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Celtic face a trip to Heart Of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Sunday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 57 of the 138 previous games, with the hosts winning just 52.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 25 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Jambo's in those games, with 4 conceded.
Celtic have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hearts's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 19 games giving them a return of 47 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Bhoys has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Celtic | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |