Celtic clinched their 54th league championship with a thrilling 5-0 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Wednesday, to secure their third successive Scottish Premiership title.
This weekend's home encounter against St Mirren at Celtic Park now matters a whole lot less for Brendan Rodgers and his players, however they will be presented with the league trophy once it's all said and done.
Rangers, on the other hand, visit Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday afternoon.
After that, both teams turn their collective attention to the National Stadium, where on Saturday, May 25, the Scottish Cup Final 2024 will see the sides lock horns in their fifth and final meeting of the 2023/24 domestic campaign.
And as if that fixture wasn't significant enough in its own right, there are four historic records that hang in the balance at Hampden.
Scottish Cup Final 2024 - the records that matter
Both sides have currently won 62 domestic cups each – Celtic with 41 Scottish Cups, and Rangers with 34; Celtic with 21 League Cups, and Rangers with 28. Whoever lifts this year's trophy will, of course, pull ahead by one.
The same principle applies to traditional league and cup doubles (the league and Scottish Cup combined), with both teams sitting on 12-a-piece.
In terms of the derby itself, Rangers have the upper hand by one single game so far with 169 victories to Celtic's 168.
And lastly, Rangers have won a total of 118 trophies, with Celtic's most recent league accolade lifting them to 117.
How those numbers fall come full-time at Hampden remains to be seen, but with the numbers so closely tied, these records - and, of course, bragging rights on either side of the city - definitely hang in the balance until then.
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