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Rangers face a trip to Glasgow Celtic at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 144 games played, The Gers have recorded 45 wins, and Celtic have come away with 58 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Rangers inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Bhoys in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Rangers | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 27 Apr | Rangers | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 16 Mar | Celtic | 1 - 2 | Rangers | SLC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Rangers | 3 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 06 Oct | Celtic | 3 - 3 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 04 May | Celtic | 2 - 3 | Rangers | SFAC |
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.
Rangers have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Gers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 18 games giving them a return of 52 points. Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Rangers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers 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 . |
| Rangers | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |