|
Celtic prepare to entertain Falkirk at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 60 wins out of 78 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in September 2004, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 8-1 in a Scottish League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Celtic | 8-1 | Falkirk | SLGC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Celtic | 4 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Falkirk | 0 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 04 Oct | Falkirk | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Apr | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Bhoys in those games, with 7 conceded.
Falkirk have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Bairns's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Celtic are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games. Falkirk's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Falkirk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Falkirk is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Bhoys in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 4 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Falkirk | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |