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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 154 games played, The Bhoys have recorded 33 wins, and Rangers have come away with 77 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Rangers running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Gers, with 5 goals against.
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 12 goals, and let in 3.
Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 28 games giving them a return of 71 points. Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 29 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the The Gers coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Celtic | No sequences of note |