Hearts v Celtic betting preview, tips, odds, TV channel

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Celtic begin life without Brendan Rodgers at Tynecastle, but they should still have enough to get the job done.

The Hoops have been left stunned by the departure to Leicester City by their fabled boss, who won every competition he entered in Scottish football.

Neil Lennon will take interim control, but is unlikely to be in charge in Edinburgh against a Hearts side who will be relishing in Celtic's loss.

The champions are in excellent form regardless and it's hard to make a case for Hearts to produce a shock.

But Craig Levein's side will certainly go for it against a side they feel could be vulnerable and with a fired-up Steven Naismith and Uche Ikpeazu, they could add to the scoring.

Ladbrokes Premiership standings

Recommendation
Celtic & over 2.5 goals
1pt 7-5 general

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Team news
Hearts are without injured duo Demetri Mitchell and Michael Smith.
Celtic are without Tom Rogic, Leigh Griffiths, Daniel Arzani, Filip Benkovic and Olivier Ntcham.

Key stat
Since losing to Rangers in the final game of 2018, Celtic have won seven league games on the spin.

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