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Kilmarnock prepare to entertain Celtic at Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 20 of the 99 games played, and losing 51.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Rugby Park was earlier this season, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Killie in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 02 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Oct | Kilmarnock | 1-2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 29 Jul | Celtic | 4 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 03 May | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Kilmarnock | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Oct | Kilmarnock | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Killie have scored 7, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Celtic's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Bhoys, and 3 goals against.
Kilmarnock's 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 33 games giving them a return of 78 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Rugby Park for the Killie and the Madmen are unable to see past Celtic claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Celtic | 4 games since last defeat. |