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Celtic face a trip to Heart Of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 57 of the 138 previous games, with the hosts winning just 53.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Hearts | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart Of Midlothian have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Bhoys, and 6 goals against.
Hearts are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 33 games. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 33 games giving them a return of 90 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |