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Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 61 of the 125 previous games, with the hosts winning just 29.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The 'Well in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Motherwell | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 22 Jan | Motherwell | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 30 Jul | Motherwell | 4 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 May | Motherwell | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 14 to 12.
Celtic have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Bhoys's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 24 points from their 21 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 21 games giving them a return of 52 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Celtic only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Fir Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Celtic | 5 games since last defeat. |