⚽ The Kick-Off - Tuesday 4th August 2026
Celtic beat Dundee 1-0. Hearts appeal Stuart Findlay's red card. European Play-Off Round draws made. Rangers' Ben Godfrey out for about four weeks.
Random Scottish Football Fact #362:
Formartine United hold the record for the most goals scored in a Highland League season with 137 in the 2015-16 campaign.
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP
Celtic 1 - 0 Dundee
LATEST NEWS
⚽ Celtic started their title defence with a 1-0 home win over Dundee. Benjamin Nygren scored the only goal of the game.
🚫 Hearts have submitted an appeal against Stuart Findlay’s red card shown to the defender on Saturday against Aberdeen. - Calum Loudon, STV
🆚 The draws for the European play-off rounds were made yesterday - BBC
UEFA Champions League Play-Off Round:
Celtic v LASK (AUT)
UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round:
Heart of Midlothian or Benfica (POR) v Aarhus (DEN) or Sabah (AZB)
Rangers or Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL) v Larne (NIR) or Iberia Tbilisi (GEO)
UEFA Conference League Play-Off Round:
Heart of Midlothian or Benfica (POR) v Rapid Vienna (AUT) or Paide Linnameeskond (EST)
IFK Göteborg (SWE) or KAA Gent (BEL) v Hibernian or KF Shkëndija (MKD)
Motherwell or HJK Helsinki (FIN) v SC Freiburg (GER)
Rangers or Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL) v FK Jablonec (CZE) or FC RFS (LVA)
🔵 Rangers defender Ben Godfrey will be out injured for about four weeks. The new signing injured his hamstring while making his debut against Dundee United. - Christopher Jack, Rangers Review
🔄️ Beau Reus, MJ Kamson-Kamara, Laurent Mendy and Josh McPake have all been added to Hearts’ European squad to face Benfica. Out are Alexander Schwolow, who has left the club, and the injured trio Christian Borchgrevink, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, and Stephen Kingsley. - Blair Meikle, The Herald
📢 Stirling Albion issued a statement condemning the “hooliganism that took place outside Forthbank on Saturday afternoon”. - Stirling Albion website
They are the second Scottish club to state crowd trouble in as many days. East Kilbride published the following post on Sunday.
🤝 League One club Montrose have entered a co-operation agreement with Lowland League East side Lochee United. - Montrose FC website
🎟️ Scottish women’s football podcast A Level Playing Field are hosting a free ‘ultimate live preview’ of the 2026/27 SWPL season in Glasgow next Tuesday. Hosted by Alison McConnell, expect special guests and more. - get your free tickets here
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ EAST OF SCOTLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Whitburn Juniors v Blackburn United (7.30pm)
➡️ NORTH OF SCOTLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE
(all 7pm kick-offs)
Buchanhaven Hearts v Dyce
Deveronside v Aberdeen East End
Ellon United v Culter
Fraserburgh United v Bridge of Don Thistle
Longside v Maud
Rothie Rovers v Colony Park
Stonehaven v Hall Russell United
➡️ SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE
Abbey Vale v St Cuthbert Wanderers (7pm)
Wigtown & Bladnoch v Gretna 2008 U20 (7.45pm)
Plus matches in the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup and Club Academy Scotland Elite Under-19 League. View all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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