Heading into last weekend's dramatic derby, supporters were speculating over which results would work for Celtic.
Given the passion and bragging rights that are always at stake when Celtic take on Rangers, supporters wanted to win, but when you take a look at the landscape for the rest of the season, a draw may also be a respectable result for Celtic.
With another derby still to come as we get even closer to the end of the season, a win in that fixture could see Celtic leapfrog Rangers back to the top of the table, that is if Rangers can win in their rearranged fixture against Dundee at Dens Park.
This would hedge on Celtic winning all of their remaining fixtures, and given that they have been prone to dropping points in games they'd expect to win, it still presents an incredibly difficult task for Celtic to come out on top at the end of the season.
Given the size of the task at hand, we decided to look at the remaining fixture as well as the potential layout of the split to see what the biggest games will be in Celtic's push for the title.
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Potential Split Layout
Celtic need to have three home games to be able to balance their home and away fixtures for this season, which will benefit the Hoops as Rangers will be due to have just two home games and three away fixtures.
There are still potential banana skins, however, when you look at the current top six.
For the purpose of this article, we will be using the top six as it stands, where Dundee make up the final spot, although Hibernian could still make a late push for sixth place.
Celtic's remaining three home games look set to be against Hearts, Dundee and Rangers.
Celtic have had some comfortable results against Dundee this season, holding an aggregate score of 13-1 over the Dark Blues, and this fixture would be a third home game against the Dens Park side.
Hearts will present a tough game, with the Jambos having overcome Brendan Rodgers' side twice this season, including a 2-0 win at Parkhead during Celtic's dismal December run.
The biggest of the three home games would undoubtedly be the final derby of the season. Celtic are unbeaten against Rangers since Brendan Rodgers returned, with the gaffer having only ever lost against our city rivals once.
The away fixtures could include a third trip to Rugby Park, a ground that has only brought trouble for Celtic this season. The Ayrshire side have beaten Celtic in both games in Kilmarnock, knocking them out of the Viaplay Cup in the first encounter and coming from behind to beat the Hoops in the second fixture,
The other away game would be a trip to Paisley to face St Mirren. Celtic defeated them 2-1 at Parkhead, and also won both of their away trips with an aggregate score of 5-0, one of which being in the Scottish Cup.
Celtic having home advantage more often than Rangers, and crucially in the head-to-head, could provide us with the finest of margins required to get us over the line this season.
It is far too close for comfort at the top of the table and there can be no more hiccups if we want to be the architects of our own success this season. Brendan Rodgers has already talked the talk when he stated that we will write our own story, and now is the time for him to walk the walk.
James McKenzie // @JamesWHMcKenzie