When can Celtic win Scottish Premiership title? League permutations as top-six and relegation battle heats up

Celtic have dominated from the beginning of this season and are actually simply three wins from securing their fifty fifth league title.

Whereas it’s a case of when, not if, Brendan Rodgers’ facet clinch a fourth straight Premiership crown, there’s nonetheless all to play for within the race for the top-six and relegation battle.

There are solely 12 factors between sixth and twelfth within the desk with backside facet St Johnstone creeping nearer to the groups above them.

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When can Celtic win the Premiership?

Rangers’ newest defeat at house to Motherwell on Saturday earlier than the Hoops’ entertaining win at St Mirren noticed Celtic stretch their lead on the prime of the desk to 16 factors.

The runaway leaders’ ideas flip to a home treble this weekend once they face Hibs within the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. They then host their Outdated Agency rivals within the league on March 16, stay on Sky.

One other Parkhead victory towards Rangers would go away them needing 5 factors with two video games nonetheless to play earlier than the Premiership break up.

After the worldwide break, Celtic host Hearts on March 29 with Rangers away to Dundee within the night kick-off, with the Dens Park conflict additionally stay on Sky Sports activities.

Most factors in these video games would imply that it could possibly be a title-winning day towards St Johnstone on April 6.

Victory at McDiarmid Park, stay on Sky Sports activities, would transfer them no less than 19 factors clear on the prime of the Premiership with 18 left to play for.

Race for top-six

With 4 video games left till the break up, there are simply six factors between sixth and tenth as groups battle to complete within the prime half of the league and an opportunity of European soccer subsequent season.

Hibernian’s victory over Edinburgh rivals Hearts on Sunday noticed them transfer as much as third on 43 factors, as their unbeaten league run prolonged to 13 video games.

A late fightback towards Dundee United has Aberdeen on 42 factors with the Tannadice facet one level behind in fifth.

Motherwell’s spectacular win at Ibrox moved them into sixth, however they’re just one level forward of Hearts with Ross County an extra level behind and St Mirren additionally in rivalry.

Whereas it was defeat for Hearts on the weekend, that was simply their second lack of 2025. It is a dramatic turnaround for Neil Critchley, who’s facet was backside earlier within the season. They’re only one level outdoors the top-six as they chase one other European run.

Kilmarnock’s possibilities of securing a spot took one other blow on Saturday as defeat away to County left them tenth, however with solely six factors to make up they’re proper to maintain some hope.

They solely must look to Hibs for inspiration – at first of December, they had been backside of the Premiership with David Grey clinging to his job as head coach.

Battle for survival

May St Johnstone stage the nice escape and stay within the prime flight for one more season?

Just a few months in the past Simo Valakari’s transfer to Perth to switch Craig Levein didn’t seem like understanding as they slumped to 9 factors adrift on the foot of the desk.

They’re now simply three factors behind a Dundee facet who seem like in freefall, and not using a win of their final eight league video games, with the perimeters drawing 1-1 on Saturday.

With simply 11 factors between Hearts in seventh and Saints, there are groups chasing prime six who might find yourself preventing for his or her Premiership survival.

Kilmarnock have managed only one win of their final 9 video games, which means they’re solely three factors above the relegation play-off place with some powerful video games arising.

Whereas they’re proper to look to Hibs for prime six inspiration, they face David Grey’s facet of their subsequent recreation with Motherwell, St Mirren and Celtic all arising earlier than the break up.