GLASGOW, June 18 — The 2026/27 Scottish Premiership season is set to kick off with a bang, as every match across the opening weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports. This groundbreaking move will see fixtures take place across four days from Friday, July 31 to Monday, August 3. The season gets underway on Friday, July 31, with Derek McInnes’ first league match in charge of Rangers, as they visit Dundee United in an 8pm kick-off at Tannadice Park.
Saturday, August 1, will see last season’s runners-up Hearts, who are searching for McInnes’ replacement, head to Aberdeen at 5:30pm, following a 3pm match between St Mirren, now led by Craig McLeish, and Falkirk. The comprehensive coverage by Sky Sports will continue on Sunday, August 2, with St Johnstone marking their top-flight return at home to Kilmarnock at 2pm, before Conference League entrants Hibernian take on managerless Motherwell at 4:30pm.
The opening weekend will come to a close on Monday, August 3, as Martin O’Neill’s Celtic begin their title defence at home to Dundee, with kick-off at 7:30pm. This action-packed start to the campaign is sure to set the tone for an exciting season, with many thrilling matches to look forward to, including the highly anticipated Old Firm matches between Celtic and Rangers, scheduled to take place on September 20, January 2, 2027, and February 27, 2027.
The first Edinburgh derby, scheduled to take place on September 2, will see Hibernian host Hearts. As the 2026/27 Scottish Premiership season gets underway, fans around the world will be eagerly watching to see how their favorite teams perform.
With the opening weekend’s matches all being shown live on Sky Sports, it’s set to be an exciting start to the campaign. The Old Firm matches, the Edinburgh derby, and the rest of the season’s thrilling matches, all available live on Sky Sports.
