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Rangers face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 153 games played, The Gers have recorded 45 wins, and Celtic have come away with 66 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Dec | Rangers | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Apr | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 12 Feb | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 09 Nov | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Rangers | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Rangers | 3 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, The Bhoys have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
Rangers's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Gers, and 3 goals against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 29 games giving them a return of 74 points. Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 55 points from their 29 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Gers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 33 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rangers | 10 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |