It may not be pretty, but I’m expecting Celtic to make the most of their game in hand by picking up all three points at Pittodrie on Wednesday night. Despite a few recent stumbles, the Hoops have lost just one of their 13 Scottish Premiership matches under Martin O'Neill’s guidance this season, winning 10 of those contests.

More often than not, it hasn’t been vintage stuff, but Celtic have developed a real habit of grinding out results, underpinned by a never-say-die attitude - something that was there for all to see against Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.

What’s more, Celtic also know there is simply no margin for error here if they are to reel in Hearts at the top of the table, making victory in the North East on Wednesday night essential.

That spells trouble for an ailing Aberdeen side that have massively underperformed this season. The Dons have mustered up just one win across their last 12 league outings - a victory over rock-bottom Livingston - and even more concerning is the fact they’ve taken nothing from nine of those matches, and failed to score in eight of their last 10.

Celtic and high corner counts have long been a familiar pairing in the Scottish Premiership - and this season is no exception. The Hoops’ top-flight matches are generating an average of 10.71 corners per game, a figure driven by how often the Glasgow giants force flag kick opportunities. In fact, Celtic lead the league with their average of 7.00 corners per game in the Scottish Premiership this season.

Celtic’s frequency for racking up corners was on display against Rangers away at Ibrox on Sunday, where they won the corner count 7-6, and the last time they faced Aberdeen, they accumulated eight corners.

While the Dons have underwhelmed this season, I would still expect them to contribute to the corner count on Wednesday night, particularly at home. Moreover, Aberdeen are averaging just under five team corners per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, earning four at Celtic Park in December and matching that tally away at league leaders Hearts on Saturday.

Given his numbers in front of goal this season, it’s hard to look past Benjamin Nygren in the To Score or Assist market on Wednesday night.

The Swede can often go under the radar for large stretches of a game, but he has a real knack for appearing at the right moment to deliver decisive contributions for Celtic. That is evident in his numbers, with Nygren racking up an eye-catching 18 goals and seven assists across his 45 appearances in all competitions this season.

Even more impressive is the fact that Nygren has registered a goal or an assist in 10 of his last 12 Scottish Premiership appearances, a run that began with a strike against Aberdeen. It’s also worth highlighting that the 24-year-old provided the assist for Kieran Tierney’s goal against Rangers on Sunday, helping set the wheels in motion for Celtic’s comeback to earn a 2-2 draw at Ibrox.

With all that in mind, Nygren looks well placed to deliver another goal involvement against an out-of-sorts Aberdeen side, which has failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 of their last 15 Scottish Premiership matches, conceding multiple goals in nine of those contests.

After coming off the bench to good effect at Ibrox on Sunday, I would expect Sebastian Tounekti to be given the nod from the start at Pittodrie on Wednesday night. With that in mind, I’m keen to back the Celtic forward to register a minimum of one shot on target.

Typically deployed on the left-hand side, the Celtic forward is a player who frequently likes to cut inside and fire in shots at goal. That is underlined by the fact that Tounekti has averaged 2.31 shots per game in the Scottish Premiership this season.

During Celtic’s recent 3-2 win away at Kilmarnock, the Tunisian again made an impact from the bench, hitting the target twice with four efforts in just 45 minutes. Tounekti also managed to work the opposition goalkeeper away at Stuttgart in the Europa League last Thursday, despite only featuring as a 22-minute substitute.

Now set to face an ailing Aberdeen side, I think there is plenty of scope for that trend to continue. The Dons are conceding 5.04 shots on target per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, further strengthening the case for Tounekti to hit the target at Pittodrie on Wednesday night.