Premiership

Premiership 2025/2026: standings, schedule and stats

Scotland
Season 2025/2026
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Data current as of September 06, 2026

About the league: Premiership

This page covers the Premiership season in Scotland. The 2025/2026 field includes 12 teams, and Hearts sits atop the standings with 70 points. The schedule runs from August 2, 2025 through May 17, 2026. Teams combine for 2.78 goals per game on average, while BTTS occurs in 52% of games.

Premiership 2025/2026: season in numbers

Season overview

228 games have been completed in the 2025/2026 Premiership season. Hearts leads the standings with 70 points.

Scoring trends

Games average 2.78 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games. 53% finish with at least three goals. At least one team keeps a clean sheet in 48% of games.

Home, draw and away results

Home teams win 45% of games. 27% end in a draw. Road teams win 29% of games.

Team leaders

Rangers has the league's highest scoring average at 2.00 goals per game. Both teams scored in 66% of Livingston's games.

Standings

#TeamMWDL+/-Pts
1Hearts332175+3070
2Rangers3319122+3569
3Celtic332148+2467
4Motherwell3314127+2354
5Hibernian3313128+1451
6Falkirk3313713-346
7Dundee United3391311-940
8Aberdeen339618-1533
9Dundee338916-1933
10St. Mirren337917-2130
11Kilmarnock3361017-2828
12Livingston3311319-3116
Championship RoundRelegation Round

League statistics

The 2025/2026 season stats cover 228 completed games.

2.78Average goals / match
52%Both teams scoredBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.
53%Over 2.5 goalsOver 2.5 - at least three goals in the match.
48%Match with a clean sheetClean sheet - a match with no goal conceded.
78%Over 1.5 goalsOver 1.5 - at least two goals in the match.
32%Over 3.5 goalsOver 3.5 - at least four goals in the match.
1.25First-half goals / match
1.53Second-half goals / match
45%Home wins
27%Draws
29%Away wins
76%Goal before half-time
10.0Corners / match
4.3Cards / match

Goal-count distribution

Line 0.5 (at least 1 goal)Over 0.5 - at least one goal in the match.
Over 93%Under 7%
Line 1.5 (at least 2 goals)Over 1.5 - at least two goals in the match.
Over 78%Under 22%
Line 2.5 (at least 3 goals)Over 2.5 - at least three goals in the match.
Over 53%Under 47%
Line 3.5 (at least 4 goals)Over 3.5 - at least four goals in the match.
Over 32%Under 68%
Line 4.5 (at least 5 goals)Over 4.5 - at least five goals in the match.
Over 13%Under 87%

Team rankings

Compare teams by goals per game, BTTS, Over 2.5, clean sheets and corners across completed league games.

Best attack

Goals scored per match

  1. 1Rangers2.00
  2. 2Celtic1.92
  3. 3Hearts1.76
  4. 4Motherwell1.55
  5. 5Hibernian1.53

Best defense

Goals allowed per game (lower is better)

  1. 1Hearts0.89
  2. 2Motherwell0.95
  3. 3Celtic1.08
  4. 4Rangers1.13
  5. 5Hibernian1.16

Most BTTS

% of matches where both teams scored

  1. 1Livingston66%
  2. 2Rangers66%
  3. 3Celtic58%
  4. 4Dundee United55%
  5. 5Kilmarnock55%

Most Over 2.5

% of matches with at least 3 goals

  1. 1Celtic68%
  2. 2Kilmarnock66%
  3. 3Livingston63%
  4. 4Rangers61%
  5. 5Dundee58%

Most clean sheets

Games without allowing a goal

  1. 1Motherwell18
  2. 2Hearts17
  3. 3Celtic13
  4. 4Rangers12
  5. 5Hibernian11

Most corners

Corners per game

  1. 1Rangers6.7
  2. 2Celtic6.6
  3. 3Hearts5.6
  4. 4St. Mirren5.6
  5. 5Hibernian4.9

League style

See whether this league tends to produce fast, open or physical matches and how much home advantage matters.

PaceAbove average
Chance qualityClose to average
Home advantageAbove average
IntensityClose to average
OpennessClose to average
Competitive balanceClose to average

Compared with other leagues, Premiership rates above average for game pace, close to average for chance quality and close to average for openness. Home advantage is above average, game intensity is close to average, and competitive balance is close to average.

Player leaders

Season leaders based on recorded player data.

Top scorers

  1. 1Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise17
  2. 2Benjamin Nygren16
  3. 3Lawrence Shankland16
  4. 4Youssef Ramalho Chermiti15
  5. 5Cláudio Rafael Soares Braga14
  6. 6Daizen Maeda14
  7. 7Zachary Sapsford9
  8. 8Kevin Nisbet9

Top assists

  1. 1Calvin Miller9
  2. 2Alexandros Kyziridis8
  3. 3Kieran Tierney8
  4. 4Callum Slattery8
  5. 5Nicolas Raskin7
  6. 6Elijah Henry Just7
  7. 7Cameron Congreve7
  8. 8Greg Kiltie7

Highest ratings

  1. 1Elliot Ward7.38
  2. 2Nicolas Raskin7.31
  3. 3James Tavernier7.29
  4. 4Will Ferry7.28
  5. 5Harry Milne7.26
  6. 6Kieran Tierney7.22
  7. 7Jesper Karlsson7.22
  8. 8Lawrence Shankland7.20

Most minutes

  1. 1Jack Butland3,420
  2. 2Jérôme Prior3,420
  3. 3Callum Ward3,330
  4. 4Miguel Freckleton3,286
  5. 5Brad Spencer3,222
  6. 6Callum McGregor3,197
  7. 7Killian Phillips3,178
  8. 8Luke Graham3,129

xG table and expected points

Compare team results with the quality of chances they create and allow.

#TeamMxGxG - expected goals, the quality of scoring chances.xGAxGA - expected goals allowed to opponents.xPtsxPts - expected points calculated from xG.PtsDelta
1Celtic381.901.077082+12
2Rangers381.881.216772+5
3Hearts381.651.136580+15
4Motherwell381.551.266061+1
5Hibernian381.381.425257+5
6St. Mirren381.361.415134-17
7Falkirk381.341.4849490
8Dundee United381.471.694845-3
9Kilmarnock381.311.644640-6
10Aberdeen381.241.614440-4
11Livingston381.171.754021-19
12Dundee381.141.733942+3

xGxG (expected goals) — how many goals a team should score from the quality of its chances. = xG means expected goals. xPts are calculated from each match xG with a Poisson distribution. The delta column: positive (yellow) means more points than performance suggests; negative (green) means the team plays better than the table shows.

Games and schedule

Results and upcoming games - switch rounds with the arrows or the list.

League schedule

2nd Phase · Round 38

6 matches05/16 - 05/17Complete
Celtic
3 : 1
Hearts
Hibernian
0 : 1
Motherwell
Falkirk
2 : 5
Rangers
Dundee
3 : 2
Aberdeen
St. Mirren
1 : 1
Dundee United
Livingston
1 : 4
Kilmarnock

Referees in this competition

Compare how often each referee has officiated and the available averages for cards, goals and penalties.

Nick Walsh23 matches4.35cards / match2.39goals / match0penalties / matchSteven McLean22 matches4.05cards / match2.32goals / match0penalties / matchDavid Dickinson19 matches4.95cards / match2.58goals / match0penalties / matchDon Robertson19 matches3.47cards / match2.21goals / match0penalties / matchJohn Beaton18 matches4.28cards / match3.28goals / match0penalties / matchRyan Lee15 matches3.93cards / match3.07goals / match0penalties / matchDuncan Nicolson13 matches4.85cards / match2.15goals / match0penalties / matchKevin Clancy13 matches3.38cards / match2.69goals / match0penalties / matchCalum Scott12 matches4.17cards / match3.08goals / match0penalties / matchMichael MacDermid12 matches4.33cards / match2.83goals / match0penalties / matchRoss Hardie8 matches5cards / match4.38goals / match0penalties / matchChris Graham6 matches2.5cards / match2.17goals / match0penalties / matchDan McFarlane6 matches5.67cards / match2.67goals / match0penalties / match

FAQ

How many teams play in Premiership?

Premiership has 12 teams in the 2025/2026 season.

When does the 2025/2026 Premiership season start and end?

The 2025/2026 Premiership schedule runs from August 2, 2025 through May 17, 2026.

How many rounds are in the Premiership season?

The 2025/2026 Premiership schedule covers 38 rounds.

Who leads the Premiership standings?

Hearts leads Premiership with 70 points.

Which team scores the most goals in Premiership?

Rangers has the league's highest scoring average at 2.00 goals per game.

Which team has the best defense in Premiership?

Hearts allows the fewest goals in Premiership, at 0.89 per game.

How many goals are scored per game in Premiership?

Premiership games average 2.78 goals.

How often do Premiership games finish Over 2.5 goals?

53% of Premiership games finish with at least three goals.

How often do both teams score in Premiership?

Both teams score in 52% of Premiership games.

How often do home teams win in Premiership?

Home teams win 45% of Premiership games.

What does xG show in Premiership stats?

Expected goals (xG) estimates the quality of scoring chances. The Premiership xG table compares each team's xG, expected goals against (xGA) and expected points (xPts) from completed games in the selected season.

Who is the top scorer in Premiership?

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise leads the recorded scoring table in Premiership for 2025/2026 with 17 goals.

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