Celtic will look to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table with a win over Dundee United on Wednesday night. Brendan Rodgers’ side moved 13 points clear of Old Firm rivals Rangers with a 3-0 win over St Mirren on Sunday. As for Dundee United, their 3-game winning run came to an end when losing 1-0 at home to Hearts last time out.

Unsurprisingly, Celtic come into this clash as heavy odds-on favourites, however backing a home win alongside a clean sheet will bolster the odds to a much more appealing odds-against price. The Hoops hold the best defensive record in the division this season, having conceded just 7 goals across their opening 20 Scottish Premiership games of the season.

Remarkably, Celtic have managed to silence their opponents in all bar 4 of their 20 top-flight outings this term to date. The Bhoys’ backline has been particularly watertight at Celtic Park this season, with 9 of their 10 league wins arriving alongside the inclusion of a clean sheet.

They will be coming up against a Dundee United team that failed to land a blow on Celtic’s defence at Tannadice just before Christmas.

Kilmarnock will look to return to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership when they play host to Motherwell on Wednesday night. Derek McInnes’ men suffered a surprise defeat at the weekend, losing 1-0 at home to Ross County. Meanwhile, Motherwell made it 4 games unbeaten at home with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen.

However, Stuart Kettlewell’s side have not been as reliable on their travels this term, making a Kilmarnock win and over 1.5 goals worthy of support at an attractive price. Motherwell have come away empty-handed from 4 of their last 5 Scottish Premiership away games.

That 5-game sample includes defeats on the road at the likes of Ross County, Dundee and Hearts – 3 teams currently positioned in and around Kilmarnock in the Scottish top-flight standings. What’s more, Motherwell have shipped multiple goals in 3 of those 4 recent away day defeats.

While Kilmarnock came up short in their recent home game with Ross County, they have been especially strong at Rugby Park in recent years. Killie won with room to spare when hosting both Aberdeen and St Mirren over the festive period and they look well placed to atone for Sunday’s setback by seeing off the Steelmen.