Scottish Premiership: Champions Celtic face Outdated Agency rivals Rangers, Hibs in pole place for Europe, can St Johnstone escape relegation?

It’s the last Outdated Agency derby of the season this weekend, dwell on Sky Sports activities, with a lot nonetheless to be determined throughout the Scottish Premiership.

Celtic go to Ibrox as champions whereas Hibernian stay third with a robust probability of securing European soccer for subsequent season.

There are 4 rounds of fixtures left earlier than Could 18, and there’s certain to be loads of drama…

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What’s at stake within the last Outdated Agency recreation of the season?

Whereas the title race is over with Rangers all however assured to complete second, there’s all the time one thing at stake relating to the Outdated Agency.

Celtic could also be champions but it surely’s the Ibrox facet who’ve the perfect head-to-head this season with two wins from the three league conferences thus far.

Brendan Rodgers clinched a 3-0 victory within the first assembly of the season but it surely was the reverse 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then received at Celtic Park for the primary time since December 2019 as Barry Ferguson clinched victory in his first Outdated Agency match since taking cost.

There may be delight on the road for each side. Callum McGregor won’t need to be the primary Celtic captain to guide the facet to the title whereas shedding thrice to Rangers in the identical season.

However with a Scottish Cup last in opposition to Aberdeen later this month and the prospect to clinch a home treble, if it occurs it will be a defeat they’d probably recuperate from shortly.

Rangers’ report in opposition to their rivals this season exhibits they’ll compete with the champions, however victory on Sunday would nonetheless go away them 14 factors behind.

It could be a lift however with a Rangers takeover imminent, a brand new supervisor wanted and a summer time rebuild forward there are larger points for the gamers and followers to fret about.

Race for Europe

There are 5 European spots up for grabs. Champions Celtic will enter the Champions League play-off spherical part with Rangers more likely to take a spot within the second qualifying spherical.

Hibernian’s spectacular unbeaten run was ended final weekend by Aberdeen, with each side nonetheless within the race for third with Dundee United.

Victory for Jim Goodwin’s facet at Hibs on Saturday would see them draw degree with their opponents, whereas a win for Hibs would see them strengthen their grip on a spot within the Europa League’s second qualifying spherical.

The Dons would stay in rivalry for third in the event that they beat St Mirren, whereas all however ending the Buddies’ slim hopes of climbing that prime within the desk.

Fourth place will safe a spot within the Convention League second qualifying spherical with the Scottish Cup winner incomes a play-off place for the Europa League.

If Celtic additionally raise the Scottish Cup, that Europa League play-off spot goes to the staff in third, with fourth getting a Europa League qualifier spot, and fifth being awarded European soccer too through the Convention League qualifiers.

What in regards to the relegation battle?

There may be nonetheless all to play for within the backside six.

St Johnstone are six factors adrift on the backside and in determined want of factors to have a sensible probability of escaping automated relegation.

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

Ross County presently occupy the relegation play-off place however a win in opposition to Hearts this weekend might raise them as excessive as ninth as they give the impression of being to keep away from ending a 3rd consecutive season in eleventh.

Liam Fox takes cost of Hearts this weekend following Neil Critchley’s departure – if he manages to make them their first league win in 5 they’d transfer eight factors away from the play-offs.

Dundee are nonetheless in peril as they head into the most recent spherical of fixtures sitting simply two factors above County.

They’re at house to Motherwell, who pulled additional away from the hazard zone with a win final day out, now sitting seven factors away from doable relegation.