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Celtic face a trip to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 45 of the 93 previous games, with the hosts winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, where Celtic annihilated the The Bhoys 0 - 4 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 25 May | Kilmarnock | 0 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 13 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Dec | Kilmarnock | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Kilmarnock | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Kilmarnock | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Killie have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 10 games giving them a return of 28 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
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 Rugby Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Celtic | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |