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Celtic are ready to welcome Inverness Caledonian Thistle to Celtic Park on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Bhoys won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Celtic and Inverness CT at was within the last three years, in October 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 Aug | Inverness CT | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 23 Mar | Inverness CT | 1 - 0 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 23 Oct | Celtic | 4-2 | Inverness CT | SLC |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.
In complete contrast to Celtic, Inverness CT are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 13 games giving them a return of 34 points. Inverness CT see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 12 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Inverness CT | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic may be coming up against a decent side in Inverness CT, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | 15 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Inverness CT | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |