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Rangers prepare to entertain Glasgow Celtic at Ibrox Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 145 games played, The Gers have recorded 72 wins, and Celtic have come away with 29 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ibrox Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Gers in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 21 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Gers have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.
Celtic'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 10 goals for the The Bhoys, and 1 goals against.
Rangers are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 7 games giving them a return of 21 points. Celtic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 19 points from 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rangers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rangers may be coming up against a decent side in Celtic, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Gers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rangers | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 8 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Celtic | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |