# What have we learned from first round of Premiership?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-have-we-learned-from-first-round-of-premiership/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:53:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:05:24+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwvgd4yegyepo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Hearts have started strongly but face obstacles to sustaining their challenge.
- Celtic and Rangers lead most key performance measures.
- Kilmarnock’s defence is a major concern, but the relegation fight remains close.

## Summary

Hearts are showing they can again trouble Celtic and Rangers, but their early challenge faces a test from injuries, European commitments and an uneven away record. After every team had played one another, the first round of Scottish Premiership fixtures offered clues about the season ahead, though 11 games are still only an early guide.

Hearts sit third, eight points behind Celtic and four behind Rangers, and are unbeaten at home in the league for 26 games. Celtic and Rangers lead most key performance measures, while bottom-placed Kilmarnock have conceded 26 goals and scored joint-fewest; historically, teams with the league’s worst defence have usually finished last. Kilmarnock are level on points with Hibernian and only one behind Motherwell, so the relegation picture remains open.

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