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Hibernian face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Wednesday evening, 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 23 of the 142 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, with Celtic running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Hibernian | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Hibees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Celtic's total of 41 points from their 20 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 36 from their 20 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Hibernian | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |