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Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 58 of the 119 previous games, with the hosts winning just 28.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, where Celtic annihilated the The Bhoys 0 - 4 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 07 May | Motherwell | 0 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Dec | Celtic | 3 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Motherwell | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Mar | Motherwell | 0 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 02 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the The Bhoys scoring 15 and conceding 2.
Motherwell's 20 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 16 games giving them a return of 46 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Drawn last 5 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 4 successive away victories. 12 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |