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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 82 and win only 23 of the 136 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 12 Mar | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 3 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 06 Mar | Hibernian | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The The Bhoys have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Celtic, Hibernian are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Hibees have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 4 games. Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
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 | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Hibernian | Not won in previous 7 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |