Scottish Championship Run-In 2026/27
Scottish Championship — Updated 12 Nov 2026
Partick Thistle are the favourites for the Scottish Championship title, finishing top in 46% of 2,000 simulations.
Who is still in each Scottish Championship race, the gap to the places that decide it, and every fixture they have left, rated from 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest) by our model; fixtures against a rival in the same race are outlined. Chances come from 2,000 simulations of the 111 remaining fixtures (the predicted table), from points won on the pitch, so a points deduction isn't included.
12345 1 = easiest, 5 = hardest
Title race
| # | Team | Pts | +/− | Left | Finish 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | +3 | 22 | 46% | |
| INV HRAI ADUN HARB AAYR HQUE HSTE ALIV HGRE AINV ARAI HDUN AARB HAYR AQUE ASTE HRAI AINV HGRE HLIV ADUN HARB A | |||||
| 2 | 25 | −3 | 22 | 21% | |
| AYR APAR HLIV AGRE HQUE ADUN AARB HINV AAYR HSTE HPAR ALIV HGRE AQUE HARB ADUN HPAR HAYR AINV HSTE ALIV AGRE H | |||||
| 3 | 25 | −3 | 22 | 27% | |
| GRE HARB HPAR ASTE HLIV ARAI HINV AQUE HARB AAYR HGRE APAR HSTE ALIV HINV HRAI AQUE AGRE HAYR AARB HPAR ASTE H | |||||
| 4 | 23 | −5 | 22 | 2% | |
| QUE HARB AAYR HDUN AINV HLIV APAR HGRE HQUE ARAI AARB HAYR ADUN HINV ALIV HPAR AGRE AQUE HARB ARAI HAYR HDUN A | |||||
| 5 | 21 | −7 | 22 | 2% | |
| GRE HQUE ARAI HAYR ADUN HSTE HGRE APAR AINV HARB AQUE HRAI AAYR HDUN ASTE AGRE HINV AARB HQUE APAR HRAI HAYR A | |||||
| 6 | 20 | −8 | 22 | 2% | |
| PAR AAYR HGRE AQUE HSTE AARB ADUN HRAI HLIV APAR HAYR AGRE HQUE ASTE HDUN AARB HLIV HPAR ARAI AAYR HGRE AQUE H | |||||
+/− = points above or below the line between 1st and 2nd.
35 meetings between the contenders
- 14 Nov: Partick Thistle v Inverness
- 21 Nov: Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle
- 4 Dec: Livingston v Raith Rovers
- 5 Dec: Partick Thistle v Dunfermline
- 12 Dec: Dunfermline v Stenhousemuir
- 19 Dec: Livingston v Dunfermline
- 19 Dec: Stenhousemuir v Inverness
- 26 Dec: Dunfermline v Raith Rovers
- 26 Dec: Livingston v Stenhousemuir
- 2 Jan: Stenhousemuir v Partick Thistle
- 2 Jan: Inverness v Dunfermline
- 9 Jan: Partick Thistle v Livingston
- 9 Jan: Inverness v Raith Rovers
- 23 Jan: Livingston v Inverness
- 30 Jan: Inverness v Partick Thistle
- 30 Jan: Raith Rovers v Stenhousemuir
- 13 Feb: Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers
- 20 Feb: Dunfermline v Partick Thistle
- 20 Feb: Raith Rovers v Livingston
- 27 Feb: Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline
- 6 Mar: Dunfermline v Livingston
- 6 Mar: Inverness v Stenhousemuir
- 13 Mar: Dunfermline v Inverness
- 13 Mar: Stenhousemuir v Livingston
- 20 Mar: Partick Thistle v Stenhousemuir
- 20 Mar: Raith Rovers v Dunfermline
- 27 Mar: Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle
- 27 Mar: Inverness v Livingston
- 3 Apr: Partick Thistle v Inverness
- 10 Apr: Raith Rovers v Inverness
- 17 Apr: Livingston v Partick Thistle
- 17 Apr: Stenhousemuir v Raith Rovers
- 24 Apr: Partick Thistle v Dunfermline
- 24 Apr: Livingston v Raith Rovers
- 30 Apr: Dunfermline v Stenhousemuir
Promotion race
| # | Team | Pts | +/− | Left | Top 1 | 2nd–4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | +7 | 22 | 46% | 50% | |
| INV HRAI ADUN HARB AAYR HQUE HSTE ALIV HGRE AINV ARAI HDUN AARB HAYR AQUE ASTE HRAI AINV HGRE HLIV ADUN HARB A | ||||||
| 2 | 25 | +4 | 22 | 21% | 68% | |
| AYR APAR HLIV AGRE HQUE ADUN AARB HINV AAYR HSTE HPAR ALIV HGRE AQUE HARB ADUN HPAR HAYR AINV HSTE ALIV AGRE H | ||||||
| 3 | 25 | +4 | 22 | 27% | 64% | |
| GRE HARB HPAR ASTE HLIV ARAI HINV AQUE HARB AAYR HGRE APAR HSTE ALIV HINV HRAI AQUE AGRE HAYR AARB HPAR ASTE H | ||||||
| 4 | 23 | +2 | 22 | 2% | 38% | |
| QUE HARB AAYR HDUN AINV HLIV APAR HGRE HQUE ARAI AARB HAYR ADUN HINV ALIV HPAR AGRE AQUE HARB ARAI HAYR HDUN A | ||||||
| 5 | 21 | −2 | 22 | 2% | 38% | |
| GRE HQUE ARAI HAYR ADUN HSTE HGRE APAR AINV HARB AQUE HRAI AAYR HDUN ASTE AGRE HINV AARB HQUE APAR HRAI HAYR A | ||||||
| 6 | 20 | −3 | 22 | 2% | 40% | |
| PAR AAYR HGRE AQUE HSTE AARB ADUN HRAI HLIV APAR HAYR AGRE HQUE ASTE HDUN AARB HLIV HPAR ARAI AAYR HGRE AQUE H | ||||||
| 7 | 15 | −8 | 23 | 0% | 2% | |
| RAI HINV AGRE ASTE ALIV HPAR AGRE HQUE AARB HRAI ADUN AINV HSTE HLIV APAR HGRE AQUE HARB ARAI HDUN HINV ASTE ALIV H | ||||||
+/− = points above or below the line between 4th and 5th. A play-off place is not promotion: the play-offs decide it.
51 meetings between the contenders
- 14 Nov: Partick Thistle v Inverness
- 14 Nov: Ayr v Raith Rovers
- 20 Nov: Inverness v Ayr
- 21 Nov: Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle
- 4 Dec: Livingston v Raith Rovers
- 5 Dec: Partick Thistle v Dunfermline
- 5 Dec: Stenhousemuir v Ayr
- 12 Dec: Dunfermline v Stenhousemuir
- 12 Dec: Ayr v Livingston
- 19 Dec: Partick Thistle v Ayr
- 19 Dec: Livingston v Dunfermline
- 19 Dec: Stenhousemuir v Inverness
- 26 Dec: Dunfermline v Raith Rovers
- 26 Dec: Livingston v Stenhousemuir
- 2 Jan: Stenhousemuir v Partick Thistle
- 2 Jan: Inverness v Dunfermline
- 9 Jan: Partick Thistle v Livingston
- 9 Jan: Inverness v Raith Rovers
- 23 Jan: Raith Rovers v Ayr
- 23 Jan: Livingston v Inverness
- 30 Jan: Inverness v Partick Thistle
- 30 Jan: Raith Rovers v Stenhousemuir
- 30 Jan: Dunfermline v Ayr
- 13 Feb: Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers
- 13 Feb: Ayr v Inverness
- 20 Feb: Dunfermline v Partick Thistle
- 20 Feb: Raith Rovers v Livingston
- 20 Feb: Ayr v Stenhousemuir
- 27 Feb: Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline
- 27 Feb: Livingston v Ayr
- 6 Mar: Ayr v Partick Thistle
- 6 Mar: Dunfermline v Livingston
- 6 Mar: Inverness v Stenhousemuir
- 13 Mar: Dunfermline v Inverness
- 13 Mar: Stenhousemuir v Livingston
- 20 Mar: Partick Thistle v Stenhousemuir
- 20 Mar: Raith Rovers v Dunfermline
- 27 Mar: Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle
- 27 Mar: Inverness v Livingston
- 3 Apr: Partick Thistle v Inverness
- 3 Apr: Ayr v Raith Rovers
- 10 Apr: Raith Rovers v Inverness
- 10 Apr: Ayr v Dunfermline
- 17 Apr: Livingston v Partick Thistle
- 17 Apr: Stenhousemuir v Raith Rovers
- 17 Apr: Inverness v Ayr
- 24 Apr: Partick Thistle v Dunfermline
- 24 Apr: Livingston v Raith Rovers
- 24 Apr: Stenhousemuir v Ayr
- 30 Apr: Dunfermline v Stenhousemuir
- 30 Apr: Ayr v Livingston
Relegation battle
| # | Team | Pts | +/− | Left | Bottom 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 15 | +2 | 23 | 25% | |
| RAI HINV AGRE ASTE ALIV HPAR AGRE HQUE AARB HRAI ADUN AINV HSTE HLIV APAR HGRE AQUE HARB ARAI HDUN HINV ASTE ALIV H | |||||
| 8 | 14 | +1 | 22 | 50% | |
| STE HDUN AQUE APAR HGRE AINV HRAI AAYR ADUN HLIV HSTE AQUE HPAR AGRE HRAI HINV AAYR HLIV ASTE HDUN AQUE APAR H | |||||
| 9 | 13 | −1 | 23 | 31% | |
| LIV ADUN AAYR HINV HRAI AARB HAYR ALIV HSTE APAR HQUE ADUN HINV ARAI HARB AAYR HLIV ASTE HDUN APAR AQUE HINV HRAI A | |||||
| 10 | 7 | −7 | 22 | 93% | |
| STE ALIV HARB HINV ARAI HPAR AAYR HDUN ASTE HGRE HLIV AARB AINV HRAI APAR HAYR ADUN HSTE ALIV HGRE AARB HINV A | |||||
+/− = points above or below the line between 8th and 9th. The percentage is the chance of finishing in those places, including the relegation play-off place.
14 meetings between the contenders
- 1 Dec: Greenock v Ayr
- 5 Dec: Queen's Park v Arbroath
- 19 Dec: Greenock v Arbroath
- 23 Dec: Ayr v Greenock
- 2 Jan: Queen's Park v Ayr
- 9 Jan: Ayr v Arbroath
- 30 Jan: Queen's Park v Greenock
- 20 Feb: Arbroath v Queen's Park
- 6 Mar: Arbroath v Greenock
- 13 Mar: Greenock v Ayr
- 20 Mar: Ayr v Queen's Park
- 27 Mar: Arbroath v Ayr
- 17 Apr: Greenock v Queen's Park
- 24 Apr: Queen's Park v Arbroath
