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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 160 games played, The Gers have recorded 47 wins, and Celtic have come away with 69 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 04 May | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 28 Feb | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 03 Jan | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 04 Oct | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 15 Mar | Rangers | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SLGC |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 15 Feb | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 20 goals, and conceded 2.
Rangers's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Gers, and 5 goals against.
Celtic's total of 24 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Rangers are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 8 games giving them a return of 24 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| Rangers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 11 successive home games. 18 games since last home draw. Won their latest 7 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 28 . |
| Rangers | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 14 games since last defeat. |