All 5 Scottish groups in European competitions have opted to postpone their Premiership matches scheduled for Saturday, 22 August.
The qualifying play-offs for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League will happen throughout two legs, both facet of the weekend affected.
Celtic and Rangers are each assured to attain that stage in Europe, though the latter don’t but know which competitors they are going to be in.
Previously, postponements had to be agreed by each golf equipment, however since April 2025, a workforce enjoying in Europe has been ready to unilaterally delay a recreation.
Premiership winners Celtic don’t but know their opposition for this 12 months’s Champions League play-offs, at which stage they have been crushed by Kazakh facet Kairat Almaty final season.
Hearts are 4-0 behind on aggregate in their Champions League second spherical qualifying tie towards Sturm Graz and are seemingly to drop into the third spherical of Europa League qualifying, the place Rangers have already been drawn towards Polish facet Jagiellonia Bialystok.
The solely means Hearts will keep away from a play-off is that if they beat Sturm Graz on combination after which lose in the third spherical of Champions League qualifying. In that case, they’d immediately enter the Europa League league part.
Motherwell and Hibernian are in the center of their Conference League second spherical qualifying ties and their league matches will solely be postponed ought to they attain the play-offs.
Motherwell are 2-0 up on aggregate against Faroese side HB, whereas Hibs lost the first leg by the same scoreline towards Kosovan outfit Malisheva.
Rearranged video games can be performed in midweek – on both 8/9 or 15/16 September.
