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Hearts face a trip to Glasgow Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Jambo's will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 83 and win only 19 of the 137 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Hearts | 0 - 3 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Jan | Hearts | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 20 Oct | Hearts | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Jambo's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 30 games giving them a return of 86 points. Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 52 points from 29 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Hearts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 27 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Hearts | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 9 games since last defeat. |