Scottish Premiership picks: Top two meet, Lyall Cameron & Derek McInnes in focus

The top two go head-to-head at Pittodrie. Their first league encounter in Glasgow was an enthralling 2-2 draw.

What followed in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden was not wholly unexpected, in that Celtic won – but the 6-0 margin was an ignominious slap down, ending Aberdeen’s 16-match unbeaten streak in emphatic style.

The Dons have subsequently shipped seven points in the league and Brendan Rodgers’ champions travel to the north east four points clear with a game in hand.

Jimmy Thelin, if his media engagements are anything to go by, would be the last to suggest his Aberdeen team are viable title contenders and another loss to Celtic would further dampen that kind of talk.

On the other hand, victory could reignite their season and the Dons do have the Premiership’s only 100% home record to protect, with seven Premiership wins at Pittodrie under Thelin.

Of course, the only team to beat Celtic across 21 matches in this campaign has been Borussia Dortmund and Ronny Deila was in charge the last time they lost away to Aberdeen in 2016.

The leaders could also afford to rest several key players in Saturday’s cruise past Ross County, the day before Aberdeen had to battle for a draw at Tynecastle.

And, while the Dons can be proud of their home form, Celtic boast a 100% record on the road, with 22 goals scored in those seven victories and just two conceded.

With those two perfect sets of results on the line, something has to give and we should be in for a treat.