The game between Hamilton Academical and Celtic in the Scottish Premier on Saturday, 30th January 2010 at 12:30 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Hamilton Ac. prepare to entertain Celtic at New Douglas Park at lunchtime on Saturday, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having fallen to defeat against their opponents 28 times out of 43.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at New Douglas Park was earlier this season, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 25 Oct | Hamilton Ac. | 1-2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 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 | Hamilton Ac. | 0 - 8 | Celtic | SPL |
| 1988/1989 | Fri 01 Jul | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Hamilton Ac. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Accies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
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 13 goals for the The Bhoys, and 4 goals against.
Hamilton Ac. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 20 matches. Celtic's total of 41 points from their 21 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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
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 4 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
