There aren't many outside of Rugby Park and Ayrshire who will give Kilmarnock any chance of beating Celtic in Mount Florida, as Ange Postecoglou looks to move a step closer to retaining the first trophy of his Parkhead reign.
But Derek McInnes can take a history lesson and draw on inspiration of the 2012 shock troops after Kenny Shiels led Kilmarnock to a stunning final win in this very competition.
That was the last time Killie graced the Hampden turf and they are almost 30/1 to defeat the champions. Quite staggering odds, but McInnes must make his players believe in this Viaplay Cup semi final.
A 2-0 defeat in the Scottish Premiership seven days ago won't do much for confidence but they did contain the champions for the majority of the first half until Jota struck on the stroke of half-time to break their resistance.
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