FootyMAD's Celtic match preview

History of the Celtic v Kilmarnock fixture

Kilmarnock face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 73 of the 92 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, 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:
2005/2006	Sun 23 Oct	Kilmarnock	0 - 1	Celtic	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 30 Jan	Kilmarnock	0 - 1	Celtic	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 06 Nov	Celtic	2 - 1	Kilmarnock	SPL
2004/2005	Sat 14 Aug	Kilmarnock	2 - 4	Celtic	SPL
2003/2004	Sun 18 Apr	Kilmarnock	0 - 1	Celtic	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 31 Jan	Celtic	5 - 1	Kilmarnock	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 01 Nov	Kilmarnock	0 - 5	Celtic	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

The Killie have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Killie, and 11 goals against.

Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 21 games giving them a return of 51 points. Kilmarnock's 33 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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	4	1	1	13	9	13
Kilmarnock	6	3	1	2	10	9	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic	7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Kilmarnock	5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games.