Celtic have the chance to create a seven-point gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership on Sunday if they can take all three from a trip to Falkirk.
With Rangers in League Cup action, the Hoops have a chance to put points on the board, but they face a Bairns side seeking a fourth successive league win.
Bhoys boss Martin O'Neill had to answer questions about discontent in his dressing room ahead of the trip to Stirlingshire and home boss John McGlynn will expect his players to compete well.
Falkirk v Celtic Tips Summary
Best Bet - Celtic to win & Under 3.5 goals @ 13/8
Alternative Bet - Benjamin Nygren anytime goalscorer @ 11/10
Bet Builder - Under 4 goals, Both teams to receive a card, Camilo Duran 2+ shots on target & Jacob Murrell 1+ shots on target @ 31/4
Falkirk v Celtic Prediction
Best Bet: Celtic to win & Under 3.5 goals @ 13/8
Three wins from nine games across all competitions isn't the sort of form O'Neill would have hoped for when his side was riding high in August, but the pressure has built steadily despite Celtic leading the way in the Premiership by four points with just one league defeat.
A second blemish appeared in midweek as Dundee United came from behind to force a 2-2 draw in Glasgow, the hosts having to do likewise when Liam Scales levelled in the second half.
Skipper Callum McGregor suggested Celtic's style was "a bit basketball" after that outing, following on from Cameron Carter-Vickers' assertion last month that the team were "too random" in their play at times.
O'Neill has cited late summer arrivals and says his squad will gel and find their way in time.
Meanwhile, Falkirk have won three on the trot, a 3-0 success here against Kilmarnock flanked by wins at Hibernian and Aberdeen.
McGlynn's side are economical, with just 25 goals scored in their 11 league games and the synthetic surface at Falkirk Stadium means this is unlikely to be wide open.
Despite Celtic's continental woes in the Europa League where they have lost all three games, before Wednesday's draw with the Terrors they had conceded just six goals in 10 in the league.
They have won the last 10 meetings with Falkirk and should be good enough to grind out a low-scoring success now.
Alternative Bet: Benjamin Nygren anytime goalscorer @ 11/10
Benjamin Nygren was the matchwinner in Celtic's 1-0 success the last time these sides met here.
The Swede continues to contribute a chunk of goals for the Hoops, with six in 11 so far in the league.
He has gone three without a goal since his double in the 7-1 hammering of Hearts, but has netted three times in six appearances against the Bairns.
Nygren's overall output in games is questioned in some quarters but he has proven time and again he can find crucial goals and in a low-scoring contest that could be massive.
Falkirk v Celtic Bet Builder Tip
Under 4 goals
Both teams to receive a card
Camilo Duran 2+ shots on target
Jacob Murrell 1+ shots on target
Pays 31/4
Eight of Celtic's 11 league games have come in under 3.5 goals, while the same is true for all 11 of Falkirk's Premiership starts so far. Three of the previous four head-to-heads have also satisfied that stat.
There were five cautions when the teams met in Glasgow earlier in the season, with both sides contributing, and if this is indeed to be a close-run affair, both teams should earn at least one booking.
Camilo Duran is the Bhoys' most potent weapon, averaging over 3.5 shots per-game in the league and with 16 goals across all competitions already. The Colombian doesn't hesitate to try his luck and can fire a couple of shots on target.
So, too, home striker Jacob Murrell can test the Celtic goalkeeper. Signed from DC United in the summer, the American has four goals in his last four games and has eight shots on target in that run.
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Key Match Stats
Celtic have travelled to Falkirk just once since 2012, winning 1-0 in January thanks to a goal from Benjamin Nygren
The teams have met eight times since 2021, with Celtic coming out 24-6 aggregate winners in all eight games
The Hoops have won just three of their last nine games in all competitions after a 2-2 midweek draw at home to Dundee United
Falkirk have won three successive Premiership games, with the Bairns defeated just once in their previous seven overall
A midweek win at Aberdeen ensured back-to-back away wins in the Scottish Premiership for Falkirk for the first time since 2009
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