Saturday's Scottish Premiership predictions including Celtic vs. St Johnstone

Celtic vs. St Johnstone (Saturday, 12.30pm)

Celtic will look to maintain their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership when they take on St Johnstone at Celtic Park this Saturday.

The hosts come into this one following a victory over Livingston, while St Johnstone travel to Glasgow off the back of recording an impressive win over Ross County.

We say: Celtic 2-1 St Johnstone

In a match with consequences on the top end of the table, we expect both sides to create plenty of chances as they look to continue their momentum.

On this occasion, Celtic will do enough to prevail and maintain their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

St Mirren vs. Aberdeen (Saturday, 12.30pm)

St Mirren will make their return to Scottish Premiership action this weekend when they take on Aberdeen at the SMISA Stadium on Saturday.

The hosts arrive following a prolonged break due to their match against Motherwell being cancelled last weekend, while the visitors pitch up in Paisley off the back of an agonising defeat to Rangers in midweek.

We say: St Mirren 1-2 Aberdeen

In a match with consequences in the battle for Europe, we expect both sides to create plenty of chances in a closely fought encounter in Paisley.

On this occasion, Aberdeen will do enough to seal the three points and strengthen their hold on third heading into Christmas.

Dundee Utd vs. Hearts (Saturday, 2.00pm)

Dundee United will make their return to Scottish Premiership action this weekend when they take on Hearts at Tannadice Stadium.

The hosts arrive following a prolonged break due to their match against Livingston last weekend being postponed, while Hearts make the trip fresh from a victory over Kilmarnock last Saturday.

We say: Dundee United 0-1 Hearts

In a game with permutations at both ends of the table, we expect a tightly fought affair as both sides try to attain an important three points for differing reasons.

On this occasion, Hearts will do just enough to squeeze a victory at Tannadice and will strengthen their bid for continental qualification.

Hibernian vs. Livingston (Saturday, 2.00pm)

Hibernian will attempt to get back to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership this weekend when they take on Livingston at Easter Road Stadium.

The hosts come into this one off the back of a defeat to Rangers, while Livingston make their way through to Edinburgh following a narrow loss to Celtic.

We say: Hibernian 1-1 Livingston

In a match with significant consequences in the battle for the European slots, we expect a tight affair that could go right to the wire between two even teams.

This will be reflected on the day, as both sides will be inseparable on the day and have to settle for a point apiece at Easter Road.