Scottish Premiership Gameweek 1: six openers, read through last season's XIs
The Scottish season is first out of the gate, and no fan picks are in yet for any of the six openers. Until they arrive, the sides that finished last season are the best guide to what each manager sends out. Build yours and move the consensus.
TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 0 of 11 teams. Biggest changes: Aberdeen: Suman, Milne, Frame, Knoester, Molloy, Keskinen, Kjartansson, Armstrong in · Dundee United: Ferry, Iovu, Graham, Farrugia, Camará, Gilligan, n. moller in · Rangers: Souttar, Rommens, Barron, Diomandé, Aasgaard, Raskin, Chermiti in, and 8 more sides make changes.
Dundee United v Rangers
Fri 31 Jul, 20:00 · SPFL
FULL TIMEDundee United 1 - 1 Rangers
Dundee United
The Oracle called 5 of 11 · the crowd called 8 of 11
Rangers
The Oracle called 6 of 11, formation spot on · the crowd called 9 of 11
The crowd takes it: 17 starters called to the machine's 11.
Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.
Dundee United
👥 The Crowd9 fans4-4-2
1 Walton
4 Iovu
6 Graham
3 ?Esselink
12 ?Agyei
11 Ferry
8 Camará
5 Ševelj
10 ?Tait
9 Sapsford
15 ?Rose
90%+ lockedstrongsplit
The Oracle and the crowd agree on 8 of 11.
Rangers
👥 The Crowd11 fans4-4-2
1 Pandur
21 ?Sterling
37 Fernandez
4 Godfrey
25 Rommens
11 ?Aasgaard
6 ?Neil
14 ?Devlin
23 ?Gassama
7 Shankland
9 ?Chermiti
90%+ lockedstrongsplit
The Oracle and the crowd agree on 6 of 11.
Dundee United ended last season in a 3-5-2, D. Richards in goal behind Graham, Keresztes and Sevelj. Rangers finished in a 4-2-3-1 built on Butland, Souttar and Fernandez, with Chermiti leading the line.
Falkirk
The Oracle called 3 of 11, formation spot on
St Mirren
The Oracle called 4 of 11
Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.
Falkirk4 to go
🔮 The Oracle4-2-3-1
1 ▲Hogarth
14 Yeats
15 Neilson
5 Henderson
20 ▲Allan
9 ▲MacIver
8 ▲Spencer
36 ▲Brown
33 ▲Hastings
23 ▲Ross
7 Parkinson
▲ Hogarth, Allan, MacIver, Spencer, Brown, Hastings, Ross vs their last official XI
Revision 2, updated 24 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Hastings in; Broggio out.
Falkirk rebuild their midfield after four departures, bringing in C. Allan and R. MacIver to anchor a new 4-2-3-1, with J. Hastings replacing B. Broggio in the three.
St Mirren4 to go
🔮 The Oracle3-1-4-2
5 ▲King
13 Gogić
4 Donnelly
22 ▲Fraser
77 ▲Calvin
2 Richardson
16 ▲Campbell
88 Phillips
38 ▲Falconer
20 ▲Young
22 ▲Mandron
▲ King, Fraser, Calvin, Campbell, Falconer, Young, Mandron vs their last official XI
First call, 27 days ago
Falkirk favoured a 4-2-3-1 late last season, Hogarth in goal with Broggio, Ross and Parkinson feeding the attack. St Mirren signed off in a 3-1-4-2 with Sinclair between the sticks and Young and Mandron up top.
Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.
Aberdeen4 to go
🔮 The Oracle4-3-1-2
13 ▲Suman
22 ▲Milne
3 ▲Frame
5 ▲Knoester
21 ▲Molloy
81 ▲Keskinen
29 ▲Kjartansson
32 Aremu
17 ▲Armstrong
15 Nisbet
20 Olusanya
▲ Suman, Milne, Frame, Knoester, Molloy, Keskinen, Kjartansson, Armstrong vs their last official XI
First call, 27 days ago
Hearts2 to go
🔮 The Oracle4-4-2
1 ▲Schwolow
3 ▲Kingsley
4 ▲Halkett
17 Findlay
18 ▲Milne
89 ▲Kyziridis
16 Spittal
29 ▲Kerjota
23 Altena
10 Braga
11 Kabore
▲ Schwolow, Kingsley, Halkett, Milne, Kyziridis, Kerjota vs their last official XI
First call, 27 days ago
Aberdeen closed the campaign in a 4-3-1-2, Suman in goal and Kjartansson, Nisbet and Olusanya sharing the forward work. Hearts finished in a 4-4-2 around Schwolow, Devlin and Shankland.
▲ Thompson, McKenzie, Cleșcenco vs their last official XI
First call, 27 days ago
Kilmarnock's reference XI is a 4-3-2-1: Stryjek in goal, Lowery and Kiltie in midfield, Hugill up top. St Johnstone's expected XI is still taking shape.
Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.
Hibernian4 to go
🔮 The Oracle3-4-1-2
1 Sallinger
5 O'Hora
33 ▲Bushiri
21 Obita
25 Passlack
14 Chaiwa
11 ▲Newell
19 ▲Cadden
17 ▲McGrath
10 ▲Boyle
7 Elding
▲ Bushiri, Newell, Cadden, McGrath, Boyle vs their last official XI
First call, 27 days ago
Motherwell4 to go
🔮 The Oracle4-2-3-1
21 ▲Connelly
7 ▲Sparrow
2 ▲O'Donnell
16 ▲McGinn
45 Emmanuel
19 Said
8 Fadinger
17 Charles-Cook
12 ▲Priestman
18 Maswanhise
24 ▲Ross
▲ Connelly, Sparrow, O'Donnell, McGinn, Priestman, Ross vs their last official XI
Revision 2, updated 25 days ago
The Oracle's second look: Priestman and Ross in; Watt and Just out.
L. Gordon, S. Welsh, E. Watt and C. Slattery leave Motherwell; E. Watt and E. Just are out on loan as the 4-2-3-1 names S. O'Donnell, P. McGinn, I. Said, O. Priestman and L. Ross. O. Priestman and L. Ross replace the departed in revision two.
Hibernian ended last season in a 3-4-1-2 with Sallinger in goal and Cadden, McGrath and Elding pushing on. Motherwell closed in a 4-2-3-1 built around Matty Connelly, Fadinger and Just.
Celtic
The Oracle called 8 of 11 · the crowd called 7 of 11
Dundee
The Oracle called 6 of 11
Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.
Celtic
👥 The Crowd6 fans4-3-3
1 Sinisalo
56 ?Ralston
20 Carter-Vickers
47 Murray
63 Tierney
42 McGregor
8 ?Nygren
21 ?Oxlade-Chamberlain
49 Forrest
11 Durán
13 Hyun-Jun
90%+ lockedstrongsplit
The Oracle and the crowd agree on 5 of 11.
Dundee4 to go
🔮 The Oracle4-2-3-1
13 ▲O'Hara
7 Wright
4 Astley
2 ▲Halliday
12 ▲Samuels
28 ▲Jones
48 Hamilton
27 Bevan
10 ▲Roberts
18 Reilly
19 Westley
▲ O'Hara, Halliday, Samuels, Jones, Roberts vs their last official XI
First call, 27 days ago
Celtic finished in a 4-2-3-1, Sinisalo in goal with McGregor, Nygren and Maeda in the line behind the striker. Dundee ended on the same shape, O'Hara, Hamilton and Westley to the fore.
Dundee United 
Rangers 
Falkirk 4 to go 
St Mirren 4 to go 
Aberdeen 4 to go 
Hearts 2 to go 
St Johnstone 4 to go 
Kilmarnock 4 to go 
Hibernian 4 to go 
Motherwell 4 to go 
Celtic 
Dundee 4 to go