With history suggesting that Celtic are likely to concede in this match, expect them to take a front-foot attitude and go for goals. By their high standards, they have struggled in this regard this season, scoring 62 in 34 games. However, there have been signs that they are starting to find some form in front of goal.

O’Neill’s side have scored two or more goals in nine of their last 10 league matches. The only time they have fallen short was against Hibs at home but they were reduced to 10 men for the final 15 minutes of that match and they still generated 1.94xG. The context of the fixture was also complicated as it came between their Europa League knockout games against Stuttgart.

With Celtic fully focused on this encounter, expect them to score at least two goals at Easter Road – just as they did in their last trip to the Edinburgh venue.

The context this match will be played in means that goals at both ends of the park are likely. While Hibs are not a side that specialise in BTTS – their 2-1 loss against Hearts broke a run of four games in which it didn’t happen – Celtic definitely are, particularly away from home.

The Hoops have conceded at least one goal in nine of their last 10 Premiership games and gave up two when they last faced Hibs. This has led to BTTS winning in eight of their last 10 league games and 12 of their last 16 overall.  

The head-to-head history between these clubs this season suggests there will be goals at both ends. Each of the last two have ended 2-1 to the away side, while a repeat of the 0-0 Celtic Park draw from September seems unthinkable given this is a match the visiting side really need to be winning.

Fresh from scoring against Hearts last weekend, the Australia international forward will be out to test the Celtic backline in this game. It’s a challenge that he has relished previously this season.

In each of Hibs’ three league clashes against the defending Premiership champions, he has mustered at least one shot on target on each occasion. Last time the teams met at Easter Road, he had three shots on target against the Hoops, albeit one of these was a penalty that he scored.

With 1.02 shots on target per 90 in league play this season, he is clearly the most consistently dangerous of Hibs’ available regulars and the player who will need most closely policed by the visiting side.

With the tension high in this match, expect it to be competitive and feisty. This would follow the trend of the other clashes between these clubs this season. There were four cards shown in the most recent clash at Celtic Park – including a red to Auston Trusty – and six in the previous Easter Road meeting of the teams. Even the opening match of the season had three cards shown.

Throw into this mix referee David Dickinson, who is an official who seems to love paperwork. He has handed out 89 cards in 19 Premiership games this season – an average of 4.68 per match. Dickinson is on a streak of six successive league games with four cards or more, a run which includes Hibs’ trips to Motherwell (7 cards) and Aberdeen (5 cards).

Incidentally, Liam Scales has been booked in all three matches between these sides this season and is 2.62 to make it four in a row.

Andoni Iraola is one of my favourite managers in the Premier League, his pressing style and structure is very entertaining to watch and has transformed Bournemouth into one of the best units out of possession in the Premier League.

The only two slight drawbacks to the intensity that Iraola wants his team to play with is fatigue, and Bournemouth’s disciplinary record with the Cherries picking up 81 yellow cards in the Premier League this season (2.38 per game), only Brighton (82) and Tottenham (85) have picked up more cards in the Premier League this season than Bournemouth.

Unlike Tottenham and other sides battling towards the bottom of the Premier League, Bournemouth’s card record is directly linked to their style of play rather than being a result of frustration of petulance. They picked up four yellow cards from a foul count of 16 when these sides met earlier on in the campaign

Crystal Palace racked up eight corners on their visit to Anfield last time out, and have relied on these set piece situations as a route to goal under Oliver Glasner with their threat from open play being quite blunt at times this season with no real creative spark to plug the gap left by Eze and Olise.

Palace are averaging 4.30 corners per game in the Premier League this season, a tally that only drops slightly (4.19) when looking at their games away from home this season. Palace racked up six corners when these sides met earlier on in the season, with that game finishing 3-3.

Bournemouth’s chaotic style of play can give up corners to their opponents, they’re conceding 5.21 corners per game in the Premier League this term which does drop to 4.06 corners conceded per game when playing at the Vitality Stadium. Palace’s reliance on these situations, paired with the end to end nature of Bournemouth’s games should see the away side register at least four corners at a pretty generous price even as a single.

Le Havre have won just one of their 15 away games in Ligue 1 this season, scoring just nine goals across these games which is the joint lowest output on the road in Ligue 1.

Lille ran out 1-0 winners over Le Havre when the sides met earlier in the season, and have won four of their last five matches ahead of this clash.

Lille have only lost three of their 15 home games in Ligue 1 this season, notably scoring 23 goals across these games which is a scoring power that Le Havre are unlikely to be able to match.

Le Havre have failed to win a game in Ligue 1 since 15th February, losing five of their nine games since this victory.

The most recent head to head meeting between the sides produced exactly three goals as Alkmaar ran out 2-1 winners over Twente in a game that saw 54 match shots.

Twente are just one point away from Nijmegen, who sit in a Champions League qualification spot - they’ve seen 3+ goals in three of their last five matches across all competitions, and have seen 44 goals across their 15 away games in the Eredivisie (2.93 per game).

Alkmaar have seen 55 goals across their 15 home games in the Eredivisie (3.66 per game), and have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches across all competitions

This game sits between a Europa League semi-final for Freiburg, who have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last five matches across all competitions.

Freiburg have only kept six clean sheets across their 31 matches in the Bundesliga this season (19%), and have conceded 20 goals across their 15 home games this season.

Wolfsburg are six points from safety in the Bundesliga and simply must get at least a point to keep their survival hopes alive.

Wolfsburg have scored 20 goals across their 15 away games in the Bundesliga this season, picking up more points on the road than they have at home this season (15-10).

BTTS has landed in each of the last two head to head meetings between the sides, with United coming away 2-1 winners at Anfield earlier in the season.

Manchester United have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches across all competitions, and have only kept six clean sheets all season (17%). Only Wolves and West Ham (4) have kept fewer shutouts.

Liverpool have seen BTTS in each of their last two games, winning both matches against Crystal Palace and Everton.

Liverpool have seen 51 goals across their 17 away matches in the Premier League this season (3.0 per game).

Casemiro has picked up more yellow cards than any other Manchester United player this season (8), as well as one red card.

Casemiro has collected two yellow cards across his last five Premier League appearances.

Casemiro is averaging 1.64 fouls committed per 90 in the Premier League this season.

Casemiro committed two fouls and was shown a yellow card when these sides met earlier in the season.

Only Dominik Szoboszlai (8) has picked up more yellow cards in the Premier League this season for Liverpool than Konate (6).

Konate has been cautioned in two of his last five domestic appearances for Liverpool. 

32 of Liverpool’s 50 yellow cards in the Premier League this season have come away from home (64%).

The referee for this game is Darren England who averages over 4.0 cards per game in the Premier League.

Matty Cash has picked up the most yellow cards of any Aston Villa player in the Premier League this season (8).

Cash has been cautioned in two of his last five Premier League appearances.

Cash has a history with Tottenham, having antagonised the club in a meeting between the sides a few seasons ago - Tottenham players still haven’t forgotten about this.

Cash’s main opponent here is likely to be Mathys Tel (1.70 fouls won per 90).

Conor Gallagher has committed a foul in each of his last four Premier League appearances, committing 2+ fouls in one of these games. He’s priced as short as 1.12 to commit a single foul here, so i’m happy to take him for 2+ fouls here against a Villa side that has won more fouls than any other side in the Premier League this season.

Villa drew 17 fouls from Tottenham in the most recent head to head meeting between the sides, with both Archie Gray and Joao Palhinha picking up cautions in that game and combining to commit five fouls - suggesting that the midfield will be an active battleground for foul exchanges again here.

We’re pitting Gallagher up against Tielemans, but he’ll also have to contest duels against Lamar Bogarde who is filling in with Onana and Kamara both expected to miss this clash due to injury. Bogarde is averaging 1.75 fouls won per 90 across his nine starts in the Premier League this season and his impressive mobility may prove an issue for a player in Gallagher who struggles with reigning in his challenges.

Paddy Power have slightly boosted Bruno Fernandes to score or assist against Liverpool on Sunday and the underlying numbers are too good to ignore.

Bruno Fernandes assisted Harry Maguire’s winner against Liverpool earlier in the season, one of 19 goals he’s set up in the Premier League this term - just one assist away from matching the record for the number of assists in a single Premier League season.

His recent form is particularly impressive having registered a goal contribution in each of his last seven Premier League appearances, managing 2+ goal contributions in two of these games. His total for the season sits at 27 goal contributions across just 31 starts in the Premier League - only Erling Haaland (31) has more goal contributions in the Premier League this season than Bruno Fernandes.

His underlying numbers are also pretty crazy, he’s created 114 chances (3.79 per 90) as well as having 75 shots (2.49 per 90), giving Fernandes an excellent chance of finding the target here at a very appealing price - it’s as low as 1.70 with most leading bookmakers.

Tielemans has drawn 2+ fouls in each of his last three Premier League games, and faces up against a Tottenham side that have committed the third most fouls in the Premier League this season (11.9 per game). 

Tielemans came off the bench in the most recent head to head meeting between the sides, winning one foul, and will face up against an aggressive trio on paper of Gallagher, Bissouma and Bentancur who combine to commit 3.88 fouls per 90 in the Premier League this season.

Across the season as a whole, Tielemans has drawn 33 fouls across his 18 starts in the Premier League (1.88 per 90). I’m confident that we’ll see a slight rise in these numbers here given the combative nature of Tottenham’s midfield, which should be further exaggerated with where they find themselves in the table.

Conor Gallagher has committed a foul in each of his last four Premier League appearances, committing 2+ fouls in one of these games. He’s priced as short as 1.12 to commit a single foul here, so i’m happy to take him for 2+ fouls here against a Villa side that has won more fouls than any other side in the Premier League this season.

Villa drew 17 fouls from Tottenham in the most recent head to head meeting between the sides, with both Archie Gray and Joao Palhinha picking up cautions in that game and combining to commit five fouls - suggesting that the midfield will be an active battleground for foul exchanges again here.

We’re pitting Gallagher up against Tielemans, but he’ll also have to contest duels against Lamar Bogarde who is filling in with Onana and Kamara both expected to miss this clash due to injury. Bogarde is averaging 1.75 fouls won per 90 across his nine starts in the Premier League this season and his impressive mobility may prove an issue for a player in Gallagher who struggles with reigning in his challenges.

Only Ollie Watkins (11) has scored more goals in the Premier League for Aston Villa this season than Morgan Rogers (9). He’s bettered his goal tally from last season by one goal, while also improving his general shot output - making him a more reliable player to back to find the target than he was last season.

Rogers had four shots during the week as Villa fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest, seeing one of these attempts find the target. He’s taken 79 shots across his 34 starts in the Premier League this campaign (2.36 per 90), seeing 31 of these efforts find the target (0.93 per 90). 

Rogers also has an impressive record against Tottenham, having scored against the Lilywhites in the most recent head-to-head meeting between the sides from two shots on target, as Villa came away 2-1 winners over Tottenham in the FA Cup. He also scored in the league meeting between these sides in North London earlier in the season, and has scored against Tottenham in four of his last five games against the relegation-threatened side.

Richarlison came off the bench in Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Wolves last time out, managing two shots - one of which led to Palhinha’s scrappy goal as De Zerbi’s side secured a crucial three points to keep their chances of survival in the Premier League alive.

Dominic Solanke went down injured in that game and is unlikely to feature again this season, leaving Richarlison as Tottenham’s main forward for the run-in. Richarlison has been in a relegation battle before, ensuring Everton’s safety a few seasons ago, so he’s got the perfect experience to lead this Tottenham side to safety following a disastrous campaign in which the Lilywhites have burned through two coaches.

Richarlison has netted nine goals across his 16 starts in the Premier League this season, achieving this tally from 50 shots overall (2.79 per 90), seeing 22 of these attempts find the target (1.23 per 90).

Tottenham have one of the most aggressive midfield set-ups in the Premier League. Without even looking at the underlying numbers, the likes of Gallagher, Bentancur, Palhinha, and Bissouma are all incredibly combative and will get sucked into challenges against the most fouled side in the Premier League over the last two seasons.

Those players also hint at where Tottenham have fallen short in their recruitment over recent seasons, partially explaining why they find themselves in their current predicament. All of those players are better at breaking up play than they are when in possession. They are all pretty good when out of possession, but Tottenham desperately lack a profile that can progress the play through the thirds.

Tielemans has won 33 fouls across his 18 starts in the Premier League this season, working out to an average of 1.88 fouls won per 90. I’d expect this to rise given the aggressive nature of Tottenham’s midfield set-up - Tottenham committed 17 fouls in the most recent head-to-head clash between the sides in the FA Cup, and committed 11 fouls when the sides met in the Premier League earlier on in the campaign.

Tottenham find themselves battling at the bottom of the table to survive in the Premier League, a position that naturally creates a bit of frustration, but even more so when the players don’t believe that they should be in this position.

This entitlement is one of the main reasons why Tottenham find themselves at risk of the drop; many of the players have long been checked out of the club, and this has resulted in Tottenham having a pretty healthy card and foul record in the Premier League.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side have collected 85 yellow cards in the Premier League this season (2.5 per game) - more than any other side in the division. Only Chelsea have picked up more red cards (7) than Tottenham (4) in the Premier League this season, too, so this is clearly a side that is struggling to manage the emotions of a relegation battle.

Tottenham have picked up 2+ cards in each of their last six head-to-head meetings against Aston Villa across all competitions, most recently committing 17 fouls and picking up three yellow cards in an FA Cup defeat at home to Unai Emery’s side.