Rangers v Celtic 02 Jan 2011

History of the Rangers v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bhoys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 81 and win only 34 of the 159 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, The Gers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 win.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Rangers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for The Bhoys, and 4 goals against.

Rangers's total of 41 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in second place with Celtic are leading the way, with their 18 games giving them a return of 42 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Rangers. Away win