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Celtic face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 153 games played, The Bhoys have recorded 33 wins, and Rangers have come away with 76 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, with Rangers running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Mar | Celtic | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Dec | Rangers | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 4.
Celtic's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the The Bhoys, and 2 goals against.
Rangers find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 19 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 9 games giving them a return of 22 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the The Bhoys to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Celtic take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | 12 games since last home draw. |
| Celtic | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |