Celtic entertain Livingston on Saturday in between their Champions League play-offs with £40 million at stake for them.
The Hoops were in midweek action against Kairat Almaty and were far from impressive as they were held to a goalless first leg draw.
They now face a marathon 11-and-a-hours journey to the Asian outpost for the second leg and that will likely mean plenty of squad rotation for manager Brendan Rodgers.
Celtic have made a steady start to the season and they already look to be playing within themselves ominously for the rest of Scottish football.
They are already four points ahead of Rangers after two games and with the Ibrox side facing a very tricky trip to Paisley to face St Mirren on Sunday, this looks like a penalty kick to maintain a perfect start to the season against newly-promoted Livingston.
However, David Martindale has recruited well over the summer, adding experience and depth to his squad and the early signs are the West Lothian side have more than enough to survive.
They are well-organised and can score goals too. And if there is ever a good time to be playing Celtic at Parkhead, ahead of a 3,500-mile trip is probably that time.
How the bookies view it: Celtic long odds-on as expected
Celtic were always going to be huge favourites here and are 1/9 to win. Livingston are 16/1 and the draw is 8/1. All prices are with Boylesports.
Previous head-to-heads: Livi hoping to make history
Celtic have won their last eight meetings in a row against Livingston. And the Lions have never won against Celtic at Parkhead in their history.
Players to watch: Pitts could be worth a long shot
Daizen Maeda got off the mark for the season last week in Celtic's League Cup stroll against Falkirk and, assuming he isn't rested, he has a very good chance of scoring his first league goals too. Last season's top scorer is 27/25 to score anytime with UniBet.
Veteran Livingston stalwart Scott Pittman has scored in each of Livingston's two league games this season and is their second-highest all-time goalscorer from midfield. He is 8/1 to score anytime with Betfred.
Predicted line-ups:
Celtic have only Portuguese winger Jota out with a long-term injury. They could make several changes through squad rotation, though with a long journey to Kazakhstan ahead.
Livingston could recall Danny Wilson and Graham Carey who missed out on last week's League Cup loss to Hibs with slight knocks.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Ralston, Trusty, Murray, Scales, Engels, McGregor, Bernardo, Nygren, Idah, Maeda
Livingston: Prior, Finlayson, McGowan, Wilson, Lawal, Pittman, Tait, Sylla, Smith, Muirhead, Carey.
Anything else catch the eye?
Celtic should clearly have enough to get the job done, but Livingston can leave Glasgow with their heads held high and make a decent fist of it.
As stated, they are a well-organised side and are unlikely to be hammered here against a Celtic team who will have that return leg in an Asian outpost to consider.
Back Livingston +3 at Unibet's 22/25, which looks an excellent bet.
It's worth taking a chance on Celtic being sluggish coming out the traps here and it's not impossible they may have to be patient against Livi.
Boylesports's 10/3 on a half time draw and a full time home win appeals.
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