It's easy to understand why Celtic fans are so confident heading into Saturday's fixture against Rangers. The Hoops have arguably never been so dominant in Scottish football. No team can get close to them right now and they still haven't been beaten by a domestic side since Brendan Rodgers came into the club last summer.

A recent humbling by Paris Saint-Germain could have thrown them off their game but they've bounced back from that with two victories in which they've scored four goals. In fact they've scored four goals in a massive eight of their 15 fixtures so far this season in all competitions. It's remarkable form and ominous for Rangers. It's true too that the last time the two sides met at Ibrox the Bhoys ran out 5-1 winners.

However, derbies can be curious things and sometimes all logic goes out of the window. Is there any hope for the Light Blues?

Here are three reasons why they might be quite the walkover that Celtic fans think they'll be...

Alfredo Morelos is in lightning form

Alfredo Morelos has been impossible to ignore at the start of the 2017/18. A summer arrival from HJK Helsinki, he's taken the Scottish top-flight by storm and currently sits as the league's top scorer over established goalscoring talents like Leigh Griffiths, Scott Sinclair and Louis Moult. In all competitions he's scored 8 goals in his first 10 appearances for the club which is an outstanding return by any standard.

It's clear too with his form for the Finnish side that the Colombian's recent exploits are not a flash in the pan. For Helsinki and Rangers he's scored an incredible 24 goals in 29 appearances. No matter the level he's been banging in the goals at, that makes him a danger when Celtic face him on Saturday.

They'll need to counteract his threat if they're to come away from Ibrox with a clean sheet. The 21-year-old has shown a real knack for getting into space in and around the box and full concentration will be required to keep him at bay.

Their midfield is better than last season

Another improvement Rangers have made over the summer is in their central midfield area. That was the area of the pitch that Celtic's encounters with the Light Blues were won last season. The likes of Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong and Callum McGregor thrived in the central areas, the catalysts and inspirations for their team to go on and secure five derby victories out of six last term.

Players like Andy Halliday were simply not up to the task of matching the Hoops and Rangers fans will be hoping that new arrivals Graham Dorrans and Ryan Jack can show much more on Saturday.

Dorrans has experience at the highest level, while Jack has been part of the Aberdeen that have come closest to competing with Celtic over the last few years. That's not a guarantee that the Hoops will be bested at Ibrox, but it at least gives Pedro Caixinha's team a much better chance of competing and avoiding a result similar to the 5-1 disaster in April.

Over-confidence can be a burden

Regardless of Rangers' strengths, perhaps the biggest danger Celtic face is within themselves through complacency. It's a story in football as old as the game itself - massively successful team get so good that games become too routine, even big ones, and the opposition turn out to be more committed and more motivated.

It has to be said, Celtic have shown little of that since Brendan Rodgers arrived at the club. They've shown a remarkable ability to grind out results regardless of the occasion, even if they're not at the top of the game.

However, it must also be noted that the fixture in which the Hoops were expected to dominate Rangers most last season was also the one that Rangers got closest to the Hoops and came away with a 1-1 draw.

Football is an unpredictable beast, it's why we love it, and derbies even more so. Celtic will need to arrive at Ibrox with the right attitude first and foremost.