Scottish Premiership matchday report: Round of 31 October to 1 November 2026

Every result from the round, set against what we predicted before kick-off.

Of the 3 Scottish Premiership matches in this round, our predicted result was right in 1 (33%). There were 2 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins, with 7 goals scored (2.3 a match). The highest-scoring match was Kilmarnock 2–2 St Johnstone (4 goals). The biggest winning margin was 2: Falkirk 2–0 Celtic. Our three most confident selections: Celtic to win (Falkirk 2–0 Celtic, wrong); Motherwell to win (Motherwell 1–0 St Mirren, right); Kilmarnock to win (Kilmarnock 2–2 St Johnstone, wrong). Season to date in the Scottish Premiership, our predicted result has been right in 7 of 15 published matches (47%).

Results and our predictions

Match	Score	Our prediction	Right?	Draw view	Draw?
Falkirk v Celtic	2–0	Celtic to win	No	Lower draw risk	No
Motherwell v St Mirren	1–0	Motherwell to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone	2–2	Kilmarnock to win	No	Typical draw risk	Yes

Match by match

Falkirk 2–0 Celtic

Sunday 1 November, 13:00 (UK time) · Result: Falkirk win

We predicted Celtic to win (confidence rank 1 of 3 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: lower draw risk; the match did not end level.

Falkirk's previous league form (latest first): WWLDW Celtic's previous league form (latest first): WWWLW

Motherwell 1–0 St Mirren

Saturday 31 October, 15:00 (UK time) · Result: Motherwell win

We predicted Motherwell to win (confidence rank 2 of 3 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Motherwell's previous league form (latest first): LLLLL St Mirren's previous league form (latest first): WLLLL

Kilmarnock 2–2 St Johnstone

Saturday 31 October, 15:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Kilmarnock to win (confidence rank 3 of 3 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Kilmarnock's previous league form (latest first): LWLDW St Johnstone's previous league form (latest first): LDWDL

Scottish Premiership table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Celtic	12	9	1	2	27	10	+17	28	–
2	Rangers	11	7	3	1	19	9	+10	24	–
3	Hearts	11	6	2	3	24	17	+7	20	–
4	Falkirk	12	5	3	4	15	12	+3	18	+2
5	Dundee	11	5	2	4	17	13	+4	17	−1
6	Dundee United	11	4	4	3	16	16	+0	16	−1
7	St Johnstone	12	3	5	4	15	19	-4	14	+1
8	St Mirren	12	4	2	6	12	20	-8	14	−1
9	Motherwell	12	3	3	6	14	20	-6	12	+1
10	Aberdeen	11	3	2	6	12	14	-2	11	−1
11	Kilmarnock	12	2	3	7	13	28	-15	9	+1
12	Hibernian	11	2	2	7	11	17	-6	8	−1

This table is calculated by us from the results we hold. It can differ from the official table if matches are postponed or missing, or points have been deducted. Move shows places gained or lost in this round.

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