Rangers and Celtic with the title in play is undoubtedly the headline act, but by the time Sunday’s third league meeting of the season starts at midday, the Premiership picture will have changed.

Either Hearts will have stretched further clear or dropped points at home to Aberdeen to present the Glasgow pair with a giant opportunity. Either way the pressure will be palpable.

Rangers have been in the best form of the title contenders since Danny Rohl took charge in October, albeit while not fully convincing with their performances.

They also won the last meeting 3-1 at Celtic Park, Youssef Chermiti’s double turning a deficit into a lead before Mikey Moore struck.

Home advantage could also be key. Rangers have struggled on the road – including drawing 2-2 last week with bottom side Livingston – but have won 10 in-a-row at Ibrox, where Celtic have failed to win since September 2023.

And while Celtic were working their socks off to beat Stuttgart 1-0 on Thursday, Rangers were able to rest and recover. Those facts may tilt things in Rangers’ favour before a ball is kicked, but that matters little when the contest starts, plus Celtic could well call on several player who did not feature in Germany.

There has not been a winner in an Ibrox meeting of Rangers and Celtic since January 2025, with the two encounters since ending drawn. A similar outcome on Sunday may well be to Hearts’ advantage so both sides will be pushing for all three points on Sunday.