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Celtic prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Bhoys are clearly on top, having won 88 and lost only 21 of the 146 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Celtic running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 02 Nov | Hearts | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
The Jambo's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Jambo's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 17 games giving them a return of 43 points. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Hearts | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Bhoys are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Hearts | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |