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Hearts prepare to entertain Glasgow Celtic at Tynecastle Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 57 of the 138 previous games, with the Jambo's winning just 53.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tynecastle Stadium was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Bhoys, and 6 goals against.
Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 33 games. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 33 games giving them a return of 90 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Jambo's go into their game against Celtic in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |