CELTIC will be aiming to maintain their 100% start to the Scottish Premiership season when they play host to Heart of Midlothian on Sunday afternoon.
Ange Postecoglou's side are the only side other than Old Frim foes Rangers who have won their opening three matches of the campaign.
Last time out, the Bhoys put in their most impressive performance of the season so far as they romped to a 5-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
That crushing of Killie stretched Celtic's undefeated streak in the Scottish top-flight to 35 matches and they will now turn their attention towards extending that eye-catching sequence when Hearts come to town.
After finishing in third place last season, the early signs are positive for Robbie Neilson's men who have accumulated seven points from nine so far, the most recent of which came courtesy of a 4-1 drubbing of Dundee United.
Having said that, the Jambos enter this contest off the back of a 2-1 Europa League first-leg playoff defeat at Zurich on Thursday night, so they may arrive at Parkhead with onw eye on next week's return match in Edinburgh.
Outright Betting
Celtic, who have won each of their last four matches against Hearts, head into this game as red-hot 2/9 favourites with UniBet.
Hearts have won just one of their last six Scottish Premiership away matches and that trend is expected to continue here, with an away win priced up at a whopping 12/1 (Betfred) while the draw is also deemed improbable at 6/1 (Betfred) with the same firm.
Betting Angles
Celtic are unsurprisingly huge favourites here so I'll head to the Bet Builder market to get a bigger price by combining Celtic to win, over four Celtic corners and over one Hearts card, a 4/5 (Bet 365) shot.
The Bhoys boasted an almost-perfect record at their Parkhead fortress in the Scottish Premiership last season, posting 16 wins from 19 and avoiding defeat in the process.
What's more, Ange Postecoglou's side have hit the ground running this term, claiming maximum points from their opening three contests of the season.
While Robbie Nielson has forged a resolute Hearts team that are rarely blown away by their opponents, I suspect that their continental commitments on Thursday evening could take its toll at Celtic Park.
As such, I'm more than happy to side with a Celtic success on Sunday, but to nudge up the price, I'll also throw over four Celtic corners into the mix.
Celtic averaged a staggering 9.24 corners per-game in the Scottish Premiership last season, and they have comfortably covered 5+ flag kick line in each of their three outings this season so far.
Given that Celtic are expected to dominate the ball for long stages at Parkhead on Sunday, I'll conclude the recommended Bet Builder with over one Hearts card.
Each of Celtic's three opponents this season have received a minimum of two bookings, not to mention referee Kevin Clancy was one of the more card-happy operators in Scotland last season, averaging over five cards per-game.
It's also worth pointing out that the aforementioned Bet Builder would have paid out in all of Celtic's opening three league matches of the campaign and that only adds to the appeal supporting the same play at Parkhead on Sunday.
This Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian will be played on Aug 21, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Celtic vs Heart of Midlothian prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
