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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 61 of the 145 previous games, with the hosts winning just 54.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
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, 8 to 6.
The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, and 8 goals against.
Hearts's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 10 games giving them a return of 25 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hearts | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Bhoys have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Tynecastle Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hearts | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |