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Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 63 of the 128 previous games, with the hosts winning just 29.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Apr | Motherwell | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The 'Well's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Bhoys pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far, Celtic find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 7 points they have accumulated from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Celtic | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |