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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 85 and win only 19 of the 141 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 Aug | Hearts | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Hearts | 3 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 05 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 01 Jan | Hearts | 2 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Hearts | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 10 Apr | Hearts | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, with 1 goals against.
The Jambo's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Jambo's, and 7 goals against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 12 games giving them a return of 31 points. Hearts sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 21 points from their 12 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
| Hearts | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Celtic is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 10 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Hearts | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |