FM Preview: Celtic v Hibernian 14 Dec 2013

History of the Celtic v Hibernian fixture

Hibernian face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hibees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 92 and win only 18 of the 142 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in April 2013, with Celtic running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Scottish Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Celtic 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.

Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.

Celtic are leading the way in the Scottish Premiership, with their 14 games giving them a return of 36 points.

Hibernian are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish Premiership with a return of just 17 points from their 15 games thus far.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Hibees to come away from it with a creditable draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

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