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Hearts face a trip to Glasgow Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 84 and win only 18 of the 138 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 25 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
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 7 goals for and 6 against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 30 games giving them a return of 77 points. Hearts's 45 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 18 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
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 | 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Hearts | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |