Celtic have a one-point lead at the top of the cinch Premiership as they prepare to face Aberdeen at Pittodrie, where they won 2-1 in October. The Dons are in seventh place, one point outside the top six. Second-placed Rangers, unbeaten in the league at Ibrox, are at home to a Hibernian side who are in fifth spot and have struggled for form since the winter break.
Heart of Midlothian are 10 points clear in third place and welcome bottom club Dundee to Tynecastle - the Dark Blues are a point behind St Johnstone at the foot of the table. The Perth Saints go to Paisley to play a St Mirren team who have been in good form of late.
Dundee United have the chance to move level on points with four-placed Motherwell when the teams meet at Tannadice and Ross County can do likewise against Livingston when the sides go head to head at the Global Energy Stadium.
It’s also an important evening in the cinch Championship, with leaders Arbroath four points clear at the top going into their game against Hamilton Accies at Gayfield.
The third Ayrshire derby of the season takes place at Rugby Park, with Kilmarnock having got the better of Ayr United in both meetings so far in 2021/22.
Promotion rivals Inverness CT and Partick Thistle meet in the Highland capital – Caley Thistle are two points in front of the Jags but Ian McCall’s men have three games in hand.
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