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Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 59 of the 121 previous games, with the hosts winning just 28.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell 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 away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, seeing them pick up six wins out of six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the The Bhoys scoring 16 and conceding 5.
Motherwell's 45 points from 37 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 37 games giving them a return of 92 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 13 successive away victories. 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 25 outings ago. |