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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 December 2003, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 6 - 0 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Sep | Hibernian | 2 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Mar | Hibernian | 0 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Celtic | 6 - 0 | Hibernian | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow 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 14 goals for the The Bhoys, with 4 goals against.
Hibernian have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Celtic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 38 points from 16 games. Hibernian find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
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 3 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Hibernian | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |