Will The Scottish Title Go To The Wire - This Weekend Might Have An Answer

Everyone knows the insults and criticisms that are thrown at the Scottish Premiership as it pertains to the top flight division being a two horse race between Celtic and Rangers, but whilst that may be true, the 2025/26 campaign has proven to be a very refreshing one indeed.

As we creep into the month of April with all football fans enjoying the business end of the campaign, and almost at the end of another season and the summer break, Heart of Midlothian under storied gaffer Derek McInnes have surprised everyone. With others struggling, the Tynecastle outfit quietly made their way into top spot in the table and have stayed there.

With 31 games played, Hearts still hold a three point advantage over Rangers, and a five point advantage over Celtic, but whilst both sides have rather impressively closed the original points gap that they had built up - the pressure could really arrive on Saturday afternoon.

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For the first time this season the Ibrox side, now under the charge of Danny Rohl, could take top spot with victory over Dundee United and in what has already been a pretty bonkers campaign, an Easter weekend twist could be just the start of an even more bizarre ending to the year.

Should Rangers win they go top on goal difference, but Hearts play 24 hours later and would be expected to restore their advantage on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Livingston. However, if Livi are in the form they were when they faced the Gers in late February, returning to the top might happen, just not with a victory and not easily.

Then by the end of the weekend Celtic will know whether or not they are still in the hunt to turn around a woeful season under Martin O'Neill. They make another trip to Dundee, following their earlier defeat to Dundee United at Tannadice, and they simply cannot lose again or the points gap grows further.

Although Hearts have very much proven themselves to be the surprise team of the current campaign, the Glasgow giants have also been very surprising, but for different reasons.

Just six months ago a 1-1 draw with Falkirk saw them in eighth place and eleven points shy of the title division and also managerless as Russell Martin was promptly sacked. That gap grew to 13 points in their next game and Ibrox was toxic until Rohl arrived.

Parkhead has been equally toxic as Brendan Rodgers walked, they fell further down the table and there were protests against the board. O'Neill returned to turn their form around but they dispensed with him for Wilfried Nancy, who did not last long before O'Neill returned. He has done well again but two defeats in the last six have dampened spirits once again.

This weekend is unlikely to decide the title, but it may decide who is no longer fighting for it.