Before the Round – Trends on Scotland Premiership (01/11)

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Celtic sit atop the Scottish Premiership after 10 games. The Hoops will play a midweek fixture against St. Mirren on Wednesday.

St. Mirren are third and can make up ground on Celtic with a famous win. Meanwhile, Aberdeen are trying to get out of the bottom half of the table.

Celtic - St. Mirren

Celtic went unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions against St. Mirren. On Wednesday, the two rivals will meet at Celtic Park in a top-of-the-table six-point affair.

St. Mirren took 18 points from their opening nine games. The Buddies have a match in hand over Celtic, but they really need to pick up a victory on Wednesday to close the gap. St. Mirren went unbeaten in five of their last six matches.

Celtic have not lost a match in the SPFL this season. However, the Hoops are coming off a nil-nil draw with Hibs. They are human after all. Celtic scored 23 goals in their 10 games, conceding six times.

Dundee FC – Rangers

Rangers are second in the league and go into the match desperately needing a victory to improve their chances of catching Celtic in the standings. Rangers won their last three away matches in the SPFL. They conceded just one goal on the road.

Dundee FC are fifth in the standings, with 11 points. They went unbeaten in their last four SPFL games but won just one of those games. Dundee were outscored 10-9 this season.

Rangers are a perfect six wins from their last six games in all competitions against Dundee. They outscored Dundee 14-1 in those six matches.

Motherwell – Aberdeen

Motherwell posted a record of 3W-1D-2L in all competitions against Aberdeen in their last six matches. The Well outscored the Dons 10-9 in their six fixtures. The teams combined for 35 yellow cards.

Aberdeen are having a poor start to the season. They are 10th in the standings and winless in their last two games. Aberdeen conceded 12 times in their opening nine matches.

Motherwell are seventh in the standings and on a winless run. The Well failed to win any of their last five games, losing four times and drawing once. They were held scored in three of those five matches.

Heart of Midlothian – Livingston

Hearts went unbeaten in five of their last six games against Livingston in all competitions. Their last two encounters were both draws.

Hearts won just one of their opening five home matches. The club has struggled at Tynecastle, posting five goals scored and seven conceded.

Livingston are ninth in the standings and on a two-game losing streak ahead of midweek at Tynecastle. The Lions failed to win each of their last three road games. They have a –5-goal difference away from home.