The game between Hamilton Academical and Celtic in the Scottish Premier on Saturday, 24th October 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Hamilton Ac. prepare to entertain Celtic at New Douglas Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 6 of the 42 games played, and losing 27.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at New Douglas Park was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Accies 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Celtic | 4 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 16 Nov | Hamilton Ac. | 1-2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Celtic | 4 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 8 | Celtic | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 0 | Celtic | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Accies have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Celtic's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Bhoys, and 6 goals against.
Hamilton Ac. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 8 matches. Celtic's total of 17 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Accies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Bhoys come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
