Scottish Premiership: Champions Celtic face Old Firm competitors Rangers, Hibs in pole place for Europe, can St Johnstone break out relegation?

It is the overall Old Firm derby of the season this weekend, live to tell the tale Sky Sports, with masses nonetheless to be determined around the Scottish Premiership.

Celtic move to Ibrox as champions whilst Hibernian stay 3rd with a robust probability of securing European soccer for subsequent season.

There are 4 rounds of fixtures left earlier than May 18, and there may be certain to be quite a lot of drama…

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What’s at stake within the ultimate Old Firm recreation of the season?

While the identify race is over with Rangers all however assured to complete 2d, there may be all the time one thing at stake relating to the Old Firm.

Celtic could also be champions however it is the Ibrox aspect who’ve the most efficient head-to-head this season with two wins from the 3 league conferences up to now.

Brendan Rodgers clinched a 3-0 victory within the first assembly of the season but it surely was once the opposite at Ibrox in January as Rangers stormed to a 3-0 win.

Rangers then received at Celtic Park for the primary time since December 2019 as Barry Ferguson clinched victory in his first Old Firm fit since taking fee.

There is satisfaction at the line for each side. Callum McGregor won’t need to be the primary Celtic captain to steer the aspect to the identify whilst shedding 3 times to Rangers in the similar season.

But with a Scottish Cup ultimate towards Aberdeen later this month and the danger to clinch a home treble, if it occurs it could be a defeat they might most probably get better from temporarily.

Rangers’ document towards their competitors this season displays they are able to compete with the champions, however victory on Sunday would nonetheless go away them 14 issues at the back of.

It could be a spice up however with a Rangers takeover forthcoming, a brand new supervisor wanted and a summer season rebuild forward there are larger problems for the avid gamers and fanatics to fret about.

Race for Europe

There are 5 European spots up for grabs. Champions Celtic will input the Champions League play-off spherical segment with Rangers prone to take a spot in the second one qualifying spherical.

Hibernian’s spectacular unbeaten run was once ended ultimate weekend via Aberdeen, with each side nonetheless within the race for 3rd with Dundee United.

Victory for Jim Goodwin’s aspect at Hibs on Saturday would see them draw degree with their fighters, whilst a win for Hibs would see them support their grip on a spot within the Europa League’s 2d qualifying spherical.

The Dons would stay in rivalry for 3rd in the event that they beat St Mirren, whilst all however finishing the Buddies’ narrow hopes of hiking that prime within the desk.

Fourth position will protected a spot within the Conference League 2d qualifying spherical with the Scottish Cup winner incomes a play-off position for the Europa League.

If Celtic additionally elevate the Scottish Cup, that Europa League play-off spot is going to the workforce in 3rd, with fourth getting a Europa League qualifier spot, and 5th being awarded European soccer too by way of the Conference League qualifiers.

What concerning the relegation struggle?

There continues to be all to play for within the backside six.

St Johnstone are six issues adrift on the backside and in determined want of issues to have a practical probability of escaping computerized relegation.

Victory at house to Kilmarnock would give them a lifeline whilst dragging Derek McInnes’ again into the scrap to keep away from the drop.

Ross County these days occupy the relegation play-off position however a win towards Hearts this weekend may elevate them as prime as 9th as they give the impression of being to keep away from finishing a 3rd consecutive season in 11th.

Liam Fox takes fee of Hearts this weekend following Neil Critchley’s departure – if he manages to cause them to their first league win in 5 they might transfer 8 issues transparent of the play-offs.

Dundee are nonetheless at risk as they head into the most recent spherical of fixtures sitting simply two issues above County.

They are at house to Motherwell, who pulled additional clear of the risk zone with a win ultimate day out, now sitting seven issues transparent of imaginable relegation.