FootyMAD's Livingston match preview

Last updated : 30 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Livingston v Glasgow Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 6 of the 7 previous occassions for The Bhoys.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, where Celtic annihilated the The Bhoys 0 - 4 in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Wed 13 AprLivingston0 - 4CelticSPL
2004/2005Sun 02 JanCeltic2 - 1LivingstonSPL
2004/2005Sun 24 OctLivingston2 - 4CelticSPL
2003/2004Sun 11 AprLivingston1 - 3CelticSFAC
2003/2004Sun 29 FebCeltic5 - 1LivingstonSPL
2003/2004Sat 06 DecLivingston0 - 2CelticSPL
2003/2004Sat 30 AugCeltic5 - 1LivingstonSPL

Recent respective form guides

Livingston are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Livi's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Celtic have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Bhoys have hit 11 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Livingston find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 2 points. Celtic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 19 points from 8 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Livingston62134107
Celtic650112515

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 Livingston. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Livingston No sequences of note
Celtic 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.