The Scottish Premiership split always sparks accusations of fixture manipulation, particularly when the title race is tight.
Celtic have been handed home games against Rangers and Hearts in the post-split fixtures, which will begin after the final round of the regular season this weekend.
Ally McCoist is one of many to complain about the fixtures, so 67 Hail Hail want to put the accusations of bias to bed by explaining how the post-split fixtures are decided.
Your first thought when you see the fixtures…
How many points will we pick up?
How the Scottish Premiership split works
The league splits after 33 matches, with the top six forming the championship group and the bottom six entering the relegation group.
Each team has already played every other side three times before the split, leaving five fixtures to complete a 38-game season. Those final five matches are played only within each half of the table, meaning the top six face each other once more.
Those who finish between seventh and 12th cannot finish higher than seventh, even if they end up with more points than the team that finishes in sixth, which can sometimes make for odd reading.
Why the system creates controversy every year
As there are only five games to go until the end of the season, the way the fixtures are decided means that some teams will have to play at home or away more than the other.
In Celtic’s case, they will play at home three times, including the games against title rivals Rangers and Hearts.
Celtic played both teams away from home twice in the regular season whereas Rangers will be on the road in three of their five games.
Supporters will claim that the SPFL is biased but then the fixtures can’t be decided until the top six and bottom six are officially locked in.
Regardless of what people think, all teams play 19 home games and 19 away games, which couldn’t be any fairer if they tried.
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