What the first full round of the Scottish Premiership has told us
The Scottish Premiership has completed its first round, with Hearts third, eight points behind Celtic and four behind Rangers, unbeaten at Tynecastle in the league for 26 matches. Kilmarnock are bottom and have conceded 26 goals, the most at this stage since Dundee in 2018-19.

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Todos os times já se enfrentaram uma vez no Campeonato Escocês, então a tabela pode ser lida em vez de descartada — e em duas das últimas três temporadas o top seis nesse ponto permaneceu lá até maio.
O Kilmarnock é o lanterna, mas tem os mesmos pontos do Hibernian e está um atrás do Motherwell. É visto com folga como favorito ao rebaixamento automático, principalmente porque sofreu 26 gols — o maior número neste ponto desde que o Dundee levou 28 em 2018-19 e caiu. Só duas vezes na última década o pior sistema defensivo sobreviveu, e o Kilmarnock também tem o ataque empatado na lanterna.
O Hearts, por outro lado, é a história. Terceiro, oito pontos atrás do Celtic e quatro do Rangers, o time reconstruído por Wouter Vrancken marcou mais que qualquer um além do Celtic e está invicto em Tynecastle na liga desde abril de 2025 — 26 partidas. O 2-2 com o Rangers em casa na quarta-feira deveria ter sido vitória, e um elenco castigado por lesões foi exposto no fim.
O Celtic convenceu poucos dos próprios torcedores, mas caminha para mais de 90 pontos; seu título com 82 pontos na temporada passada foi o menor total vencedor desde 2017-18. O Rangers, sem futebol europeu, leva a vantagem do descanso, e os dois clubes do Old Firm estão no top dois em gols esperados nas duas pontas, finalizações no alvo e chances criadas.
Vrancken descreveu seu novo estilo como “caos organizado”, e os números confirmam.
Os pontos esperados dão alguma esperança ao pelotão perseguidor: o Hibernian está cerca de sete pontos pior do que suas chances sugerem, o Motherwell seis, enquanto Falkirk e Dundee somaram quatro e três a mais do que o previsto. A conversão de chances explica a maior parte dessa diferença.
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