How Upstarts Falkirk Created Spfl Dilemma

But present travel nan discrepancies. As good arsenic nan Dundee derby, United will person 1 different location crippled aft nan divided but each 4 of Aberdeen, Killie, Livi and St Mirren person been to Tannadice successful nan convention doubly already this season. One will person to make a 3rd trip, though it is improbable to beryllium north-east rivals Aberdeen.

There is simply a akin dilemma pinch Kilmarnock. They are owed to person 2 location games, pinch astir apt 1 of those against United.

However, Aberdeen, Dundee and St Mirren person each already been to Rugby Park doubly this season. One of those 3 will request to make a 3rd travel to East Ayrshire.

Bottom broadside Livi should recreation to St Mirren, but they person already visited each of Aberdeen, Dundee, United and Killie doubly and will look a 3rd travel to 1 of those 4 clubs.

Livi are 11 points adrift and would beryllium a maximum of 14 points adrift pinch 5 games to spell if they suffer their past crippled earlier nan divided - hence, while favourites for automatic relegation, it will not beryllium arithmetically confirmed until aft nan post-split fixtures are announced and astatine slightest 1 information of them person been played.

No matter which measurement you trim it, nan SPFL faces an unenviable task successful scheduling nan Premiership's last 5 rounds of fixtures.

After this weekend's games, nan Premiership will return a two-week hiatus to accommodate nan Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Then, from nan play of 25 and 26 April, it is top-six and bottom-six fixtures done until mid-May, pinch nan cup last and relegation play-off taking spot thereafter.