How do spl fixtures work

What happens now is that each team plays each other three times, bringing the number of games to 33 and the league is then divided into two six-team sections. Each team within a particular section plays the other five teams in their section once, bringing the total number of games played in the league season to The idea was inspired by the Swiss Nationalliga now Swiss Super League , which had deployed a split model at the time, before changing format from the season on.

It has not been without its critics in Scotland, though, with some players, officials and fans decrying the potential for fixture disparity - i. However, SPFL CEO Neil Doncaster has defended the approach, telling the Telegraph in "The split creates tight finishes top and bottom and sometimes that means helicopter finishes on the last day of the season.

Ultimately the hallmarks of our game are passion, drama and excitement and the split creates that. Motherwell Dundee Utd. Aberdeen Livingston. Dundee St Johnstone. Hibernian Rangers. St Mirren Ross County. Celtic Hearts. Aberdeen St Mirren. Hibernian Motherwell. Rangers Dundee. St Johnstone Ross County. Dundee Utd Celtic. Livingston Hearts. Livingston Hibernian.

Dundee Utd Livingston. Ross County Dundee. St Johnstone Aberdeen. St Mirren Hibernian. Hearts Rangers. Celtic Motherwell. Hibernian Dundee. Rangers St Johnstone. Ross County Celtic. Sandy Carmichael will long be remembered as a "formidable" man who earned respect in an era of "licensed thuggery" with Scotland and the Lions, writes Tom English. Chick Young has known Walter Smith for decades. Here, he explains why his friend was such a revered figure. The outpouring of affection for Walter Smith after his death at the age of 73 is a mark of the man, writes Tom English.

Hamilton Academical's Sarah Rhind was a heroin addict and had been homeless when her dad died in a car crash. That pushed her to get clean. This is her story If you have followed the Scottish Premiership over the last few years, you will have noticed that it splits into two parts late in the season.

The Scottish top flight is unique in the United Kingdom for this characteristic of dividing itself into a top-six and bottom six. Although the division has been splitting for several years now, a lot of football fans are still curious as to why it occurs.