Will Thrilling Scottish Title Race Be Decided On Goal Difference?

After each 3 sides won complete nan weekend, Hearts still lead Rangers by a point, pinch reigning champions Celtic 2 further back.

If 2 aliases each 3 of those decorativeness level aft nan last information of fixtures connected Saturday, 16 May, what is nan level of title tie-breakers?

Goal difference - Rangers' triumph complete Falkirk intends they are presently 5 goals amended disconnected than Hearts and 11 clear of Celtic.

Goals for - Rangers presently besides lead nan measurement connected goals scored, pinch 66 to Celtic's 59, pinch Hearts 3rd pinch 58.

Head-to-head points - With Hearts having beaten Celtic doubly and drawn once, nan Edinburgh broadside would decorativeness up moreover if they suffer their last sojourn to Celtic Park.

Hearts person beaten Rangers doubly and mislaid once, while Rangers person beaten Celtic erstwhile and drawn twice.

Head-to-head extremity difference - Hearts presently lead Rangers 6-5 aft their 3 meetings and their last gathering astatine Tynecastle will beryllium decisive either measurement should it travel to that.

Rangers, meanwhile, lead Celtic 5-3 connected extremity difference. Only if each other was adjacent would a play-off travel into play, pinch Celtic having to lucifer Rangers' erstwhile 3-1 triumph connected their past meeting.

However, moreover earlier his broadside laboured to a 1-0 triumph complete relegation-threatened St Mirren, Celtic interim head Martin O'Neill was suggesting "it's excessively precocious now" for his broadside to deliberation astir starting to dress up nan crushed connected extremity quality pinch their rivals.

Nevertheless, Celtic do person nan advantage of playing 3 of their remaining 5 games astatine home, pinch some their rivals having 2 each.

Indeed, O'Neill's broadside big some their title rivals, including a final-day sojourn by Hearts.

Celtic person only scored much than 2 goals erstwhile successful their past 10 outings, but a consequence aliases 2 for illustration Rangers' against Falkirk and that extremity quality shortage could quickly change.

Hearts recovered their scoring boots connected Saturday, their ain fightback from down to hit Motherwell 3-1 breaking a inclination of 4 nervy 1-0 location wins.

However, nan play ended pinch Rangers caput coach Danny Rohl pleased to person extended his side's extremity quality advantage complete nan different two.

"In 3 games, we person 14 goals now and 9 different scorers," he said. "That's besides a statement."