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Scottish Premiership Gameweek 2 predicted lineups: the crowd's XI for every team

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TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 0 of 12 teams. Biggest changes: Falkirk: McMillan, Meļņiks, Tanser, Sibbald, Laidlaw, MacIver in · Rangers: Godfrey, Rommens, Devlin, Diomandé, Aasgaard, Shankland in · Motherwell: Sparrow, Williams, Priestman, Vogt in, and 9 more sides make changes.

St Mirren v St Johnstone

Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 · SPFL
FULL TIME St Mirren 1 - 0 St Johnstone
St Mirren The Oracle called 10 of 11
St Johnstone The Oracle called 9 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

St Mirren 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-5-2
1 Chapman
22 Fraser
13 Gogić
53 Fieldson
2 Richardson
8 Carr
48 Nsio
88 Phillips
10 Ramos
23 Mochrie
9 Sule
▲ Fraser, Fieldson, Nsio vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 16 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Nsio in; Campbell out.

ST Mirren keep 11 of 11 in their 3-5-2 at home to ST Johnstone. P. Nsio replaces A. Campbell from the previous call, reflecting tactical tweaks but strong squad stability.

St Johnstone 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Steward
33 Smith
15 Baird
3 Diabate
14 Foulds
42 McAlear
7 Holt
11 Stanton
10 Gullan
9 Fowler
10 Chalmers
▲ Baird, Chalmers vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 13 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Chalmers in; Fotheringham out.

L. Chalmers replaces K. Fotheringham in a third revision to the away 4-2-3-1 against ST Mirren. The bulk of the side carries over unchanged as R. Paton and Z. Mitchell remain unavailable on loan.

Dundee v Aberdeen

Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 · SPFL
FULL TIME Dundee 2 - 0 Aberdeen
Dundee The Oracle called 10 of 11
Aberdeen The Oracle called 9 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Dundee 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-1-4-1
1 Goodman
7 Wright
2 Halliday
4 Astley
3 Odutayo
48 Hamilton
27 Bevan
8 Finnigan
19 Westley
18 Reilly
15 Murray
▲ Halliday vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 17 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Goodman, Odutayo, Finnigan and Murray in; O'Hara, Samuels, Jones and Roberts out.

O. Goodman, I. Odutayo, R. Finnigan and S. Murray return after O. Goodman starts in 4-1-4-1; Owen Bevan out of current squad. Nine other players held from previous selection.

Aberdeen 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-1-2
27 Müller
23 Mayo
24 Guinness-Walker
26 Happe
8 Lyons
32 Aremu
25 Ronan
28 Cadden
20 Olusanya
7 Yogane
15 Nisbet
▲ Lyons vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 17 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Cadden in; Armstrong out.

Aberdeen hold near-complete continuity in 3-4-1-2 for the away fixture, with C. Cadden restored to replace S. Armstrong from the previous call.

Kilmarnock v Celtic

Sun 9 Aug, 13:30 · SPFL
FULL TIME Kilmarnock 1 - 5 Celtic
Kilmarnock The Oracle called 9 of 11
Celtic The Oracle called 11 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Kilmarnock 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Stryjek
20 Cleșcenco
25 Brown
14 Stanger
21 Schjønning-Larsen
11 Kiltie
36 Tshibola
18 Lowery
8 Ring
9 Hugill
10 John-Jules
▲ Cleșcenco, Brown vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 19 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Brown, Ring and John-Jules in; Deas, Thompson and McKenzie out.

E. Brown, E. Ring and T. John-Jules replace R. Deas, D. Thompson and R. McKenzie in Kilmarnock's 4-4-2, a reshaped attack and defence from the previous selection. Continuity otherwise holds.

Celtic 3 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
1 Sinisalo
2 Johnston
20 Carter-Vickers
6 Trusty
63 Tierney
27 Engels
42 McGregor
8 Nygren
13 Hyun-Jun
9 Høgh
11 Durán
▲ Johnston, Engels vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 16 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Høgh in; Ịheanachọ out.

Kasper Høgh replaces K. Ịheanachọ in Celtic's unchanged 4-3-3 shape for the away fixture versus Kilmarnock.

