Scottish Premiership top-six race and split
What is already decided and what is still open, calculated only from results and the fixtures left. No predictions.
Key facts (20/09/2026)
As of 20/09/2026 (42 of 198 matches played): Celtic lead on 18 points, 2 ahead of Rangers.
Champions League qualifying line: 1. Celtic 18 pts, 2. Rangers 16 pts (gap 2). Conference League qualifying line: 3. Hearts 13 pts, 4. Dundee 10 pts (gap 3). Relegation play-off line: 10. Hibernian 7 pts, 11. Falkirk 6 pts (gap 1). Relegation line: 11. Falkirk 6 pts, 12. Kilmarnock 5 pts (gap 1). Top-six line: 6. St Johnstone 8 pts, 7. Aberdeen 8 pts (gap 0). The league splits after 33 matches; St Johnstone have 26 left before the split.
The Scottish Cup winner takes a Europa League qualifying place; if the cup winner is already in a European place, it passes down the table.
Every team: points, games left and maximum
| # | Team | P | Pts | Left | Max pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 7 | 18 | 31 | 111 | Still open |
| 2 | Rangers | 7 | 16 | 31 | 109 | Still open |
| 3 | Hearts | 7 | 13 | 31 | 106 | Still open |
| 4 | Dundee | 7 | 10 | 31 | 103 | Still open |
| 5 | St Mirren | 7 | 10 | 31 | 103 | Still open |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 7 | 8 | 31 | 101 | Still open |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 7 | 8 | 31 | 101 | Still open |
| 8 | Motherwell | 7 | 8 | 31 | 101 | Still open |
| 9 | Dundee United | 7 | 8 | 31 | 101 | Still open |
| 10 | Hibernian | 7 | 7 | 31 | 100 | Still open |
| 11 | Falkirk | 7 | 6 | 31 | 99 | Still open |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 5 | 31 | 98 | Still open |
If the season ended today
Top six: Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Dundee, St Mirren and St Johnstone. Bottom six: Aberdeen, Motherwell, Dundee United, Hibernian, Falkirk and Kilmarnock.
Positions will change; every figure is recalculated after each result.
Format
12 clubs play 33 matches (three rounds), then the league splits into a top six and a bottom six for five more games each (38 in total). Points carry over; positions 1–6 are locked above 7–12. Champions: Champions League second qualifying round. 2nd and 3rd: Conference League second qualifying round. 11th: play-off final against the Championship play-off winner. 12th: relegated.
How is this calculated?
Maximum points = current points + 3 × games left (games left = scheduled games − games played, so postponed matches are included).
A place is only marked as certain when no other team can reach the same number of points — ties are counted against the team, because tie-breakers depend on results not yet played. So this page can call something late, never early. No probabilities, no predictions.
What each position means
- 1 Champions League qualifying
- 2–3 Conference League qualifying
- 11 Relegation play-off
- 12 Relegation
The Scottish Cup winner takes a Europa League qualifying place; if the cup winner is already in a European place, it passes down the table. After 33 matches the league splits: positions 1–6 and 7–12 play five more games each, and no bottom-six team can finish above 7th.
SPFL Rule C36: teams level on points are separated by 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) points in matches between them, 4) goal difference in matches between them. A play-off is only used for the title, the split, European places or relegation.
Official source: SPFL Rules and Regulations (29 July 2026), Rules C16–C17 and C36
Positions checked against the official table (FOX Sports standings; matches spfl.co.uk official table) after this update: identical, including teams level on points.