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Celtic face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park at lunchtime on Saturday, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 75 times out of 115.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 10 Aug | Celtic | 1 - 0 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 24 Feb | St. Mirren | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 1 | St. Mirren | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
St. Mirren are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Buddies in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 14 matches. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 14 games giving them a return of 37 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Mirren | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Bhoys have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from St Mirren Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Mirren | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 3 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |