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Hearts face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Jambo's will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 90 and win only 22 of the 151 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Celtic running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 09 May | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 10 Feb | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 20 Dec | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 28 Oct | Celtic | 0 - 1 | Hearts | SLGC |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 20 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 May | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 4.
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points. Hearts's total of 5 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hearts have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Celtic may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 7 successive home games. 14 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 22 . |
| Hearts | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |