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Kilmarnock prepare to entertain Glasgow Celtic at Rugby Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 45 of the 93 previous games, with the Killie winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Rugby Park was less than a year ago, in May 2003, where Celtic annihilated the Killie 0-4 in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 25 May | Kilmarnock | 0-4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 13 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Dec | Kilmarnock | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Kilmarnock | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Kilmarnock | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Kilmarnock have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Killie have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Bhoys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 10 games giving them a return of 28 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Killie of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Celtic, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kilmarnock | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Celtic | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |