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This is how the Ladbrokes Premiership will finish if the season resumes - according to data experts - will Celtic reach 100 points, will Hearts be relegated?

A look at how the number crunchers expect the Scottish Premiership to finish… if the league is to resume

At this moment in time it is hard to see the Ladbrokes Premiership returning anytime soon, and even more difficult to see it being played to a close. Yesterday, it was confirmed football would not return in Scotland before 30 April, while Uefa have set a 30 June deadline for leagues to be concluded.

But what if they were to return? The people at FiveThirtyEight, a statistical analysis website, have crunched the numbers and laid out what they expect to happen in the top flight, the champions, the team relegated, who finishes third and which teams reach the top six.

They have done so by devising a system which has produced SPI ratings, looking at expected goals, expected goals conceded and more. For a more in-depth explanation read more here.

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