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Premiership

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Scottish Premiership 2026/27: Celtic lead, Rangers on a five-game winning run

The Scottish Premiership is Scotland's top division, formed in 2013, and Celtic and Rangers have won the large majority of Scottish titles. Twelve teams play 33 rounds, after which the league splits into a top six and a bottom six for five more games. The bottom club is relegated and 11th place goes into a play-off. Celtic are the defending champions: they won the 2025/26 title by two points from Heart of Midlothian, who had led after the first 33 rounds.

After eight rounds Celtic lead with 21 points and have won all four away games. Rangers are two points behind after five straight wins, and Hearts are third on 16, with a perfect home record and the league's best attack, 19 goals.

Kilmarnock are bottom with five points and have conceded 18 goals, the most in the league. Falkirk are 11th, and Hibernian, who finished fifth last season, are tenth.

St Johnstone's Fowler leads the scoring charts with five goals. Celtic's Camilo Durán and Benjamin Nygren have four goals and three assists each, and Hearts' Joshua McPake has the most assists, four.

Top scorers

  1. 1J. FowlerST Johnstone5 goals1 assists
  2. 2C. DuránCeltic4 goals3 assists
  3. 3B. NygrenCeltic4 goals3 assists
  4. 4R. NaderiRangers4 goals1 assists
  5. 5J. McPakeHeart Of Midlothian3 goals4 assists

Top assists

  1. 1J. McPakeHeart Of Midlothian3 goals4 assists
  2. 2C. DuránCeltic4 goals3 assists
  3. 3B. NygrenCeltic4 goals3 assists
  4. 4K. NisbetAberdeen3 goals2 assists
  5. 5Cláudio BragaHeart Of Midlothian3 goals2 assists

Goal contributions

  1. 1C. DuránCeltic7 total4G 3A
  2. 2B. NygrenCeltic7 total4G 3A
  3. 3J. McPakeHeart Of Midlothian7 total3G 4A
  4. 4J. FowlerST Johnstone6 total5G 1A
  5. 5R. NaderiRangers5 total4G 1A

Yellow cards

  1. 1Lewis MayoAberdeen4 yellow
  2. 2Joe HugillKilmarnock2 yellow
  3. 3Killian PhillipsST Mirren2 yellow
  4. 4Jake YoungST Mirren2 yellow
  5. 5Ryan CarrST Mirren2 yellow

Red cards

  1. 1Djenairo DanielsKilmarnock1 red
  2. 2Stuart FindlayHeart Of Midlothian1 red
  3. 3Emmanuel AgyeiDundee Utd1 red
  4. 4Jack IredaleHibernian1 red
  5. 5Aaron TshibolaKilmarnock1 red

About

Format and teams

ScoreInPlay tracks live scores, results, the full standings and top scorers for Premiership.

12 teams compete in Premiership across a full season of soccer.

The top 6 teams qualify for Premiership (Championship Group).

6 teams are in the "Premiership (Relegation Group)" zone this season.

Stadiums

The biggest stadium is Celtic Park (Celtic), with a capacity of 60832.

Top scorer

J. Fowler (ST Johnstone) leads the Premiership goalscoring charts this season with 5 goals.

Which team currently tops the Premiership table?

Celtic currently top the table with 21 points from 8 games.

What level is Premiership in Scotland's football pyramid?

Premiership is Scotland's top-flight professional football league.

How many goals are scored on average in Premiership?

Teams have averaged 2.56 goals per game in Premiership this season, across 48 games so far.

When does the Premiership season start and finish?

The current Premiership season runs from 31 July 2026 to 10 April 2027.