Celtic beat Ross County 4-0; Rangers scored late to beat Dundee; Hearts won 2-0 at home to Livingston; Aberdeen beat Hibernian 3-1; St Mirren lost 2-1 at home to Dundee United; St Johnstone picked up a vital win against Motherwell; who makes the WhoScored Team of the Week?
Monday 21 March 2022 13:14, UK
Celtic remain three points clear in the Scottish Premiership title race after wins for both sides of the Old Firm, while St Johnstone picked up a crucial victory in their fight to avoid relegation.
It is Ange Postecoglou's side who dominate the WhoScored.com Scottish Premiership team of the week after an emphatic victory over Ross County.
Rangers kept up the pressure ahead of the Old Firm clash by coming from behind to beat Dundee at Dens Park the following day.
Hearts' push for a third-place finish and European football was strengthened further by a victory at home to Livingston, while a late goal saw 11th-placed St Johnstone claim what could be a vital win against Motherwell.
Dundee remain four points adrift at the foot of the table but are also represented in this week's best XI.
Here, WhoScored.com run through the top five performing players from the weekend's action.
5. Dylan Levitt (Dundee United) - 7.79 rating
Dundee United ended a four-game winless run as they beat St Mirren 2-1 to head into the international break on a high.
Dylan Levitt picked the perfect time to score his second league goal of the season, firing Thomas Courts' team level after the break as he hit the back of the net with his only effort on goal. The youngster perhaps should have had an assist, too, having made two key passes to help return a rating of 7.79.
4. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) - 7.83 rating
The first of three Celtic players to feature in this rundown, Daizen Maeda scored his fourth league goal of the campaign in the resounding 4-0 thrashing of Ross County.
Maeda found a way past Ross Laidlaw with one of three efforts on goal, and created an additional two goalscoring chances. The Japanese winger was good value for his WhoScored.com rating of 7.83.
3. Jota (Celtic) - 7.97 rating
Celtic's right-winger against Ross County is the third best rated player from gameweek 31 with a rating of 7.97. Jota provided the assist for Giorgos Giakoumakis' 11th-minute opener, that coming from one of four key passes.
The 22-year-old fancied his chances of scoring as he managed four shots, all the while finding a teammate with 90.9 per cent of his 33 passes to secure his place in the XI.
2. Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) - 8.65 rating
St. Johnstone showed great resolve to come from behind to beat Motherwell on home turf on Saturday, with Callum Hendry putting in a man-of-the-match showing at McDiarmid Park.
The 24-year-old netted either side of half-time from two of three shots and did all he could to drive the Saints forward having completed two dribbles to feature on the frontline with a rating of 8.65.
1. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) - 9.61 rating
WhoScored.com's star man from the Scottish Premiership with a rating of 9.61 this week is Celtic striker Giorgos Giakoumakis. The Greek had a direct hand in all four goals in Celtic's 4-0 win over Ross County as Giakoumakis bagged his second hat-trick across his last three league outings.
The 27-year-old mustered eight shots in total, while his only key pass in the game resulted in the assist for Daizen Maeda's goal midway through the first half.
