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Rangers face a trip to Glasgow Celtic at Celtic Park at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 146 games played, The Gers have recorded 44 wins, and Celtic have come away with 61 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Mar | Rangers | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 07 Mar | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Rangers | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Rangers have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Gers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points. Rangers are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 16 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Bhoys, as the The Gers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Rangers | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |