Former Celtic striker Charlie Nicholas is convinced Giorgos Giakoumakis is primed for a goal spree that will see him become the Premiership's top scorer this season.
But the pundit believes a Europa Conference League comeback against Bodo/Glimt will prove a hurdle too many.
Nicholas is a fan of Giakoumakis and sees no reason why he can't catch the league's premier marksmen despite trailing the leading pack by six goals with only 11 matches remaining.
The 60-year-old has Celtic as warm favourites to win the title only 12 months after seeing rivals Rangers romp to the title by 25 points.
And he is convinced the all-action Giakoumakis will be vital for a side who are surging ahead despite the absence of star man Kyogo Furuhashi.
Speaking in his Daily Express column, he said: "Giorgos Giakoumakis is hitting form and the Celtic striker should have the Premiership's top goalscorer award in his sights.
"Giakoumakis is six behind joint leaders Alfredo Morelos and Regan Charles-Cook, who are on 11 goals, but the Greek can overtake both if he continues to play with the same confidence he did last weekend.
"He got a good hat-trick against Dundee and you can see he also tries to bring his team-mates into play with his link-up work.
"Celtic's wide men are the key. When they get on the ball that is when Giakoumakis comes to life.
"Despite his stature and physical presence he doesn't play like a typical big target man. He's not the new John Hartson.
"Giakoumakis looks for goals by putting his body on the line and going in where it hurts, often nipping in ahead of defenders at the front post, which is something of a dying art.
"I like a lot of what he does. It will be interesting to see Postecoglou puts Kyogo Furuhashi straight back into the starting line-up when the Japanese striker is fit.
"My only concern about Giakoumakis is that he does take some heavy knocks and picks up injuries.
"The win over Dundee coupled with Rangers' draw at Tannadice means Celtic ended the weekend with a three-point cushion at the top of the table, not to mention a superior goal difference over their Old Firm rivals. I would put the title race at 55/45 in favour of Postecoglou's side."
Despite Nicholas' confidence in his former team domestically, he doesn't hold much hope they will overturn a 3-1 defecit against the Norwegian champions on Thursday.
But he has confidence in Rangers against Borussia Dortmund, if Gio van Bronckhorst's side make a fast start at Ibrox against the Germans with a 4-2 lead from the first leg.
He added: "Celtic are in a good place but things could change again very quickly. On another day Rangers would have been out of sight against Dundee United given the amount of chances they created.
"In contrast to last week, Celtic will be the ones flying back from a long European trip on Thursday night, whereas Rangers will play their second leg in Glasgow.
"It'll be like that while both sides are competing on the continent, but I can see Celtic's Europa Conference League journey coming to an end this week.
"The Hoops need to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Bodo/Glimt away from home, but the Norwegian champions appear to have too much pace and movement in the front areas.
"Rangers got a great 4-2 win against Borussia Dortmund in Germany but this tie is not over.
"Star striker Erling Haaland, above, will be back after injury and the Germans will cause a bit of panic if they score first at Ibrox.
"Rangers' European reputation is strong, though, and I think they will sneak into the last 16 of the Europa League."
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