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Hibernian face a trip to Glasgow Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hibees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 80 and win only 22 of the 132 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, as the The Bhoys edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Thu 18 Dec | Hibernian | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SLC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Hibernian | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 02 Mar | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 04 Dec | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 4.
Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 17 games giving them a return of 49 points. Hibernian see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 19 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 17 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Hibernian | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |