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Celtic prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 85 of the 117 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | St. Mirren | 1 - 5 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Celtic | 5-1 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 12 Nov | St. Mirren | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 19 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 0 | St. Mirren | SLGC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Celtic | 2 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Celtic | 3 - 0 | St. Mirren | SFAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic 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 Bhoys, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Celtic, St. Mirren are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Buddies have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 14 games giving them a return of 32 points. St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Celtic fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the The Bhoys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 3 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| St. Mirren | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |