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Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 58 of the 120 previous games, with the hosts winning just 28.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 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 | Sun 08 Aug | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 May | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Mar | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Dec | Motherwell | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 11 against.
Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 11 games giving them a return of 28 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |