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Celtic face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Bhoys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 79 and win only 34 of the 157 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the The Gers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 15 Mar | Rangers | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SLGC |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 15 Feb | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Dec | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 31 Aug | Celtic | 2 - 4 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 27 Apr | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 16 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Gers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Celtic's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, and 8 goals against.
Rangers's total of 12 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 6 games giving them a return of 16 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Bhoys's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Rangers, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 8 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |