Aberdeen and Hibernian go head-to-head at Pittodrie in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon in a crucial encounter in the race for third place. The two teams are currently separated by just two places and three points in the Scottish top-flight standings.

Hibs are the outsiders coming into this crunch clash, but they look more than capable of contributing to the scoring. David Gray’s side equalled a club record of 17 Scottish Premiership games unbeaten with a 4-0 demolition of Dundee last time out. Across that 17-game stretch, the capital club have scored in 16 of those contests, netting two goals away from home against Rangers. In fact, the Hibees have blanked in just six of their 33 league games this season, hitting multiple goals in each of their previous three meetings with Aberdeen this term.

While the hosts have turned the corner following their mid-season slump, they continue to find clean sheets hard to come by. Jimmy Thelin’s team have failed to silence their opponents in 26 of their 33 Scottish Premiership matches this season, including 10 of their last 12 top-flight outings in front of their own supporters.

Rangers will make the short trip to St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon. With Rangers all but guaranteed to finish as runners-up to Celtic, and 6th-placed St Mirren nine points adrift of Aberdeen in 5th, this game is close to being a dead rubber. That being said, St Mirren look well placed to score at least once on Saturday. 

Stephen Robinson’s team have been a real thorn in the side of Rangers this season, triumphing in each of the last two meetings between the pair, scoring twice in each of those respective victories. It’s also worth noting that the Saints got on the scoresheet in their only other encounter with Rangers this season, losing 2-1 on that occasion.

Thus, the hosts will fancy their chances of landing a blow here on a Rangers defence that have looked leaky on the road all season. The Light Blues’ backline has been breached once or more in 13 of their 17 Scottish Premiership away days this season, including each of their last 10 top-flight tussles away from Ibrox. What’s more, Rangers have shipped multiple goals in each of their last four league games on their travels.

Ross County have comprehensively had Kilmarnock’s number this season, which makes the odds on the handicap market for Saturday’s Rugby Park clash very interesting indeed.

This will be the fourth meeting of the clubs this season, with Ross County coming out on top in each of the three previous games, not even conceding a single goal in these fixtures. The latest of these was on 1st March, when a goal from Kieran Phillips was enough to give them a 1-0 win.

That game might have been the last fixture that Don Cowie’s visiting side won, but they have played a comparatively strong calibre of opponent since then, with each of their last three outings against clubs that finished in the top six. They lost each of these games by just a single goal – a result that would be sufficient to win this bet.

Kilmarnock’s form, meanwhile, has been miserable. Derek McInnes’ outfit have won only one of their last seven games – and that sole victory came against a Motherwell side that were reduced to 10 men in the first half with a decision that was later rescinded.

With the hosts under pressure, expect this to be a tight, nervy encounter with little between the teams.

Ayr United play host to Queen’s Park in the Scottish Championship on Saturday afternoon. Scott Brown’s hosts are locked in 3rd spot and will now have one eye on their forthcoming promotion play-off ties, while Queen’s Park’s goal difference means they are all but assured of second-tier football next term.

Ayr were on the wrong end of a 5-0 thumping from Livingston last Friday night but manager Brown will demand a response from his side this weekend, and he may just get one against a Queen’s Park side in the midst of a real slump at the moment. 

Ayr have done the majority of their best work at home this season, avoiding defeat in 15 of their 17 league games at Somerset Park, triumphing in 11 of those matches. One of those home successes was against Queen’s Park earlier this season.

While Queen’s Park stopped the rot with a 0-0 draw at Hamilton last Saturday, they had come away empty-handed from each of their seven league games prior to that stalemate, one of which was a home defeat to Ayr. 

Queen of the South are the form team in League One at present and, consequently, are an excellent price to simply avoid defeat against a Stenhousemuir side that have fallen away in recent weeks.

Queens come into this game off the back of a six-game unbeaten run that has seen them pick up five victories. This run of form has propelled them to 3rd in the standings, a position they are only in due to their outstanding home form.

The hosts have picked up 12 wins from 17 at home – including a 2-1 success over Stenhousemuir back in December – with Peter Murphy’s men suffering just three losses at Palmerston this season.

Although Stenhousemuir sit 4th in the table, just one point behind their hosts, their form is very different. They have failed to win any of their last seven games, while the Warriors’ last away outing was a thumping 4-0 defeat at champions Arbroath a fortnight ago.

This is not a side that travels particularly well either. Although they have won three times on the road in 2025, each of these wins have come against an opponent in the lower half of the standings.

As a result, Queens look an enticing bet to win at 2.1, but they are an excellent way to boost an acca at 1.25 just to avoid defeat.