What can happen & when in final weeks of SPFL season? (2025)

Published

4 April 2025

Celtic will have to wait at least until the first fixtures after the Scottish Premiership splits into two to win a 13th Scottish top-flight title in 14 seasons.

Brendan Rodgers' side thumped Kilmarnock 5-1 on Saturday and would have been confirmed as champions if Rangers lost at Aberdeen the following day.

But the 10-man Ibrox side came from two goals down to snatch a dramatic equaliser to move to within three points of securing the second Champions League place.

Whoever finishes third and fourth will also be in Europe, as will the division's fifth-placed side should the Scottish Cup winners be one of the Premiership's top four.

The fight for the final top-six place was won by St Mirren, who beat Ross County 3-2 on Saturday, with Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell both missing out after contesting a goalless draw at Fir Park.

Bottom side St Johnstone are five adrift of Dundee, and six behind Kilmarnock and Ross County. Motherwell are five clear of 11th, with Hearts six points away from the relegation play-off spot.

With the teams in each half of the table all playing each other again post-split, there is still plenty scope for movement between now and 18 May.

Falkirk are six points clear of Livingston with nine left to play for as they close in on a second successive league crown.

Livingston and Ayr United do have play-off places tied up and will be joined by one of Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers or perhaps Greenock Morton.

Thistle are two clear of Raith, with Morton a further five points back.

Airdrieonians - rooted in 10th all season - are now five points adrift of Queen's Park, who are level with Dunfermline Athletic and two points behind Hamilton Academical in seventh.

The bottom side goes down, while the team in ninth will be in a play-off semi-final with the fourth-placed team in League 1.

Arbroath have confirmed promotion straight back to the Championship by sealing the third-tier title with victory over Stenhousemuir.

Second-placed Cove Rangers are frontrunners to be in the play-offs, but just two points split Stenhousemuir, Queen of the South and Alloa Athletic.

Dumbarton have already been relegated - a 15-point deduction for entering administration scuppering their season.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are still battling to avoid the same punishment causing them similar strife.

They are three clear of Annan Athletic in the fight to avoid the relegation play-off place, with Kelty Hearts and Montrose not yet safe.

Peterhead remain four points clear of East Fife with three games to play.

Could it go down to the penultimate-day meeting of the sides in the north east at the end of April?

Whichever one misses out will be in the play-offs, with Edinburgh City and Elgin City favourites to join them at the expense of Spartans and Stirling Albion.

Bonnyrigg Rose are seven adrift of Forfar Athletic at the bottom, having been deducted six points after issues with their pitch and, consequently, their licence.

Clyde and Stranraer are out of reach in seventh and eighth.

Brora Rangers have won the Highland League on goal difference after finishing on the same amount of points as Brechin City.

Brora will play East Kilbride, who retained their Lowland League title on 2 April, in the SPFL Pyramid play-off semi-final

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