Scottish Premiership REVIEW 5 Sep 2026: two from four as the model's Old Firm calls land and the draws bite

Two from four for the model, and the two it got were the away days. It backed Celtic to win at St Mirren and they did, 1-2: Nikolas Agrafiotis put St Mirren ahead from the penalty spot in the 22nd, before Liam Scales headed Celtic level from a corner in the 51st and Yang Hyun-Jun won it in the 68th from the middle of the box. Celtic thought they had a third in stoppage time through substitute Shumaira Mheuka, only for VAR to rule it out.

The other call that landed was Rangers, backed at home and 1-0 winners over Motherwell through substitute Ryan Naderi — on in the 8th minute, scoring in the 12th after seizing on a goalkeeping error. Minsu Kim dragged a Motherwell penalty wide on the half-hour, and the win came at a cost, Rangers losing Lawrence Shankland — the man Naderi replaced — to what looked a serious hamstring injury.

The two misses were both draws the model did not see. Dundee United, fancied at home, were held 1-1 by Falkirk: Jacob Murrell struck inside four minutes and the lead lasted until Michael Forbes equalised in the third minute of stoppage time, United handing a debut to the Rangers loan signing Lyall Cameron. And Aberdeen, another home pick, drew 0-0 with Kilmarnock — Tony Yogane hit a post, Marius Muller kept Kilmarnock level with a string of saves, and the visitors saw it out a man down after Aaron Tshibola's two bookings, the second in the 82nd.