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Celtic prepare to entertain Motherwell at Celtic Park on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 80 wins out of 118 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Celtic running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 07 May | Motherwell | 0 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Dec | Celtic | 3-1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 10 Sep | Motherwell | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Mar | Motherwell | 0 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 02 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 21 Feb | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Celtic, Motherwell are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The 'Well have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 13 points from 5 games. Motherwell's 7 points from 5 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 16 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Celtic fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Bhoys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Motherwell | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. |