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Falkirk prepare to entertain Celtic at The Falkirk Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 18 of the 82 games played, and losing 43.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Falkirk Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bairns in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 27 Jan | Falkirk | 0-1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Dec | Celtic | 4 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Falkirk | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 18 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Falkirk | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 07 Nov | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Falkirk | SLGC |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, and 2 goals against.
Falkirk see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 17 points from their 18 games played so far, Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 18 games giving them a return of 44 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Bairns 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: | |
| Falkirk | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |