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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 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 are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The 'Well in those games, with 7 conceded.
Celtic's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Bhoys pummel 14 goals, and let in 4.
Motherwell find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 46 points they have accumulated from 28 games. Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 65 points from their 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |