Hoops held to a goalless draw at Celtic Park | OneFootball

Scottish PremiershipSaturday, September 27, 2025Celtic Park

CELTIC…0HIBERNIAN…0

Celtic and Hibernian played out a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park this afternoon, though the Hoops were denied by the woodwork and by an inspired goalkeeping performance from the Hibs keeper, to deny them all three points.

From kick-off, Celtic dominated proceedings and would ultimately finish the first-half having enjoyed almost 80% of the possession.

In the early stages it was clear that Brendan Rodgers’ men were playing with confidence, with the Hoops keeping Hibs on the back foot as they knocked the ball around with purpose and looked to carve out an opportunity.

It took 20 minutes before the first big chance presented itself, and it came from a Hibs corner which Celtic defended well before breaking forward with aggression and pace.

Daizen Maeda flashed a ball across the face of goal towards Kelechi Iheanacho who was in a brilliant position, but the forward’s strike cannoned off the crossbar and the scoreline remained level.

On the left for Celtic, Sebastian Tounekti and Marcelo Saracchi, both making their first appearance at Celtic Park, linked up well throughout the match and on the half-hour mark, Saracchi rattled the bar with an effort from the edge of the area.

Celtic continued to put pressure on the visitors, and before the break, Callum McGregor, Daizen Maeda and Kelechi Iheanacho all saw shots either saved or blocked, with Hibs players throwing themselves in front of the ball at every opportunity.

Early in the second period, Sebastian Tounekti drove to the byline and cut the ball back to Arne Engels who shot from the penalty spot. It looked like his shot was destined for the back of the net but Sallinger produced a great save to deny the Belgian.

With an hour played, Saracchi flashed the ball across the face of goal and any touch would have given Celtic the lead. Several players slid towards the ball, including Iheanacho, but somehow the keeper got a touch on the ball and everyone in the stadium, the visitors included, were left wondering how Celtic weren’t 1-0 up.

As the match wore on, Brendan Rodgers made several changes, bringing James Forrest, Benjamin Nygren, Paulo Bernardo, Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Johnny Kenny on in the hope that the pressure that was being piled on to the visitors would produce more scoring opportunities.

Paulo Bernardo fired a great shot towards goal from the edge of the box with just under 10 minutes to go but Sallinger, who delivered an impressive performance in goals for Hibs, produced an equally good save to keep the score level.

In the dying minutes, the Hibs keeper produced another big save to deny Johnny Kenny and secure a point for the visitors on an afternoon when Celtic did more than enough to claim all three points.