A twelve-club season with two phases
The SPFL’s current Premiership table explains that the division splits after 33 matches. Clubs in positions one to six then play five further matches in the top half; positions seven to twelve play five in the bottom half. The structure produces 38 league matches rather than requiring all twelve clubs to play each other four times.
The split changes the remaining opponents
The final five fixtures bring together clubs pursuing the same broad set of objectives, whether near the title and European places or lower down the division. Do not read a post-split fixture list as an ordinary continuation against every club. The league’s separate top-six and bottom-six schedules are part of the format rather than a missing batch of fixtures.
Home and away balance is an aim with constraints
The SPFL’s 2025/26 explanation says it tries to finish with nineteen home and nineteen away games for each club but cannot always achieve that balance. Fixture reversals and an extra home game can occur because the final groups depend on the clubs that qualify for each half. Check the published schedule instead of deriving the venues from a simple alternating pattern.
Keep dates and rights attached to the actual season
A previous season’s post-split Q&A explains the scheduling problem but should not be copied as the coming season’s kick-off list. Use the current official fixtures and the correct season before planning television viewing. A table or competition logo establishes neither a subscription entitlement nor a guarantee that every match will be televised.
Account for the other fixture constraints
The SPFL’s 2025/26 explanation also discusses avoiding same-city clashes, ordering the last home and away games and allowing recovery time between rounds. Those constraints can affect the final list alongside home-away balance. Use the published fixture and later updates rather than constructing a corrected venue sequence from an assumed pattern.
Questions, answered
How many matches come after the Scottish Premiership split?
Each club plays five more league matches against the other clubs in its half of the table.
Does every club necessarily finish with nineteen home games?
The SPFL says that is the aim, but the split and scheduling constraints can produce a different home-away balance.