SPL - Sunday 11th Nov Team News & Thoughts

Hibs v Dundee Utd


Hibs


Injuries - Clancy, Deegan

Available Squad - Williams, Hanlon, McPake, Maybury, Claros, Cairney, Wotherspoon, Stevenson, Griffiths, Doyle, Caldwell, Stanton, Caldwell, Handling, Kuqi, Sproule, McGivern, Taiwo, Antell

Probable XI : Williams, Mayburn, mcPake, Hanlon, McGivern, Wotherspoon, Claros, Taiwo, Cairney, Doyle, Griffiths (4-4-2)



Dundee Utd


Injuries - Douglas, Vignal

Available Squad - Cierzniak, Watson, Dillon, Gunning, McLean, Flood, Rankin, Ryan, Russell, Daly, Dow, Armstrong, Millar, Gardyne, Robertson, Skacel, Gauld, Douglas, Hilson, Banks. Mackay-Steven


Probable XI : Cierzniak, Watson Dillon, Gunning, McLean, Flood, Rankin, Ryan, Mackay-Steven, Daly Russell (4-4-2)



Prediction : Hibs 1-2 Dundee Utd

Dundee Utd hold a serious hoo-doo over the dirty Hibees. Hibs only have 1 win inthier last 14 meetings but Hibs are strong at home this season unbeaten in 6 with 4 wins. Utd had to play an extra match midweek but I dont see that as a negative. With gary mackay-Steven back in the team and the firepower that Daly and Russell provide I think Utd will be too strong for Hibs defence which I still think is vunerable. All in all I'm taking DUNDEE UTD WIN @ 2.75 (CORAL)


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Celtic v St Johnstone


Celtic

Injuries - Izaguirre Rogne, Forrest, Hooper, Lassad

Available Squad - n/a

Probable XI : Forster, Matthews, Wilson, Ambrose, Mulgrew, Ledley, Wanyama, Kayal, Commons, Watt, Miku (4-4-2)



St Johnstone


Injuries - C. Davidson, Cregg, Pawlett, Beattie, Adams

Available Squad - Mannus, Mackay, Wright, Anderson, Millar, M Davidson, Tade, Craig, Hasselbaink, Robertson, McCracken, Miller, Caddis, Scobbie, Tobin, Kane, Tuffey, Gray, Vine, Moon


Probable XI : Mannus, Miller, Anderson, Wright, Mackay, Millar, M Davidson, Craig, Mclean, Tade, Vine (4-4-2)



Prediction : Celtic 2-1 St Johnstone


Obviously Celtic suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Kilmarnock after they played a midweek Champions League match away to Barca and again here after their epic win to Barca on Wednesday there will be question marks over their tiredness. Celtic pumped St Johnstone 5-0 in the league cup at Parkhead only a couple of weeks ago but they did suffer their first defeat of the season in Perth back in mid September. I fancy Tade and Vine to cause the Celtic defence some problems and certainly think the best price of a Cetlic win at 1.25 is completely unbackable. I'll give this match a big body swere but can see a home win. NO BET




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