League leaders Celtic are back in action away to St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership this afternoon, with the Old Firm outfit heading into that clash off the back of their comfortable, midweek triumph over Livingston.

That most recent encounter saw first-half goals from Greg Taylor, Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi seal the points for the Hoops at Parkhead, with Ange Postecoglou's side continuing to look somewhat imperious in the defence of their title.

While bitter rivals Rangers have somewhat applied the pressure of late amid their unbeaten run under new boss Michael Beale, the champions appear to be showing few signs of nerves at the summit, with another win set to be expected against a side whom the Bhoys have already beaten twice this season.

Ahead of that trip to Perth, here's how Football FanCast predicts that the visitors will line up: (GK) Hart; (RB) Johnston, (CB) Carter-Vickers, (CB) Starfelt, (LB) Taylor; (CDM) Iwata, (CM) McGregor, (CM) O’Riley; (RW) Maeda, (ST) Kyogo, (LW) Jota.

Postecoglou revealed prior to the meeting with Callum Davidson's men that full-back Anthony Ralston will once again be unavailable due to injury, while backup goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist is also set to be absent from the matchday squad.

With that in mind, we predict that the title-winning coach will make just one change from the side that ran out 3-0 winners last time out, with the 57-year-old unlikely to make any alterations to a backline that kept a clean sheet against Livi.

One tactical tweak could well lie in midfield with the trip to McDiarmid Park allowing the chance for Postecoglou to hand January arrival Tomoki Iwata his first start for the club, with the "unbelievable" gem - as lauded by former boss Kevin Muscat - having made two substitute outings thus far.

The Japanese international's introduction could allow the chance for reliable skipper Callum McGregor to be deployed in a more advanced central berth, with that alteration affording £12k-per-week machine, Reo Hatate - who has been described as an "absolute beast" by journalist Sacha Pisani - the chance of a rest after starting each of the last 17 league games.

The final berth in that midfield trio could well be taken up by Matt O'Riley following the Denmark U21 international's standout showing last time out, with the playmaker having registered a classy assist for Kyogo's strike on the stroke of halftime.

As for the forward line, the latter man is set to retain his place through the middle with recent addition Oh Hyeon-gyu still not ready to feature from the start, while both Jota and Daizen Maeda could again line up on the flanks.