There is no Scottish Premiership football this week. The league is paused for the November international break, and the next round — Matchweek 14 — is played on Saturday 21 November 2026. That is the honest starting point for any Scottish Premiership predictions written on 10 November: the games are eleven days away, and the leans below are built on the table as it stands after Matchweek 13, not on guesswork about team news that does not exist yet.
Here is how we read it. Celtic lead the table on 31 points from 13 games, four clear of Rangers, with Falkirk sitting third on 21 and Hearts fourth on 20. The fight at the top is already tight, and Matchweek 14 is where it starts to separate. Our leans are opinions, not certainties, and we would not touch any of them until the confirmed line-ups are out.
Where the table stands after Matchweek 13
Thirteen rounds are played, and the table already has a clear shape: Celtic at the top, Rangers chasing, and a chasing pack that is closer than it looks.
| Pos | Team | Played | Points | Goal difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 13 | 31 | +18 |
| 2 | Rangers | 12 | 27 | +12 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 13 | 21 | +6 |
| 4 | Hearts | 12 | 20 | +4 |
Two things stand out: Celtic’s goal difference (+18 after 13 games, 28 scored and 10 conceded) — they are not just winning, they are winning by distance — and how crowded it is below them. Falkirk and Hearts are separated by a single point, with Dundee sitting just behind them in fifth, and one result on Matchweek 14 moves a team up the table or out of the top six altogether. Aberdeen sit ninth and Hibernian eleventh, both with work to do.
The form lines tell their own story. Celtic’s last five read W W D L W, Rangers’ read W D W D W, and Hearts’ read W L W D L. The one defeat in Celtic’s run is the warning in this whole guide: Falkirk beat them 2-0 at home on 1 November. Nobody in this league is unbeatable on a given Saturday.
The Matchweek 14 fixtures — Saturday 21 November 2026
All six games are played on the one day. Kick-offs are 15:00 UK time unless stated, per the fixture list.
Saturday 21 November 2026
- Celtic vs St Mirren — 15:00
- Falkirk vs St Johnstone — 15:00
- Hibernian vs Dundee United — 15:00
- Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen — 15:00
- Dundee vs Hearts — 17:45
- Motherwell vs Rangers — 20:00
No fixtures are played on 10 or 11 November — the international break owns this week. Two postponed Matchweek 12 games are also rearranged for Tuesday 24 November: Hibernian vs Dundee at 19:45 and Rangers vs Aberdeen at 20:00. If you see a Scottish Premiership tip dated this week, check the date on it before you trust it.
Celtic vs St Mirren — Saturday 21 November, Celtic Park
Celtic are the form side here — top of the table on 31 points, unbeaten in four of their last five, including a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock on 8 November. At home against a St Mirren side they have already beaten this season, the shape of the game favours the hosts.
Our lean is a Celtic win, but not by a big margin. St Mirren have been hard to beat all season — Celtic are one of only two sides they have lost to — and the warning is fresh: Falkirk beat Celtic 2-0 on 1 November, so the champions can be got at. The angle we like more than the short-priced home win is Celtic to win and both teams to score — but wait for the team news first.
Motherwell vs Rangers — Saturday 21 November, Fir Park
Rangers have won three and drawn two of their last five, and they sit four points behind Celtic with a game in hand. At Fir Park under the lights, against a Motherwell side that has to chase the game, this is Rangers’ to lose.
Our lean is a Rangers win. The honest question is the margin, and that is the question we refuse to answer with money — big handicaps look tempting after a run of good results, and they are the market where a comfortable 2-0 win still loses your bet. Take the straight win, or build it into a short double, and keep the stake small. Our soccer predictions use the same checks.
Dundee vs Hearts — Saturday 21 November, Dens Park
This is the hardest game on the card to call, and the most interesting. Hearts sit fourth on 20 points, but their numbers are strange: 26 goals scored and 22 conceded in 12 games. They attack well and defend badly, and they have just lost 5-2 at home to Falkirk.
Our lean is not a winner at all — it is both teams to score. Dundee are fifth and hard to beat at home, and Hearts have to attack because a draw does little for them. We would not back either side until we see the line-ups: one missing midfielder changes this fixture more than most.
Falkirk vs St Johnstone — Saturday 21 November, Falkirk Stadium
Falkirk are the story of the season so far — third in the table on 21 points, fresh from beating Celtic 2-0 and then Hearts 5-2. At home against St Johnstone, the small edges all point the same way.
Our lean is a narrow Falkirk home win. A side that has just won two in a row against the top two in the table, at home, against a St Johnstone side fighting at the wrong end: the form line is the clearest on the whole card. But this is the tightest of our leans in one sense — Falkirk have never been in this position before, and expectation is a weight of its own. Keep the stake smaller here, and do not be surprised by a draw.
The other two games
Hibernian vs Dundee United. Hibernian sit 11th and need points badly at home, while Dundee United are the steadier side in mid-table. We have no strong lean here — a draw, with goals at both ends, is the market we would look at first, and we would not touch the result until the team news is out.
Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen. Aberdeen sit ninth and have been hard to beat without being convincing, while Kilmarnock lost 1-0 at Celtic last time out. This one smells like a draw to us, and the under 2.5 goals market is the one we would check first. Neither side has shown enough to back with confidence.
What could change before kick-off
- International break injuries. Players go away with their countries this week, and some come back hurt. The confirmed line-ups an hour before kick-off are worth more than any preview written on 10 November, including this one.
- The postponed games. Hibernian vs Dundee and Rangers vs Aberdeen were postponed in October and are now played on Tuesday 24 November. A heavy defeat or a big win that night changes the mood a team carries into the next weekend.
- The table itself. Four points separate first from second, and one point separates third from fifth, so one surprise result on the Saturday reshapes what the chasing teams need.
Our rule for this round: no bets before the weekend arrives, and none before the team news is out. Our football bets tips guide covers the six checks behind that rule, and our Champions League football prediction covers the European return the same week.
FAQ
When is the next Scottish Premiership round?
Matchweek 14 is played on Saturday 21 November 2026. Matchweek 13 finished on 8 November, and the league is paused for the international break in between. Two postponed Matchweek 12 games follow on Tuesday 24 November.
Who leads the Scottish Premiership?
Celtic lead on 31 points from 13 games, four clear of Rangers, who have a game in hand. Falkirk are third on 21 points and Hearts fourth on 20.
What is our strongest Scottish Premiership prediction for Matchweek 14?
A Celtic home win over St Mirren is the strongest lean in this guide, on form — top of the table, 28 goals scored in 13 games. Even so, we would take the straight win rather than a big handicap, and we would not call any bet a certainty.
Can Falkirk really stay third?
They have earned it so far — they beat Celtic 2-0 and Hearts 5-2 in the space of a week. Whether they stay there depends on whether they keep winning the games like this one against St Johnstone, where they are expected to win.
About the author
Junaid Ashraf is the Founder & CEO of JD SEO Agency and the writer behind FifaWorld. He follows Scottish football every week and writes these predictions from the fixtures and the table as they actually stand — including the weeks when the honest answer is that there is no football to predict.
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