Sunday will be another tough fixture for the Hoops as they take on the Jambos at Celtic Park in their fourth game of the season.

Celtic dominated the fixture last season apart from the visit to Tynecastle on the opening day of the season.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have come a long way since then with the team desperately lacking depth in July last year.

The fixtures between both sides were tight at times last season but when Celtic took one major final step towards the title in May they blew Hearts away with a thumping 4-1 victory.

Soccer Football – Scottish Premiership – Celtic v Heart of Midlothian – Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain – May 7, 2022 Celtic’s Matt O’Riley celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

This will again be a tricky game for Postecoglou’s side with Robbie Neilson’s men having collected seven points in the first three games.

However, the Hoops may be facing Hearts at a good time with the fixture wedged between their Europa League play-off tie with FC Zurich which they find themselves down 2-1 in.

Neilson may look to make some changes to the visitors side due to the potential windfall which they could receive if they qualify for the Europa League with it being all to play for at Tynecastle.

After such a great performance at Rugby Park I wouldn’t imagine that Postecoglou would make many changes to the Celtic side.

14th August 2022; The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland: Scottish premier league football, Kilmarnock FC versus Celtic: Moritz Jenz of Celtic is surrounded by his team mates after his overhead kick goal that made it 3-0 in the 46th minute of the first half

If Mortiz Jenz is fit I would imagine that the big defender would continue at the back beside Cameron Carter-Vickers with him having scored in both his Celtic appearances.

Reo Hatate has been declared fit and Postecoglou may throw the Japanese midfielder back in for this one.

This is the starting XI which I think may begin the match but as always Ange knows best and whatever he goes with should be enough to win us the game and make it an incredible 36 games unbeaten in the league.

 

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