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ic breathed fresh life into the SPL title race with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Rangers on Wednesday night and now they have the chance to go top of the table on Saturday when they face Aberdeen.

With the Gers in Scottish Cup action against St Johnstone, a win for Gordon Strachan's men will take them two points clear, albeit having played three games more.

They have finally found their scoring boots following a run of five blanks in seven games prior to the 4-1 win at Motherwell on Sunday.

That's not good news for visitors Aberdeen as they have already shipped 12 goals to the champions this season, although they did earn a shock 1-0 Scottish Cup win at Celtic Park a matter of weeks ago.

But to say the Dons defence was atrocious against Queen of the South last week is a huge understatement.

They lost four goals to the First Division side in their Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden - it could even have been more - and if Celtic score early on Saturday, it could be another hammering for Jimmy Calderwood's men.

With that in mind, we like the look of the 6/5 available on Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to score anytime.

The Dutchman netted the winner in stoppage time against Rangers and has scored five of the club's last 10 goals.

He has found the net twice against Aberdeen this season to add to his three last season.

In a game in which Vennegoor of Hesselink is likely to be presented with plenty of chances, it's just a matter of whether he is able to finish them or not.

Going on his last few games, and his previous form against the Dons, we reckon he is a good value bet.

Meanwhile, Kilmarnock make the long journey north to Inverness on Saturday looking to go level on points with the Highlanders.

It's been a poor season for Jim Jefferies' Killie, who have lost his two top strikers in Steven Naismith and Colin Nish since August.

But they have been on a decent run recently, losing once in six games since a horrific 4-2 defeat at Gretna at the end of February.

That includes a 4-1 home win over Saturday's opponents, a result which contributed to Inverness' run of just two wins from 13 games prior to the victory over Gretna two weeks ago.

They did beat the Ayrshire men at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium over the festive priod but since then they've won only once in six home games - and that came against Gretna.

Killie have only won twice on the road this season in the SPL but with confusion over the future direction of Caley following the resignation of chairman Alan Savage and with nothing but pride to play for, we reckon the visitors are well worth taking on at 5/2, given their respective recent form.

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