Celtic have been drawn to take on Hearts in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup which will mean that both sides will face each other twice in the space of at least five days.
The Hoops are due to play Robbie Neilson’s side at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday 8 March which was rescheduled after Ange Postecoglou’s side booked their place in the final of the Viaplay Cup against Rangers.
Scottish Cup quarter-final matches are scheduled for the weekend of 11 March which means that two days can be ruled out before the fixture is decided.
Friday night can be ruled out due to the league game being played on the Wednesday evening which only leaves two other days.
Scotland are set to take on Ireland on Sunday 12 March at Murrayfield [Scottish Rugby] meaning that the Police will prefer an alternative which then leaves Saturday or Monday evening.
Lower league Darvel have tended to be the Monday night fixture in the cup, but it could be considered.
Although it is more likely that the game will be played on Saturday as Viaplay have a preference for the Glasgow clubs to play the evening fixture on Saturday.
It promises to be an interesting few days and it is also likely that there will be a large Celtic support in the Roseburn Stand due to the cup rules of giving a 20% away allocation.
