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History of the Celtic v Livingston fixture

Livingston face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Monday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the Livi.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 01 Oct	Livingston	0 - 5	Celtic	SPL
2004/2005	Wed 13 Apr	Livingston	0 - 4	Celtic	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 02 Jan	Celtic	2 - 1	Livingston	SPL
2004/2005	Sun 24 Oct	Livingston	2 - 4	Celtic	SPL
2003/2004	Sun 11 Apr	Livingston	1 - 3	Celtic	SFAC
2003/2004	Sun 29 Feb	Celtic	5 - 1	Livingston	SPL
2003/2004	Sat 06 Dec	Livingston	0 - 2	Celtic	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Celtic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Bhoys, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Celtic, Livingston are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Livi have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 19 games giving them a return of 45 points. Livingston are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 19 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Celtic	6	4	1	1	12	5	13
Livingston	6	3	1	2	5	6	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Bhoys, as the Livi have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic	6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Livingston	No sequences of note