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Celtic face a trip to Hibernian at Easter Road Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 71 of the 144 previous games, with the hosts winning just 36.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 17 May | Hibernian | 0 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Celtic | 3 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 07 Dec | Hibernian | 2 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Hibernian | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hibernian are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. 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, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Bhoys, and 6 goals against.
Hibernian's total of 6 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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 Hibernian. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hibernian | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Celtic | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |