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History of the Celtic v Motherwell fixture
Celtic prepare to entertain Motherwell at Parkhead on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 89 wins out of 130 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in May 2010, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sun 29 Aug | Motherwell | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Celtic | 4-0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 13 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Motherwell | 2 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 22 Feb | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have collected two wins and three draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for The Bhoys, with seven goals against.
The 'Well have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on three occasions, but drawing one and losing two. The 'Well have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with nine goals for and eight against.
Celtic's total of 39 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in second place while Motherwell lie sixth, picking up 23 from their 16 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for The Bhoys. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last five home games. Unbeaten run of five games. |
| Motherwell | Not won in previous two away games. An overall losing run of two games. No win in the four most recent games. |