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Celtic face a trip to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 61 of the 144 previous games, with the hosts winning just 54.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Jambo's in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 31 Oct | Celtic | 0 - 2 | Hearts | SLGC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 3 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 14 Jan | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 Aug | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Heart of Midlothian have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Jambo's, with 10 goals against.
Celtic have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Bhoys's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Hearts's 19 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 13 games giving them a return of 31 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Hearts. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Celtic | 10 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 17 outings ago. |