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Celtic prepare to entertain Heart Of Midlothian at Celtic Park on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Bhoys are clearly on top, having won 83 and lost only 19 of the 137 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was earlier this season, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Hearts | 0 - 3 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Jan | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Celtic | 5-0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 20 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 30 games giving them a return of 86 points. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 52 points from 29 games.
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic may be coming up against a decent side in Hearts, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 27 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Hearts | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 9 games since last defeat. |