Motherwell v Falkirk

Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 · SPFL
FULL TIME Motherwell 0 - 0 Falkirk
Motherwell The Oracle called 8 of 11
Falkirk The Oracle called 5 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Motherwell 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-4-2
1 Paulsen
7 Sparrow
3 Girdwood-Reich
5 Moormann
45 Emmanuel
20 Williams
12 Priestman
8 Fadinger
19 Said
77 Vogt
17 Charles-Cook
▲ Sparrow, Williams, Priestman, Vogt vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 19 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Paulsen, Girdwood-Reich, Moormann, Williams and Vogt in; Connelly, O'Donnell, McGinn, Maswanhise and Ross out.

Five changes from the previous Oracle call reshape Motherwell's 4-4-2 at home: A. Paulsen, J. Girdwood-Reich, M. Moormann, Dylan Williams and W. Vogt return, displacing M. Connelly, S. O'Donnell, P. McGinn, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise and L. Ross.

Falkirk 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
19 Bain
4 McMillan
21 Meļņiks
5 Henderson
17 Tanser
10 Sibbald
18 Gardner
12 Laidlaw
22 Strain
14 Yeats
9 MacIver
▲ McMillan, Meļņiks, Tanser, Sibbald, Laidlaw, MacIver vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 17 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Gardner in; Spencer out.

Falkirk carries an unchanged 4-2-3-1 lineup in this away fixture. Joseph Charles Gardner replaces B. Spencer as the sole adjustment from revision 2.

Hearts v Dundee United

Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 · SPFL
FULL TIME Hearts 4 - 0 Dundee United
Hearts The Oracle called 8 of 11, formation spot on
Dundee United The Oracle called 10 of 11, formation spot on

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Hearts 4 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Reus
23 Altena
17 Findlay
18 Milne
78 Mendy
6 McEntee
16 Spittal
29 Kerjota
77 Ba-Sy
7 Miller
10 Braga
▲ Milne, Mendy, Kerjota, Ba-Sy vs their last official XI

Revision 3, updated 16 days ago

The Oracle's third look: Mendy in; Halkett out.

Heart Of Midlothian maintain all 11 players in 4-2-3-1 at home to Dundee Utd. L. Mendy returns; C. Halkett departs in a settled defensive reshaping for domestic play.

Dundee United 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-3-3
1 Walton
23 Rawlins
18 Forbes
3 Esselink
11 Ferry
5 Ševelj
10 Tait
12 Agyei
21 Randall
15 Rose
9 Sapsford
▲ Ferry, Tait vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 20 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Walton, Rawlins, Forbes, Tait, Randall and Rose in; Iovu, Graham, Farrugia, Camará, Gilligan and n. moller out.

Dundee Utd shows settled continuity: all 11 unchanged from last call. The 4-3-3 remains constant for the away fixture against Heart Of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership.

Rangers v Hibernian

Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 · SPFL
FULL TIME Rangers 1 - 2 Hibernian
Rangers The Oracle called 5 of 11
Hibernian The Oracle called 7 of 11

Predicted XIs below are shown as called before team news, kept for the record.

Rangers 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 4-2-3-1
1 Pandur
21 Sterling
4 Godfrey
37 Fernandez
25 Rommens
14 Devlin
10 Diomandé
23 Gassama
11 Aasgaard
20 Naderi
7 Shankland
▲ Godfrey, Rommens, Devlin, Diomandé, Aasgaard, Shankland vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 20 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Pandur, Godfrey, Devlin, Naderi and Shankland in; Chukwuani, Souttar, Barron, Raskin and Chermiti out.

Rangers keeps faith with the same 4-2-3-1 for a second consecutive call. No squad changes ahead of the Scottish Premiership home meeting with Hibernian.

Hibernian 5 to go
🔮 The Oracle 3-4-3
1 Sallinger
5 O'Hora
6 Kerr
21 Obita
25 Passlack
8 Mulligan
14 Chaiwa
3 Mayor
10 Boyle
9 Lowe
7 Elding
▲ Boyle vs their last official XI

Revision 2, updated 19 days ago

The Oracle's second look: Kerr, Mulligan, Mayor and Lowe in; Bushiri, Newell, Cadden and McGrath out.

J. Kerr, J. Mulligan, A. Mayor and N. Lowe replace R. Bushiri, J. Newell, N. Cadden and J. McGrath in Hibernian's 3-4-3 away to Rangers. The Oracle sees reason to reshape the back line and attacking midfield.