IT'S a big weekend in Scotland starting with Rangers v Hearts tonight and the potential of real title race taking place in the Premier League.
All six top-flight games are scheduled for Saturday (weather permitting) with champions Celtic first up at Hamilton following their Gran Canaria break and leaders Aberdeen entertaining Dundee later. If Celtic lose the Dons could go seven points clear at the summit.
William Hill's Owen Scott has been looking at the matches and here are some stats that may or may not help with your bets. Remember these are not tips.
RANGERS V HEARTS (Fri)
The last three matches
between these sides have seen a goal
scored in the dying minutes
MATCH GOAL 86TH MIN-FULL TIME 9-4
HAMILTON V CELTIC
Hamilton beat Celtic at Celtic Park in
October and have only lost one of their
last eleven home matches this season
HAMILTON TO WIN OR DRAW 11-5
ABERDEEN V DUNDEE
Despite scoring in the last 12
meetings at Dens Park, Dundee have
failed to score on their last three visits to
Pittodrie and Aberdeen have not
conceded a goal in their last eight
matches.
ABERDEEN TO WIN TO NIL 5-2
DUNDEE UTD V INVERNESS
Gary Mackay-Steven and Billy McKay
are both in demand as they enter the
final six months of their contracts.
Both players have scored in each of
their clubs last three matches.
MACKAY-STEVEN AND MCKAY BOTH TO SCORE 6-1
MOTHERWELL V KILMARNOCK (OFF)
Alexei Eremenko has scored three of
Killie's last four goals. Killie have
won their last two matches v Well.
EREMENKO TO SCORE AND KILLIE WIN 16-5
ROSS COUNTY V ST MIRREN
St Mirren have won 10 of their 11
points away from home. Ross County
have only won three points at home.
BOTH TO SCORE AND ST MIRREN WIN 5-1
ST JOHNSTONE V PARTICK
Kris Doolan has scored for Partick on
both his last two visits to Perth.
DOOLAN TO SCORE ANYTIME 7-1
FALKIRK V QoS
John Baird scored last week on his
Falkirk debut after signing from QoS.
BAIRD TO SCORE AND FALKIRK WIN (price to follow)
HIBS V COWDENBATH
Hibs won a five-goal thriller when
these sides met at Easter Road in
September.
HIBS TO WIN AND FIVE OR MORE GOALS SCORED 4-1
LIVINGSTON V ALLOA
Livi's Jordan White scored a
hat-trick when the sides met in
September.
WHITE TO SCORE AND LIVINGSTON WIN 10-3
RAITH V DUMBARTON
Forty-four goals have been scored in
the last nine meetings between these
sides – an average of 4.4 per game
FOUR OR MORE GOALS IN MATCH 13-8
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Good stuff Owen
Greg,i know its not the Barcodes 20 games on the trot,but what do you think about a late goal at Rangers?
Flickhead, it’s not a bad shout mate, been late goals in a lot of the big matches between these two and Hibs! You’re right though, They are not the barcodes, haha!
Cheers greg,i,ll just have a little tickle,then a bigger one tomorrow.Thats been a fantastic stat youve dug up.