Celtic, looking to bounce back from their recent defeat to Hibernian, will welcome a resurgent Aberdeen to Celtic Park on Tuesday night in the Scottish Premiership.

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Celtic are enjoying another dominant year in Scottish football, having already lifted the Scottish League Cup trophy, still in the fight for the Scottish FA Cup and boasting a significant 13 point lead at the top of the league.

However, the Bhoys have experienced a challenging time in the past weeks, falling to three defeats in their last eight games across all competitions - more losses than they had suffered in the opening 35 fixtures of the campaign.

Two of those defeats came in the Champions League, 4-2 to Aston Villa in the league phase and 2-1 to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their knockout playoff round tie, while they also suffered a heartbreaking elimination from Europe's elite competition as Bayern scored in the 94th-minute of the second leg to secure a 3-2 aggregate win.

Brendan Rodgers would have been eager for his side to rebound from their European elimination against Hibernian, but the Bhoys suffered consecutive defeats for the first time since September 2021, falling 2-1 to Hibs.

While their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership remains intact, due to Rangers also losing at the weekend, Rodgers will be desperate for his side to return to winning ways against the Dons.

Aberdeen have appeared as an easy opponent in the past weeks, but the Dons have seemingly returned to form with three consecutive victories heading into this one.

After losing just one of their first 18 matches in all competitions, Jimmy Thelin's side went on a dismal run, failing to secure a win in their next 12 games and enduring a 14-match winless streak in the league.

The Dons finally ended their winless run in the Scottish Premiership by beating Dundee 2-1, and they have followed that up by beating Kilmarnock 1-0 last time out, securing their first back-to-back league wins since October.

Those victories have lifted Aberdeen to third in the standings with 41 points from 27 games, after 12 wins, five draws and 10 losses, and Thelin will be hoping to continue their winning run to help strengthen their top-six status.

Celtic possible starting lineup:

Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp; Hatate, McGregor, Engels; Kuhn, Maeda, Jota

Aberdeen possible starting lineup:

Mitov; Jensen, Tobers, Knoester, Mackenzie; Nilsen, Palaversa; Keskinen, Gueye, Okkels; Dabbagh