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Celtic prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Bhoys are clearly on top, having won 86 and lost only 20 of the 143 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in April 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Apr | Celtic | 1-3 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 14 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 Aug | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 05 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 01 Jan | Hearts | 2 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 3 games. Hearts see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 2 points from their 3 games played 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Bhoys's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hearts. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Hearts | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |