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Celtic face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 151 games played, The Bhoys have recorded 33 wins, and Rangers have come away with 75 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Gers in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Apr | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 12 Feb | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 09 Nov | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Rangers | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Rangers | 3 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Apr | Rangers | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Gers, with 2 goals against.
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 scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 31 points from their 18 games. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 18 games giving them a return of 47 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Bhoys, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Celtic | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |