ABERDEEN host Celtic in a huge Premiership clash at Pittodrie on Wednesday night.
The Hoops continue to look on a different planet to the rest of the league and there was a real possibility of a cricket score at the weekend when they went 5-0 up on Ross County by half time.
They took their foot off the gas in the second half but remember that was a Celtic team who had six changes by manager Brendan Rodgers.
They are of course also juggling the domestic title race with Champions League duties and appear to be managing that effortlessly.
Aberdeen have provided unexpected opposition in a title race, but they have started to lose ground recently after collecting just two points from three away games at St Mirren, Hibs and Hearts.
They have looked weary and there's a nagging suspicion teams have started to find them out, although it should be stressed they have still only lost one league game.
And the Dons rocked Celtic when they came back from two goals down at Parkhead to draw 2-2, but they were made to pay for that when the Hoops rattled in a 6-0 win at Hampden in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final.
How the bookies view it: Celtic almost a working man's price!
It's not often these days you get Celtic at almost 1/2 anywhere in Scotland except against Rangers, but there is some 4/9 on offer with bet365.
Aberdeen are 6/1 with the same firm and the draw is 16/5 with UniBet.
Recent head to heads: Dons' dismal run against the Hoops
Aberdeen haven't beaten Celtic at Pittodrie since 2016 – a run of 15 games.
This season, the Dons did claim an excellent comeback 2-2 draw in Glasgow, but were then hammered at Hampden 6-0 in the Premier Sports Cup .semi-final.
Players to watch: Kyogo fresh for goals
Celtic managed five different goalscorers at the weekend but were able to rest key man Kyogo Furuhashi and the Japanese genius should be raring to go at Pittodrie. He is 17/10 to score anytime with UniBet.
Leighton Clarkson got himself on the scoresheet at Tynecastle at the weekend and the former Liverpool kid is 17/2 to score anytime with UniBet.
Predicted line-ups:
Aberdeen face a real sweat over keeper Dimitar Mitov, who went off at half time with a muscle injury at Hearts. The Bulgarian could be replaced by former Celtic reserve keeper Ross Doohan. Top scorer Pape Gueye is absent and Jack MacKenzie is doubtful.
Celtic have a full squad to choose from.
Aberdeen: Doohan, Devlin, MacDonald, Molloy, McGarry, Nilsen, Shinnie, Duk, Clarkson, Morris, Solker.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Maeda, Kyogo, Kuhn.
Anything else catch the eye?
Aberdeen have won every single game at Pittodrie this season, but this could be where the run ends against a Celtic side who look unstoppable domestically anyway.
There's always a chance the Dons could get Celtic on a bad day and you have to respect Jimmy Thelin's perfect record at Pittodrie, but common sense suggests it's going to be tough to live with a Celtic side who were able to rest their big guns at the weekend, while Aberdeen looked leggy at Tynecastle.
You would expect Celtic to come out fired up and Aberdeen are often slow starters anyway. Take Celtic to win half time and full time at an unusual odds-against 11/10 with bet365.
There's been ten goals in the two meetings so far, with Celtic scoring eight of them. There should be goals here at 15/8 for over 3.5 goals and a Celtic win with William Hill.
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