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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 86 wins out of 125 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 3-0 winners 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
Celtic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Bhoys in those games, with 5 conceded.
Motherwell have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The 'Well have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 30 games. Motherwell find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 49 points they have accumulated from 30 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Motherwell | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Bhoys's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Motherwell. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Motherwell | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |