FootyMAD's Heart of Midlothian match preview

History of the Celtic v Heart of Midlothian fixture

Celtic prepare to entertain Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Bhoys are clearly on top, having won 88 and lost only 21 of the 147 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was earlier this season, 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:
2008/2009	Sat 11 Apr	Hearts	1 - 1	Celtic	SPL
2008/2009	Sat 13 Dec	Celtic	1-1	Hearts	SPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 1.

Hearts have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 81 points from their 37 games. Hearts find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 58 points they have accumulated from 37 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Celtic	6	3	2	1	8	4	11
Hearts	6	1	3	2	4	4	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic may be coming up against a decent side in Hearts, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic	Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw.
Hearts	Not won in previous 5 away matches.