Hibs and Celtic look strong value to produce at least 3 goals at Easter Road in what will be a quick and testing turnaround for the visiting side after they were so gallantly knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

This clash has all the hallmarks of a banana skin for the guests as Hibs are in excellent shape, having built an undefeated run that stretches fully 12 matches. David Gray’s side have scored at least 2 goals in 4 of their last 5 home matches, including a thrilling 3-3 draw against Rangers on January 5.

Celtic, meanwhile, have been an offensive machine domestically. In 8 of their last 9 Premiership games, Brendan Rodgers’ side have netted at least 3 times. Hibs may be over the worst of their defensive difficulties, but it is difficult to see them frustrating their guests, particularly after losing the last match between the clubs 3-0.

The Edinburgh side have improved since then and should fancy their chances of at least scoring, but Rodgers’ men possess enough strength in depth to score at least a couple. They have, after all, netted 3 or more in 5 of 8 domestic matches after Champions League action this season.

St Mirren look a strong price to avoid a defeat by 3 goals or more when they travel to face Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday, with Stephen Robinson’s men only having gone down by such a margin against Celtic this season.

Certainly, there have been no signs that they are about to lose a game heavily in recent weeks. They have conceded just 1 goal in their last 3 matches and last weekend secured a 0-0 home draw against an improving Hibs side. On top of this, they have faced Rangers twice previously this season, winning one of these matches 2-1 and losing their previous trip to Glasgow by the same margin.

Rangers, meanwhile, remain far from their best. Although they won against Hearts last weekend, the performance was desperately poor and no one around Ibrox is under any illusion that was a game they might easily have lost. Their previous outing on the south side of the Clyde, meanwhile, was a stunning 1-0 loss at home to Queen’s Park.

With the home crowd restless, the atmosphere could rapidly turn against the Gers who will be seeking any kind of victory to stabilise their ship.

Dunfermline can remain on an upward curve by avoiding defeat against Queen’s Park in the Scottish Championship on Saturday afternoon. The Pars have shown some signs of improvement under new manager Michael Tidser in recent weeks.

After defeating Fife rivals Raith Rovers 3-1 at the start of the month, Dunfermline battled their way to a creditable 0-0 draw away at Livingston last Saturday. Thus, the East End Park outfit look well placed to carry that momentum into their home game with Queen’s Park this weekend.

After springing a huge shock in the Scottish Cup with a 1-0 win away at Rangers, the Spiders were brought back down to earth with a bump when losing 2-1 at home to Hamilton last Saturday. That means Callum Davidson’s side have now fallen to defeat in each of their last 3 Scottish Championship matches.

On top of that, Queen’s Park have failed to triumph in 9 of their 12 second tier road trips this term, including each of their last 5. In fact, the Spiders have come away empty-handed from 4 of their last 5 away days, making fast-improving Dunfermline an attractive double chance option.

Cove Rangers can pick up another 3 points when they play host to Dumbarton in Scottish League One on Saturday afternoon. Paul Hartley’s side moved up to second place in the table and just 2 points off top spot with a 3-1 win over Annan last weekend.

That means Cove have come out on top in 5 of their last 7 Scottish League One assignments, losing just once across that sequence. Thus, the in-form hosts will fancy their chances of dispatching a Dumbarton team that look doomed to relegation.

The Sons sit at the bottom of the league table, and they are 19 points adrift of automatic safety with just 12 fixtures left to play. Stevie Farrell’s struggling side have yet to win a game in 2025, losing 5 of their 6 league and cup contests since the turn of the year.

Dumbarton crashed to defeat in their last away-day at Annan and they now face a much tougher test when they make the long trip north to title contenders Cove Rangers, who ran out comfortable 3-0 winners when the pair last crossed paths back in November.

Kelty Hearts and Inverness Caledonian Thistle face off at New Central Park in Scottish League One on Saturday afternoon. Both teams will be looking to bounce back from their respective defeats last time out, with Kelty coming up short against Alloa, while Inverness were beaten by Arbroath.

The visitors were ticking along nicely before losing at league leaders Arbroath 2 weeks ago, so they should be confident about getting back on track this weekend. In fact, Scott Kellacher’s side have been one of the third tier’s form teams in recent months, evidenced by the fact that they have triumphed in 8 of their last 12 league games.

On top of that, the Highland club can draw confidence from the fact that they have picked up points from each of their previous 2 league games with Kelty Hearts this season.

As for Kelty, they currently find themselves in the midst of their least productive spell of the season, having not won a league game this side of Christmas. New boss Charlie Mulgrew lost his opening game in charge to Annan before tasting defeat again at Alloa last weekend, making in-form Inverness an appealing prospect to avoid defeat on Saturday.

Arbroath look super value to leave Stenhousemuir with at least a point on Saturday having hit an impressive run of form in recent weeks.

The Red Lichties travel to Larbert after going to Queen of the South – the best home team in League One – and picking up a fine 3-0 victory that was inspired by the excellence of winger Fraser Taylor. This was their second successive win by such a scoreline, having overcome in-form Inverness by a similar margin at home a week earlier.

Having lost 2 of their first 3 games of the season, Arbroath have only been beaten in a couple of their subsequent 8 and beat Stenhousemuir 1-0 the last time the teams met.

Stenhousemuir were not in action last weekend as their match was Inverness was frozen off. That will have done them few favours after winning their previous 2 against Montrose and Queen of the South.

Prior to that, they had picked up only 1 win in 7 while they have picked up just 1 victory in their last 4 at home. Up against the form team in the league, don’t expect them to make it 3 wins on the bounce.