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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 61 of the 126 previous games, with the hosts winning just 29.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Motherwell | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The 'Well in those games, with 7 conceded.
The The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Motherwell find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 35 points they have accumulated from 21 games. Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 49 points from their 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Celtic | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |