Golf equipment play 16 or 17 residence video games within the 33 earlier than the cut up – with a minimal of two, and a most of three, residence fixtures after it.
Ideally, they need to play 19 of every by the season’s finish, however that isn’t at all times potential – and that is the second season in a row that there was an imbalance.
In compiling its preliminary fixtures, the SPFL tries to foretell which golf equipment will find yourself within the high six and backside six to greatest keep away from such a situation, however this season promoted Falkirk have overperformed and sit in sixth spot.
As a consequence, they may play 20 residence video games and Livingston could have 18.
Not excellent, however the SPFL defined that they’ve opted for that to mitigate the affect spreading too extensively.
With Falkirk 5 factors adrift of Hibernian, an additional residence recreation is the least doubtless situation to have an effect on European qualification. And Livingston having one fewer residence recreation means little given they’re all however relegated already.
The Scottish high flight has had such a 20/18 situation in practically half of its seasons.
