Celtic Closes Gap on League Leaders Hearts Ahead of Key Match

The title race is heating up in the Premiership, as Celtic are now within three points of league leaders Hearts following last gameweek’s victory over Falkirk. Rangers’ defeat against Motherwell saw them climb up to second in the league standings, but a tricky test now awaits the Hoops at Easter Road, with Hibernian set to host the reigning Scottish champions on Sunday afternoon.

Celtic have mostly dominated this fixture in the recent past, even though the outcome has hardly been one-sided. Their previous meeting in Edinburgh resulted in the Bhoys’ favour, as did the Parkhead fixture earlier this year. Martin O’Neill’s men won 2-1 on both occasions, but they settled for a stalemate back in September when Brendan Rodgers was still in charge.

Predicted 4-2-3-1 Celtic Lineup To Face Hibernian

Defence

O’Neill has brought Celtic back into the hunt for a ‘domestic double’ with a four-game winning streak, and Viljami Sinisalo, featuring between the sticks in the wake of Kasper Schmeichel’s shoulder injury, has made his opportunities count by restoring the stability in the last line of defence.