FM Preview: Hamilton Academical v Celtic 12 Jan 2011

Last updated : 11 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Hamilton Academical v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Wednesday evening, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 29 times out of 44.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Accies in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 02 OctCeltic3 - 1Hamilton Ac.SPL
2009/2010Sat 30 JanHamilton Ac.0 - 1CelticSPL
2009/2010Sat 26 DecCeltic2 - 0Hamilton Ac.SPL
2009/2010Sun 25 OctHamilton Ac.1 - 2CelticSPL
2008/2009Sat 04 AprCeltic4 - 0Hamilton Ac.SPL
2008/2009Sun 16 NovHamilton Ac.1 - 2CelticSPL
2008/2009Sat 04 OctCeltic4 - 0Hamilton Ac.SPL

Recent respective form guides

Hamilton Academical's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.

Celtic's away form is none too clever either, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the The Bhoys pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.

Hamilton Ac. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 11 points. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 19 games giving them a return of 45 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
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FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Hamilton Ac.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Hamilton Ac. No sequences of note
Celtic 3 successive away victories.
20 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.