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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 61 of the 126 previous games, with the hosts winning just 29.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Celtic | 0 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 22 Jan | Motherwell | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the The 'Well score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Motherwell find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 31 games. Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the The Bhoys to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Celtic | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |