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Inverness CT face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Caley Thistle.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 20 Aug | Inverness CT | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 22 Mar | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Inverness CT | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Dec | Inverness CT | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Inverness CT | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 16 Mar | Inverness CT | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Inverness CT | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 22 Aug | Inverness CT | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
Inverness CT have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Caley Thistle's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 14 games giving them a return of 37 points. Inverness CT's 19 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| Inverness CT | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Inverness CT 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 | Unbeaten in the last 22 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Inverness CT | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |