FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

History of the Glasgow Celtic v Motherwell fixture

Celtic prepare to entertain Motherwell at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 81 wins out of 120 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 30 Oct	Motherwell	2 - 3	Celtic	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 08 Aug	Celtic	2-0	Motherwell	SPL
2003/2004	Wed 12 May	Motherwell	1 - 1	Celtic	SPL
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

Recent respective form guides

Glasgow Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The The Bhoys have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Motherwell have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 22 games giving them a return of 56 points. Motherwell's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Celtic	6	6	0	0	10	2	18
Motherwell	6	1	1	4	4	10	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Celtic fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Bhoys. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic	Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Motherwell	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games.