 demolition of Hearts, Celtic resume their Premiership quest against Hibernian at Easter Road.

"We have to recover and we'll try and get ourselves physically right for the game, which is the most important thing," O'Neill said.

"Psychologically, I don't think Thursday will do us real serious damage. One never knows.

"But it's a tough schedule for us, the last week has been tough travelling to Portugal [where they lost 4-1 to Benfica].

"But listen, no excuses. We are what we are and we have to try and win so Sunday becomes a big game for us.

"We have to try and fight back and try and win on Sunday if we can."

Meanwhile, defender Liam Scales is looking to discard "the pain" of the Celta defeat and bounce back against Hibs.

"You can't be holding on to kind of pain from games for too long," he said. "We know that, we've been playing long enough.

"You need to bounce back and be ready for the next game and I felt like that was the case last weekend [after Benfica] and hopefully we can do the exact same this weekend.

"We want to stay top of the league."

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Celtic centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers could be tempted by a Premier League move next summer, with Everton among his admirers. (Football Insider), external

Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton fears the Parkhead outfit will struggle to attract quality players in January given their struggles in Europe this season. (Daily Record - subscription required), external

Read the rest of Saturday's Scottish gossip.

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Defender Liam Scales insists Celtic can still progress to the Europa League knockouts despite a hugely disappointing start to the competition.

Thursday's 2-1 defeat by Celta Vigo was Celtic's third defeat in three Europa League matches, leaving Martin O'Neill's side 35th in the 36-team table.

Following losses against Ferencvaros and Benfica, Celtic took the lead against Celta through Mika Baur before conceding twice in three minutes.

The Scottish champions were booed at full-time - not for the first time this season - but Scales says there is no sense in negativity.

"We still have five games left so we have to stay positive and there's still obviously enough points up for grabs for us to qualify," he said.

"So as long as that's the case, I think we have to try and stay positive.

"It's not that hard [to stay positive], we've played against good teams.

"I think we're still sort of a work in progress, we're not the finished package yet.

"It's been a tough start. But we have to we have to keep bouncing back and keep our domestic form right and, hopefully, I think we just need a bit of momentum now in this [Europa League] tournament.

"I think you probably have to be just be a bit sharper on and off the ball.

"You get punished for your mistakes at this level and I think minimising mistakes and just making good decisions all over the pitch really, that's what we need to do better."

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Former Celtic midfielder Scott Allan on BBC Scottish football podcast

"After Celtic conceded the second goal you just look at them and you don't really see a way back into the game.

"That's the concern when they're playing against that level of opposition, once Celtic concede the equaliser, you feel that they're going to concede again.

"That's the kind of way it is with Celtic in Europe recently. It ended up really comfortable for Celta Vigo."

Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner on BBC Sportsound

"I don't think Celtic are good enough, individually and collectively, to take on a team that's eighth in La Liga.

"They moved the ball really well and Celtic couldn't get close to them.

"They are not good enough at this level. Celtic are paying big money for some players because the fans are demanding it and then they come in and aren't good enough. Even Camilo Duran, is he good enough at this level?"

The Guardian's Ewan Murray on BBC Scottish football podcast

"I thought first half Celtic defended very well but second half it was like the Celtic goal just annoyed Celta.

"Celta Vigo won 2-1, but they could and probably should have won by more."

Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

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Chris Sutton calls Celtic flat-track bullies. How many Celtic fans would disagree with that depiction? Not many.

Thursday was yet another example of domestic football being a lousy barometer of Celtic's capacity to win - or even draw - games in Europe.

In the wake of the 7-1 trouncing of Hearts, some Celtic folk with desperately short memories rounded on a few commentators who were critical of Martin O'Neill, his players and this Celtic board following their losses to Rangers and their failures against LASK, Ferencvaros and Benfica.

As if beating up Hearts made it all better. The message, after the goal deluge, was 'what are you saying to it now?' The answer: Exactly as we were saying before.

O'Neill said on Thursday that there are still loads of points to play for - and there are. But it was a claim made from a position of serious weakness. Desperation, almost.

Even at their best in recent decades, Celtic have struggled awfully to win European games on the road. Right now, that looks way beyond them. Winning at home is too much for them these days, too.

So, yes, there are enough points on offer for Celtic to fight their way out of their Europa League dungeon and into the play-off, but in their current state it's more a philosophical thought than an attainable reality.

If you have lost three out of three, have scored three goals and have conceded nine, then banging on about points you might win down the line is an exercise in wishful thinking.

In the here and now, Celtic's standards are plummeting. That's on everybody.

Read more: Celtic continue descent into European irrelevance

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We asked for your views after Celtic suffered a third straight defeat in this season's Europa League, going down 2-1 at home to Celta Vigo.

Here are some of your comments:

Eddie: Simply not good enough in Europe.

Alec: A board who are out of touch, a management team stuck on picking the same players and tactics, and players who are incapable doing even the basics. It is clear Celtic don't have what it takes to compete and progress. We are the whipping boys in Europe and getting worse game by game.

Paul: Another loss, another 20+ shots against us. Why are journalists not pressing Martin O'Neill on this? Hearts had 20 shots on Sunday, that was a freak result and we're back to normality today. Club is rotten from top to bottom; owners, management, recruitment, we're not a functioning football club.

Con: We are European minnows. We absolutely cannot compete in Europe. Imagine the beatings we'd be taking if we had qualified for the Champions League. Besiktas next, another beating awaits.

Kevin: The fact Liam Scales had most touches says it all, it looked like Celtic couldn't get the ball out of their own box a lot of the time. Backpass Celtic!

Neil: We do not possess the level of player to compete at this level. Midfield is easily circumvented. Vigo showed how to keep possession. We crumbled in three minutes and did not deserve anything from the game. Domestically we compete but as supporters we want to see our team competing in Europe.

Kevin: Time for radical coaching change. Will Celtic win the league? Probably, the league is so poor and domestic possession suggests they'll win in another canter. Europe? Waken up, the game has changed, you need all-round athletes, Celtic have no defence at this level and when the likes of Haissem Hassan can't and won't defend, Mika Baur gives up possession time after time and Colby Donovan thinks he's a one-man team, it's almost impossible to get a result against disciplined teams.

Benny: Yet again Celtic let everyone down in Europe. This is rapidly becoming a recurring theme with the club. Too passive, too slow, in thought and on the ball in comparison to Celta Vigo who were everything Celtic. Looks like the Green Brigade were wise to stay away from this one.

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• Celtic have lost four European games in a row for the first time since October/December 2017 (also four consecutive defeats).

• Celta Vigo ended a run of four straight defeats in Europe courtesy of their first-ever victory away to Scottish opposition (losing 1-0 at Aberdeen in 1971 and at Celtic in 2002).

• Celtic have kept just a single clean sheet across their past 16 matches in major European competition, a 1-0 victory at Stuttgart back in February.

• There were just 216 seconds between Javi Rodriguez's equaliser and his second goal of the game to put Celta de Vigo 2-1 up.

• Mika Baur has scored in two of his three appearances in major European competition for Celtic (2 goals) while the German has netted three times in his last four home appearances for the club.

Celta Vigo scored twice in three second-half minutes to come from behind, beat Celtic and leave the Scottish champions' Europa League hopes hanging by a thread.

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Celtic boss Martin O'Neill tells TNT Sports: "We conceded a free-kick and I thought a second before that we should have had a foul for us. They score from the free-kick and it knocks us a little bit. It gave them a bit of momentum.

"I think if [Liam] Scales' header goes in to make it 2-0, we get the three points. We've lost three matches now, remarkably we're still in with a chance [of progressing]. We've got to win here and got to win away from home.

"We take the lead in the game, if we get the second goal we win the match and it changes the whole dynamic.

"It didn't happen, that's it - we need to try to find a way to win European games."

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Is once-feared Celtic Park now becoming a "tourist attraction" for visiting European teams?

Celta Vigo are Parkhead bound tonight for a Europa League meeting with Martin O'Neill's side, who have begun with defeats to Ferencvaros and Benfica.

The game is an "absolute must-win" for Celtic, according to fan and podcaster Paul John Dykes.

"The time is good for Celtic to kick on. We've set that up with a couple of domestic wins following the international break," he said.

"And if we could get this win tonight, it just shows you how quickly these things can turn. Martin O'Neill has come under quite a bit of criticism over the last few weeks. We've lost five games this season.

"I think some of the players who came in during the summer are starting to bed in. And if we get a result tonight, a lot of the mood music can change overnight.

"The atmosphere at Celtic Park, particularly on nights like tonight, that's one of our big selling points when we're trying to attract players to the club.

"And when teams come to Celtic Park in Europe, it's the atmosphere that they're waiting on. And you don't want that to become a tourist attraction. You want that to be something that they fear."

Stephen McGowan, football writer for The Herald, believes it is crucial Celtic follow up their 7-1 Premiership rout of Hearts with a statement European win.

"The reputation of Celtic on the pitch in Europe has taken an absolute battering," he said.

"So it's very important that they stop the bleeding. Celtic Vigo are coming to Glasgow and absolutely relishing it.

"There is a danger that Celtic Park becomes one of these places people want to go, not because it's feared, but because it's a magnificent experience as you have a very good chance of winning and having a good night out.

"So key to that is stopping all these goals going in and that's not going to be easy because obviously Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston are not going to play and Auston Trusty is out with a personal bereavement.

"It's going to be a testing night for Celtic defensively."

Listen to the full Celtic v Celta Vigo preview on BBC Scottish football podcast

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Former Hibernian boss Shaun Maloney, 43, remains undecided whether football management is for him in the future and has denied suggestions he is currently pulling the strings at Celtic as Martin O'Neill's assistant. (Sun, external)

Celtic are continuing to monitor goalkeeper Balazs Toth after the 29-year-old Hungarian, with whom they were heavily linked in the summer, rejected offers of a new contract with Blackburn Rovers. (Football Insider, external)

Celta Vigo midfielder Ilaix Moriba has got the all clear to play in the Europa League against Celtic on Thursday, despite his house being raided and thousands of pounds of jewellery stolen. (National - subscription required, external)

Former Celtic captain and boss Neil Lennon questions whether there is enough mental health support for managers and feels criticism can be "way over the top". (Sun, external)

Thursday's Scottish gossip

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Celta Vigo head coach Claudio Giraldez hopes to tap into Carl Starfelt's inside knowledge despite the Swedish centre-half missing out on Thursday's Europa League game with a muscle injury.

The 31-year-old was with the Scottish champions for two seasons until 2023 and Giraldez said: "I spoke to him for him to provide us with some information about this stadium.

"He was here a long time ago but maybe he can give some insight about the team and the way we should approach the game.

"I saw him smile today a few more times than the previous days, which means he's ready to get better."

While Celtic are facing a boycott from their Green Brigade ultras, Celta are expecting around 3,000 of their supporters to travel to Glasgow and Giraldez hopes to make it "a special game" for them in "one of the best known stadiums in the world".

"I received more requests than usual to come," the former Atletico Madrid left-back revealed. "It shows everyone is really excited to be here and watch the game.

"We know it's a short competition this league. With eight games, we need to gain points as soon as possible, starting with three tomorrow.

"We need to play a good match on every level and we need to be calm."

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Celtic centre-half Auston Trusty has paid a touching tribute to his father after revealing he has passed away.

The 28-year-old United States international will miss Thursday's Europa League tie at home to Celta Viga as he deals with the death.

Trusty, born in Media, Pennsylvania, said on Instagram:, external "I will miss you every single day. Thank you for being the world's greatest dad, my role model and someone I will forever look up to.

"Forty-eight years of marriage to mom, six children and eight grandchildren - what an incredible life you lived and what a beautiful legacy you leave behind.

"Thank you for blessing each of our lives every day. I will forever cherish your countless stories, your wisdom, kindness, happiness and, above all, your unconditional love.

"I would never be the person I am today without you, your guidance and your unwavering dedication to our family. You gave us everything and I will spend my life trying to make you proud.

"To wear the Trusty name on the back of my shirt will forever be my greatest honor. I couldn't be prouder to be your son.

"We will miss you more than words could ever express, but your love and legacy will live on through all of us."

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Callum Osmand is eager to keep impressing in his new left-wing role after a "crazy few days" as he looks to build on his first Celtic start against Celta Vigo on Thursday night.

The 20-year-old forward, having recovered from a hamstring injury, scored a double in Sunday's 7-1 thumping of Hearts after a lively substitute appearance in the 4-1 Europa League loss at Benfica last week.

Osmand, who scored the clinching goal in Celtic's 3-1 title winning game against Hearts at Parkhead last season, came off at half-time on Sunday of only his eighth Celtic appearance as a precuation but will be ready for the visit of La Liga's Celta Vigo.

"It been a crazy few days and I'm really happy to have started my first game, finally, after a long time, long time out," said Osmand.

"It's been tough. Obviously, I've had my ups and my downs, but hopefully now it's just plain sailing and getting some more minutes.

"It sort of makes it like a sweeter moment, when you aren't playing and then you come straight into it and you can make an impact straight away.

"It's a good feeling and I want to keep on trying to create stuff, keep trying to make an impact and hopefully I can do that tomorrow night."

Osmand is relishing the positional change from central striker to playing out wide.

He said: "It's a new thing for me, but it's similar.

"I don't mind playing either of the attacking options to be honest, as long as I'm on the pitch I'm happy. I don't mind it.

"I feel OK. I was a little bit tired at half-time, both my hamstrings were a bit tired, so I just let the physio know as a precaution.

"I was all right to carry on, I think it was just to minimise the risk, you don't want anything to go wrong."