Celtic have but to choose up a league level in Dundee this season.
In October, they misplaced at Dens Park for the primary time since 1988, whereas Dundee United beat them for a second time at Tannadice final day out.
That took the champions’ whole of league defeats to eight, double final time period’s whole and 5 greater than the marketing campaign earlier than.
By the point Celtic kick off (16:30 BST), Rangers could have hosted Dundee United on Saturday (15:00) and Hearts could have performed their sport away to Livingston earlier on Sunday (14:00).
“Psychologically, there’s a bonus to enjoying early should you go and get your outcomes,” O’Neill mentioned. “In case you do not, it opens the way in which for you.
“I am hoping that between now and the tip of the season, it would work in reverse.
“You simply must attempt to maintain your individual sport that you’re supposedly accountable for.”
O’Neill gave an replace on injured gamers Arne Engels and Julian Araujo.
“It is a thigh,” O’Neill mentioned of right-back Araujo, who has returned to mum or dad membership Bournemouth for remedy. “He is doing tremendous in restoration, now. We count on to see him again, hopefully within the not too distant future.
“Arne’s come again now. We’ll see. Every day it is a good day for him, he is skilled a lot of the week. We’ll simply preserve any eye on issues at this minute. We could not rule him out or in for Sunday.”
