Celtic facing four key games to wrap up the title

St Patrick’s Day sees Celtic travel to Dundee, a seemingly comfortable win for the league leaders.

However, the Dens Park side have shown some fight recently and it will take all of the champions’ skill and spirit to come away with all three points.

This game starts off a four-match run which, if they win all four, will most probably put the league to bed before the split and the Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen on 14 April.

Rangers at home on 31 March, St. Mirren away on 3 April, followed by a home game against Livingston on 6 April.

Victories in all these games will put Celtic at least 11 points clear with five games to go, and that is only if Rangers win all their games – except the Glasgow derby of course.

The league has been tighter this year, and many pundits and fans have put that down to an improved side across the city. Taking a closer look at things however will paint a different picture, with a monumental injury list which is still longer than any other team in the league being a huge factor.

Key players like Tom Rogic, Leigh Griffiths, Olivier Nthcam, Kieran Tierney and Odsonne Edouard have missed large chunks of the campaign, with only Rogic due back to the team soon.

Overall, the treatment table has needed to be reinforced this season with 18 players being out injured at different points during the campaign.

The departure of Brendan Rodgers to Leicester City could have really opened up the race, but the swift appointment of Neil Lennon as interim coach, coupled with a strong dressing room, has seen the Hoops keep second-placed Rangers at bay.

Come 6 April though, the league could be all but done and dusted.