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

It’s the last Previous 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 likelihood of securing European soccer for subsequent season.

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

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

Whereas the title race is over with Rangers all however assured to complete second, there may be at all times one thing at stake with regards to the Previous Agency.

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

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 gained at Celtic Park for the primary time since December 2019 as Barry Ferguson clinched victory in his first Previous Agency match since taking cost.

There’s pleasure on the road for either side. Callum McGregor won’t wish to be the primary Celtic captain to guide the facet to the title whereas dropping 3 times to Rangers in the identical season.

However with a Scottish Cup last towards Aberdeen later this month and the prospect to clinch a home treble, if it occurs it could be a defeat they might possible recuperate from rapidly.

Rangers’ report towards their rivals this season exhibits they’ll compete with the champions, however victory on Sunday would nonetheless depart them 14 factors behind.

It might be a lift however with a Rangers takeover imminent, a brand new supervisor wanted and a summer time rebuild forward there are greater 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 prone to take a spot within the second qualifying spherical.

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

Victory for Jim Goodwin’s facet at Hibs on Saturday would see them draw stage 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 top 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 group in third, with fourth getting a Europa League qualifier spot, and fifth being awarded European soccer too by way of the Convention League qualifiers.

What concerning the relegation battle?

There’s 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 likelihood of escaping computerized 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 at the moment occupy the relegation play-off place however a win towards Hearts this weekend may raise them as excessive as ninth as they appear 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 might transfer eight factors away from the play-offs.

Dundee are nonetheless at risk 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 outing, now sitting seven factors away from doable relegation.