Scottish Premiership: Hibs Host Hearts, Celtic Go To St Mirren On Sky And Rangers Boss Barry Ferguson Makes Ibrox Return

This is what to look out for this weekend at each ends of the desk within the Scottish Premiership…

What’s dwell on Sky Sports activities?

Celtic head to St Mirren on Saturday for the primary of two video games dwell on Sky this weekend as they give the impression of being to construct on their 5-1 win towards Dundee in midweek.

Daizen Maeda took his aim tally for the season to 25 on Tuesday evening and he has been immediately concerned in additional targets within the Scottish Premiership this season than some other participant.

St Mirren shocked Rangers final weekend however are winless of their final 4 residence league video games, final going longer with out victory in December 2021.

There’s a cracker in retailer at Easter Highway on Sunday as Hibernian host Hearts.

David Grey’s Hibs facet are unbeaten of their final 12 Premiership video games and are aiming to win back-to-back Edinburgh derbies for the primary time since 2009 as they shut in on third place.

The Jambos are additionally in wonderful kind having received 4 of their final 5 league video games to maneuver to inside 4 factors of their metropolis rivals.

Will Ferguson make profitable Ibrox return?

It was a dramatic begin for Barry Ferguson as Rangers got here again from two right down to win 4-2 at Kilmarnock in his first match since taking cost.

He praised the “coronary heart and need” at Rugby Park however has warned the gamers they should keep that degree at Ibrox to cease the house followers from venting any frustration.

Their guests Motherwell halted a six-game dropping run in midweek as Michael Wimmer secured his first victory since taking cost.

The Steelmen have, although, misplaced every of their final three away video games, their worst run on the street since 2017.

Saturday will mark captain James Tavernier’s five hundredth look for Rangers – since his debut for the membership in July 2015, the right-back has featured in 92.4 per cent of Rangers’ matches.

Can St Johnstone take one other step to survival?

There’s a large recreation at Dens Park on Saturday within the battle for Premiership survival as Dundee host backside facet St Johnstone.

Tony Docherty’s facet have been in freefall of late, with no top-flight win in seven, and one other defeat would see them drop degree on factors with their opponents.

Victory for St Johnstone would hand them two away wins at Dundee inside a single top-flight season for the primary time since 1998-99.

Will Aberdeen bounce again towards Dundee United?

Aberdeen will probably be aiming to bounce straight again from a troublesome midweek journey to Celtic Park once they tackle Dundee United on Sunday.

The Dons have solely misplaced considered one of their final 15 residence league video games towards Dundee United and are unbeaten of their final seven.

Jim Goodwin will probably be searching for a response after his facet fell to a 3-1 defeat to Hibs which noticed them drop to fifth within the Premiership.

United have misplaced each of their final two away league video games by an combination rating of 0-4 – not since January 2021 have they suffered three successive away defeats with out scoring within the Scottish Premiership.

Can Kilmarnock keep away from a 3rd straight defeat?

The battle on the backside is ready to go to the wire with Kilmarnock being dragged into it after back-to-back defeats.

They’re tenth within the desk, one level behind Saturday’s opponents Ross County who additionally misplaced in midweek to bottom-of-the-table St Johnstone.

The Staggies have received each of this season’s video games towards Kilmarnock. Derek McInnes’ facet are winless of their final eight Scottish Premiership video games in Dingwall since a 2-1 victory in March 2017.