Ross County host Rangers, live on Sky Sports, this weekend; Celtic are at home to St Johnstone; Hibs take on Livingston; it is Motherwell vs Kilmarnock; Hearts travel to Dundee; St Mirren face Aberdeen
Friday 25 August 2023 10:15, UK
The Scottish Premiership returns after a League Cup break with plenty of entertainment ahead, including one game live on Sky Sports.
The cameras will be in Dingwall as Ross County host a Rangers side fresh from midweek Champions League qualifying action.
Celtic are at home to St Johnstone as they look to bounce back after their Viaplay Cup defence was ended by Kilmarnock.
St Mirren will be looking to maintain their winning start, while Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen also return to domestic action after European play-offs.
Here we take a look at what's at stake...
Rangers return to domestic action after the drama of their play-off first leg against PSV Eindhoven with a trip to Ross County, live on Sky Sports.
The Ibrox side followed up their 4-1 Scottish League Cup win over Morton with a 2-2 draw against Peter Bosz's side, with the return leg on August 30.
Michael Beale is expected to rotate his squad again as he prepares for a huge match in Eindhoven as they look to secure a second successive group-stage campaign.
Ross County also go into the match in good form. They beat St Johnstone in their last Premiership match before a cup win over Airdrieonians last weekend.
Malky Mackay's side have managed draws against Rangers in recent years, but they have never beaten the Ibrox side in any competition.
Celtic will be out to make amends for their Viaplay Cup defeat to Kilmarnock when they host St Johnstone on Saturday.
They do have injury problems in defence with Cameron Carter-Vickers and Maik Nawrocki ruled out for eight weeks.
Midfielder Reo Hatate will also miss the game and is not expected to return until after their first Old Firm game of the season away to Rangers on September 3, live on Sky Sports.
There is one welcome boost for manager Brendan Rodgers with Alistair Johnston ready to return after recovering from an injury picked up in pre-season.
St Johnstone go to Celtic Park still looking for their first points of the new campaign.
Steven MacLean has added three players since their last match with teenage midfielder Jay Turner-Cooke the latest addition, joining on loan from Newcastle.
Hibs will be looking to bounce back from European disappointment when they host Livingston on Saturday.
Lee Johnson's side lost 5-0 to Aston Villa in the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off with the return leg on August 31.
Both teams have failed to win either of their opening two league games so it could be an entertaining battle at Easter Road.
Livi suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Rangers in their last league match but did progress in the Viaplay Cup last weekend with a 2-0 win over Ayr United.
With a league victory over Rangers and cup shock against Celtic, it has been an impressive start to the season for Kilmarnock.
Derek McInnes' side take on Motherwell on Saturday looking to maintain their unbeaten run and improve on last season's away record in the Premiership, which saw them win just twice on the road.
Motherwell will be without Arsenal loanee Mika Biereth - he has been ruled out for three months after a knee injury suffered in last weekend's Viaplay Cup defeat to St Mirren.
The Fir Park side will also be looking to maintain their unbeaten league start, with an opening-day draw followed up by a win in their first home game.
Dundee manager Tony Docherty will be hoping for his first Scottish Premiership win when his side host Hearts on Sunday.
He has won three of his six matches since taking charge, but is yet to taste victory in the top flight.
It has been a hectic start to the season for Hearts and this game comes after a 2-1 defeat at home to PAOK in their Europa Conference League play-off with a trip to Greece for the return next Thursday.
Hearts have managed a win and a draw in their opening league fixtures and eased through in the Viaplay Cup last weekend with a 4-0 victory against Championship side Partick Thistle.
St Mirren have made the perfect start to the new season with back-to-back victories and progression in the Scottish League Cup.
Stephen Robinson's side sit second in the table with only goal difference between them and Celtic, so a win could see them sit top after this round of fixtures.
Aberdeen are without a win in their first two league games but defeated Stirling Albion in the cup last weekend and will be buoyed by their 2-2 draw away to Hacken in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.
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