It may not be pretty, but I’m expecting Celtic to produce another solid, if unspectacular, display to see off Aberdeen on Wednesday night. The Hoops have been highly efficient across Martin O’Neill’s two spells in charge this season, particularly on the domestic front, where they have posted eight wins from nine Scottish Premiership matches.

What’s more, Celtic appear to be heading to Pittodrie at a good time. Aberdeen remain without a permanent manager and their form continues to fluctuate, underlined by Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Kilmarnock. Interim boss Peter Leven was also in charge for Aberdeen’s double-header against Rangers last month, with his side losing 2-0 both home and away. Celtic will present just as tough a challenge, and I think a similar scoreline is well within the realms of possibility at Pittodrie on Wednesday night.

On current form, it’s difficult to look beyond Benjamin Nygren in the score or assist market on Wednesday night. In what has been a troubled season for Celtic, both on and off the pitch, Nygren’s signing has been one of the few genuine shining lights.

The Norwegian netted his 15th goal of the season against Falkirk on Sunday, taking his tally to an impressive 15 goals from 38 appearances across all competitions. With 12 of those strikes coming in the Scottish Premiership, Nygren now sits 2nd in the division’s scoring charts, and he arrives in fine form after finding the net in each of his last three outings.

The 24-year-old's attacking output is made all the more impressive by the fact he has also contributed six assists this season, the most recent of which came against Rangers in last month’s Old Firm derby.

With all that in mind, Nygren looks well placed to register another goal involvement against an Aberdeen side that has failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 Scottish Premiership matches, conceding multiple goals in seven of those contests.

Aberdeen are a side I regularly look to target in the cards markets, and with good reason. The Dons are receiving an average of 2.59 bookings per game in this season’s Scottish Premiership, a figure that places them among the most ill-disciplined teams in the division.

What’s more, Aberdeen have been shown a league-high four red cards this season, including having a man sent off in each of their last two matches. It’s also worth noting that the Dons were reduced to 10 men the last time they faced Celtic.

Given the scale of the task facing them this midweek, I expect Peter Leven’s side to pick up at least a couple of cards in their latest attempt to thwart Celtic. While the Hoops are drawing an average of 1.63 cards per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, each of their last two opponents has collected a minimum of two bookings.

The case is further strengthened by the fact that Aberdeen have picked up multiple cards in each of their previous two meetings with Celtic this season.

Celtic and high corner counts tend to go hand in hand in the Scottish Premiership - and that has certainly been the case again this season. The Hoops’ top-flight fixtures are averaging 10.38 corners per game this term, a tally largely down to how frequently the Glasgow heavyweights force corners. In fact, Celtic are averaging a league-high 6.71 flag kicks per 90 in the Scottish top flight this season.

Given the frequency in which Celtic rack up corners, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the visitors cover the over 7.5 line on their own here – something they achieved during Sunday’s 2–0 win over Falkirk.

While Aberdeen have struggled for consistency this season, I would still expect them to add to the corner count on Wednesday night, particularly on their own patch. The Dons are averaging just over five team corners per game in the Scottish Premiership this season and managed to earn four and six corners in their recent double-header against Rangers.