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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 156 games played, The Gers have recorded 46 wins, and Celtic have come away with 68 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as the The Bhoys edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 27 Apr | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 16 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Rangers | 1 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Rangers | 3 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Rangers | 2 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Mar | Celtic | 0 - 1 | Rangers | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Dec | Rangers | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
Rangers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Gers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 3 games giving them a return of 7 points. Rangers sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
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 | Won 6 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Rangers | 4 games since last defeat. |