Celtic prepare to entertain Glasgow Rangers at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 144 games played, The Bhoys have recorded 58 wins, and Rangers have come away with 45 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Bhoys in a Scottish League Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
2002/2003 | Sun 27 Apr | Rangers | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
2002/2003 | Sun 16 Mar | Celtic | 1-2 | Rangers | SLC |
2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Rangers | 3 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
2002/2003 | Sun 06 Oct | Celtic | 3 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
2001/2002 | Sat 04 May | Celtic | 2 - 3 | Rangers | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 4.
Rangers have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Gers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 18 games giving them a return of 52 points. Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 18 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic may be coming up against a decent side in Rangers, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 17 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
Rangers | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |