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Hibernian face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 88 and win only 24 of the 144 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, as the The Bhoys edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 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 | Sat 17 Apr | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 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 |
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 19 goals, and conceded 2.
Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Hibees have hit 12 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic's total of 15 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hibernian 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 9 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 25 . |
| Hibernian | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |