THE fixtures have just dropped for the new Scottish Premiership season – and there’s a televised clash of TWO new bosses on the league’s opening day.

Russell Martin takes his Rangers team to take on Jens Berthel Askou’s new look Motherwell side at 5.30pm on the opening day (Saturday August 2) as they bid to establish an early lead on the Hoops.

It’s the first domestic test of the new Gers gaffer as the Andrew Cavenagh/49ers Enterprises era gets under way, although both legs of their Champions League opener against Panathinaikos will have been played by then.

Then it’s over to TWO Champions on the Sunday – with Championship winners Falkirk hosting Dundee Utd and Celtic hosting their flag day against St Mirren, both live on TV.

But with the English Premier League yet to get under way, there’s a whopping FOUR televised matches on that opening weekend, with Derek McInnes‘ Hearts taking on his former team Aberdeen for the cameras on the Monday night.

Rangers’ first home match of the season comes the following weekend, with a 5.45pm kick off at Ibrox against Dundee, live on Premier Sports.

That’s followed by Celtic visiting Aberdeen for a 12.30pm start on the Sunday as Brendan Rodgers‘ men seek revenge for their Scottish Cup final defeat.

There’s just one more matchweek to go before these two Old Firm foes are pitched into their first showdown of the season – with Gers facing a tricky trip to Paisley and Celtic scheduled to take on Livingston.

It may make sense here for the Ibrox men in particular to take advantage of the new SPFL rule which allows them to apply to get their third match postponed to aid them in European playoff clashes, although it could risk Celtic establishing an early lead.

And this year of course it’s Rangers who get the privilege of hosting the first Glasgow grudge match of the season, with Russell Martin’s first taste of Scotland‘s biggest fixture coming on Sunday August 31 with a 12.30pm kick off.

Both teams are likely to be coming off gruelling second leg playoff clashes the midweek before, with Celtic in action on either the Tuesday or the Wednesday and Rangers hoping they will reach that stage of the Champions League too.

Dundee Utd will make the shortest walk in football to visit their city rivals for the first Dundee derby of the season a day before that (August 30) with the first Edinburgh derby not until October 4 at Tynecastle.

The derby fun is spread over the festive period, with Hibs hosting Hearts at 12.30pm on the 27th of December.

As for the remaining Glasgow grudge matches, Celtic host the New Year‘s game on January 3, meaning there’s time for both teams to parachute in some early January signings for the big one.

Rangers host the final pre-split Old Firm clash, with the date for the match currently given as February 28 at Ibrox.

As last year, the introduction of the new European group phases means there’s no chance for a winter break.

Scottish Premiership 2025-26 fixtures in full:

August 2
Kilmarnock v Livingston
Motherwell v Rangers (17:30)

August 3
Falkirk v Dundee United (14:00)
Dundee v Hibernian
Celtic v St Mirren (16:30)

August 4
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen (20:00)

August 9
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian v Kilmarnock
Livingston v Falkirk
Rangers v Dundee (17:45)
St Mirren v Motherwell

August 10
Aberdeen v Celtic (12:30)

August 23
Celtic v Livingston
Dundee United v Aberdeen
Falkirk v Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell
Kilmarnock v Dundee
St Mirren v Rangers

August 30
Aberdeen v Falkirk
Dundee v Dundee United
Hibernian v St Mirren
Livingston v Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell v Kilmarnock

August 31
Rangers v Celtic (12:00)

September 13
Aberdeen v Livingston
Dundee v Motherwell
Falkirk v St Mirren
Hibernian v Dundee United
Kilmarnock v Celtic
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

September 27
Celtic v Hibernian
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk
Livingston v Rangers
Motherwell v Aberdeen
St Mirren v Dundee

October 4
Aberdeen v Dundee
Celtic v Motherwell
Dundee United v Livingston
Falkirk v Rangers
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
Kilmarnock v St Mirren

October 18
Dundee v Celtic
Hibernian v Livingston
Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell v Falkirk
Rangers v Dundee United
St Mirren v Aberdeen

October 25
Aberdeen v Hibernian
Dundee United v St Mirren
Falkirk v Dundee
Heart of Midlothian v Celtic
Livingston v Motherwell
Rangers v Kilmarnock

October 29
Celtic v Falkirk (19:45)
Dundee v Livingston (19:45)
Hibernian v Rangers (19:45)
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (19:45)
Motherwell v Dundee United (19:45)
St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian (19:45)

November 1
Dundee United v Celtic
Falkirk v Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
Livingston v St Mirren
Motherwell v Hibernian
Rangers v Aberdeen

November 8
Aberdeen v Motherwell
Celtic v Kilmarnock
Dundee v Rangers
Falkirk v Livingston
St Mirren v Hibernian

November 9
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United

November 22
Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian
Dundee United v Falkirk
Hibernian v Dundee
Kilmarnock v Motherwell
Rangers v Livingston
St Mirren v Celtic

November 29
Dundee v St Mirren
Hibernian v Celtic
Kilmarnock v Dundee United
Livingston v Aberdeen
Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian
Rangers v Falkirk

December 3
Aberdeen v St Mirren (19:45)
Celtic v Dundee (19:45)
Dundee United v Rangers (19:45)
Falkirk v Motherwell (19:45)
Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Livingston v Hibernian (19:45)

December 6
Celtic v Heart of Midlothian
Dundee v Aberdeen
Hibernian v Falkirk
Kilmarnock v Rangers
Motherwell v Livingston
St Mirren v Dundee United

December 13
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren
Rangers v Hibernian
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
Dundee United v Motherwell
Falkirk v Celtic
Livingston v Dundee

December 20
Celtic v Aberdeen
Dundee United v Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
Kilmarnock v Falkirk
Motherwell v Dundee
St Mirren v Livingston

December 27
Aberdeen v Dundee United
Dundee v Falkirk
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian (12:30)
Livingston v Celtic
Rangers v Motherwell
St Mirren v Kilmarnock

December 30
Dundee v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian (19:45)
Hibernian v Aberdeen (19:45)
Livingston v Dundee United (19:45)
Motherwell v Celtic (19:45)
Rangers v St Mirren (19:45)

January 3
Celtic v Rangers (12:30)
Dundee United v Dundee
Falkirk v Aberdeen
Heart of Midlothian v Livingston
Kilmarnock v Hibernian
Motherwell v St Mirren

January 10
Aberdeen v Rangers
Celtic v Dundee United
Dundee v Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian v Motherwell
Livingston v Kilmarnock
St Mirren v Falkirk

January 24
Aberdeen v Livingston
Dundee United v St Mirren
Falkirk v Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian v Celtic
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
Rangers v Dundee

January 31
Celtic v Falkirk
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian v Rangers
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
Livingston v Motherwell
St Mirren v Dundee

February 4
Aberdeen v Celtic (19:45)
Dundee v Motherwell (19:45)
Hibernian v Dundee United (19:45)
Livingston v Falkirk (19:45)
Rangers v Kilmarnock (19:45)
St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian (19:45)

February 11
Celtic v Livingston (19:45)
Dundee United v Aberdeen (19:45)
Falkirk v Dundee (19:45)
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian (19:45)
Kilmarnock v St Mirren (19:45)
Motherwell v Rangers (19:45)

February 14
Dundee v Livingston
Falkirk v Dundee United
Hibernian v St Mirren
Kilmarnock v Celtic
Motherwell v Aberdeen
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

February 21
Aberdeen v Dundee
Celtic v Hibernian
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk
Livingston v Rangers
St Mirren v Motherwell

February 28
Dundee v Hibernian
Falkirk v Kilmarnock
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen
Livingston v St Mirren
Motherwell v Dundee United
Rangers v Celtic

March 14
Aberdeen v Falkirk
Celtic v Motherwell
Dundee v Dundee United
Hibernian v Livingston
Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian
St Mirren v Rangers

March 21
Dundee United v Celtic
Falkirk v St Mirren
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee
Kilmarnock v Livingston
Motherwell v Hibernian
Rangers v Aberdeen

April 4
Dundee v Celtic
Hibernian v Kilmarnock
Livingston v Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell v Falkirk
Rangers v Dundee United
St Mirren v Aberdeen

April 11
Aberdeen v Hibernian
Celtic v St Mirren
Dundee United v Livingston
Falkirk v Rangers
Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell
Kilmarnock v Dundee

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