The team which cannot lose meets the team which cannot win in a dress rehearsal of the Betfred Cup semi-final.
But the bad news for Hibs boss Paul Heckingbottom is that Saturday’s early kick-off is a Premiership showdown.
Celtic have a perfect seven wins from seven record in domestic league action.
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Celtic -2 goals handicap 11/5
The Hibees have been almost as prolific, but only in the League Cup. In Premiership football they have celebrated one solitary win ... way back on August 3.
Which is why thepools.com make Neil Lennon’s men as short as 2/5 to pile the pressure on Paul.
We wouldn’t talk you out of making that part of your weekend acca, but if you want value, there are bigger prices elsewhere.
And one statistic we like the look of is the potential for a penalty kick at Easter Road.
That was the route which saw The Hibees see off Kilmarnock in midweek and Celtic matches seem to have attracted penalty area mishaps.
There have been seven spot kicks awarded in Celtic matches this season and that tallies nicely with the identity of the man in the middle, Kevin Clancy.
He is the referee who awarded two penalty kicks to Aberdeen on Wednesday night at Hearts, one at Dundee United in August and another in a Europa League tie involving FC Sheriff and AIK Solna.
So he's not shy of punishing ill-disciplined tacklers.
Ryan Christie has converted all four penalties he has taken for The Hoops this season and he is 5/1 to score first on Saturday and 6/4 any time.
Scott Allan was on target for Hibs via that route early in the campaign and he is a very attractively priced 16/1 to score first, 5/1 anytime.
Celtic are 11/5 to cover a -2 handicap and given how superior Neil Lennon's side is to almost everybody else in the Premiership that also looks promising.
