Celtic prepare to entertain Glasgow Rangers at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 146 games played, The Bhoys have recorded 61 wins, and Rangers have come away with 44 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Celtic | 1-0 | Rangers | SPL |
2003/2004 | Sun 28 Mar | Rangers | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
2003/2004 | Sun 07 Mar | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Rangers | SFAC |
2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Rangers have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Gers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points. Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 16 |
Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Bhoys's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Rangers. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Celtic | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
Rangers | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |