Lukasz Zaluska returned to Celtic goal after Artur Boruc was left out due to a family bereavement, while John Hughes dropped Lewis Stevenson to the bench and Chris Hogg was left out altogether as Anthony Stokes and Darren McCormack came in.
The two sides traded blows early on, with Ryan Stevenson sending a snap shot over from 15 yards and Chris Millar looping a drive just wide at the other end.