FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

History of the Motherwell v Glasgow Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Wednesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 59 of the 120 previous games, with the hosts winning just 28.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sun 14 Mar	Celtic	1 - 1	Motherwell	SPL
2003/2004	Sun 21 Dec	Motherwell	0 - 2	Celtic	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 20 Sep	Celtic	3 - 0	Motherwell	SPL
2002/2003	Wed 07 May	Motherwell	0 - 4	Celtic	SPL
2002/2003	Sun 01 Dec	Celtic	3 - 1	Motherwell	SPL
2002/2003	Tue 10 Sep	Motherwell	2 - 1	Celtic	SPL
2001/2002	Tue 19 Mar	Motherwell	0 - 4	Celtic	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.

The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The Bhoys, and 8 goals against.

Motherwell's 45 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 36 games giving them a return of 94 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Motherwell	6	2	1	3	4	9	7
Celtic	6	2	1	3	5	7	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Bhoys's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Motherwell, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell	Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Celtic	No sequences of note