Sunday 22nd April SPL Team News‏ & Thoughts

Motherwell v Celtic

Motherwell


Injuries - Craigan
Suspended - Page, Lasley
Available Squad - Randolph, Hateley, Saunders, Hutchinson, Clancy, Hammell, Carswell, Humphrey, Law, Jennings, Higdon, Ojamaa, Murphy, McHugh, Forbes, Daley, Cummins, Lawless, Hollis

Probable XI - Randolph, Hateley, Clancy, Hutchison, Hammell, Law, Jennings, Daley, Murphy, Higdon, Ojamaa (4-4-2)


Celtic

Injuries - Forrest
Doubtful - Matthews, Wilson, Loovens
Available Squad - Forster, Lustig, Matthews, Wanyama, K Wilson, Loovens, Mulgrew, Commons, Brown, McGeouch, Ki, Ledley, Samaras, Stokes, Hooper, Brozek, McCourt, Zaluska, Izaguirre, Rogne

Probable XI -Forster, Lustig, Matthews, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Commons, Ki, Brown, Ledley, Stokes, Hooper (4-4-2)



Prediction : Motherwell  0-1 Celtic


Clearly Celtic have won the league and are now out of the cups so this is pretty much dead rubber stuff for them. Neil Lennon was shown up to be an absolute fanny last week with his antics so he may want Celtic to finish the season strong to prove a point. Motherwell on the other hand have Europe to play for and with Dundee Utd seeming to by the big threat to them for 3rd place and winning today they really need the win. I read though some stats on Celtics cleen sheets this season:

• Celtic have kept 21 clean sheets in the SPL this season, only two sides have ever kept more in a full campaign (record is 23 by Celtic last season)

• The Bhoys have won 19 of their last 21 SPL matches.

• Celtic have kept 14 clean sheets in their last 18 league games.

• Celtic have won nine of their last 10 SPL meetings with Motherwell.

With all this in mind, a will have a stab at Celtic win to nil @ 2.63 (bet365)

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Hibs v Kilmarnock


Hibs

Injuries - Stack
Available Squad - Brown, McPake, Kujabi, Hanlon, Doherty, Towell, Soares, Sproule, Stevenson, Osbourne, Griffiths, O'Donovan, O'Connor, Doyle, Francomb, Grant, Claros, O'Hanlon, Murray, Galbraith, Wotherspoon

Probable XI - Brown, Towell, McPake, Hanlon, Kujabi, Sproule, Stevenson, Claros, Osbourne, O'Connor, Griffiths (4-4-2)




Kilmarnock

Injuries - Heffernan, van Tornhout, Hay, Buijs, O'Leary, Pascali
Available Squad - Bell, Toshney, Fowler, Nelson, Kelly, Sissoko, Shiels, Gordon, Harkins, Johnson, Johnston, Gros, Letheren, Dayton, Racchi, Pursehouse, Kennedy, McKeown

Probable XI - Bell, Toshney, Kelly, Sissoko, Fowler, Nelson, Gordon, Harkins, McKeon, Dayton, Shiels  (4-4-1-1)


Prediction : Hibs 2-1 Kilmarnock


Hibs are a transformed team in the last month or so, I see them getting only their 2nd home win of the season here and for me that will secure their premiership survival for another season. thing with Hibs is their defence is still terrible but with O'Connor and probably more so Griffiths upfront the can get a goal out of nothing. Kilmarnock really have nothing to play for and are missing their main striker.
I'll stick my neck out and take an unlikely and rare home win for the dirty Hibees @ 2.3 (Coral)