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Hibernian face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hibees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 87 and win only 24 of the 143 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Hibernian inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Bhoys in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 04 Apr | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 27 Jan | Celtic | 1 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 30 Aug | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 17 May | Hibernian | 0 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Celtic | 3 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 07 Dec | Hibernian | 2 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Celtic, Hibernian are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Hibees have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic's total of 66 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Hibernian lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 50 from their 33 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Hibees are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Celtic. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Hibernian | 11 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |