FootyMAD's Kilmarnock match preview

Last updated : 05 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Glasgow Celtic v Kilmarnock fixture

Celtic prepare to entertain Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 72 of the 91 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 5-1 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:
2004/2005Sat 14 AugKilmarnock2 - 4CelticSPL
2003/2004Sun 18 AprKilmarnock0 - 1CelticSPL
2003/2004Sat 31 JanCeltic5-1KilmarnockSPL
2003/2004Sat 01 NovKilmarnock0 - 5CelticSPL
2002/2003Sun 25 MayKilmarnock0 - 4CelticSPL
2002/2003Sun 13 AprCeltic2 - 0KilmarnockSPL
2002/2003Sun 15 DecKilmarnock1 - 1CelticSPL

Recent respective form guides

Glasgow Celtic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.

Kilmarnock have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Killie have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 12 games giving them a return of 31 points. Kilmarnock's 19 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Celtic6402131012
Kilmarnock6312121010

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Kilmarnock is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Bhoys in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic14 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Kilmarnock8 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.