Aberdeen fixtures: Dons face tough start to new season

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Aberdeen will kick off their 2026/27 Scottish Premiership season at home to Hearts on August 1, live on Sky Sports.

The Saturday evening clash at Pittodrie, which will kick-off at 5.30pm, is part of a groundbreaking opening weekend that will see all six Scottish Premiership games shown live on Sky Sports for the first time.

Aberdeen face a tough start to the new campaign as they play last season's top four across their opening five games.

Every match across opening weekend live on Sky Sports!

  • Friday July 31: Dundee Utd vs Rangers (8pm)
  • Saturday August 1: Falkirk vs St Mirren (3pm)
  • Saturday August 1: Aberdeen vs Hearts (5.30pm)
  • Sunday August 2: St Johnstone vs Kilmarnock (2pm)
  • Sunday August 2: Hibernian vs Motherwell (4.30pm)
  • Monday August 3: Celtic vs Dundee (7.30pm)

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After hosting last season's runners-up Hearts on the opening weekend, Stephen Robinson's side go to Dundee on August 8, before a trip to the team that finished fourth last campaign, Motherwell, on August 22.

The Dons then face back-to-back games against the Old Firm in the space of five days.

Aberdeen host Rangers on August 29, followed by a visit to defending champions Celtic on September 2 in the first midweek round of fixtures of the new season.

Only Falkirk have a harder start to the new season than Aberdeen, according to Sky Sports data.

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Aberdeen's 2026/27 Scottish Premiership fixtures

August

1: Hearts (h) - 5.30pm, live on Sky Sports

8: Dundee (a) - 3pm

22: Motherwell (a) - 3pm

29: Rangers (h) - 3pm

September

2: Celtic (a) - 7.45pm

5: Kilmarnock (h) - 3pm

19: Hibernian (a) - 3pm

October

10: St Johnstone (h) - 3pm

17: St Mirren (h) - 3pm

24: Dundee United (a) - 3pm

28: Falkirk (h) - 7.45pm

31: Rangers (a) - 3pm

November

7: Hibernian (h) - 3pm

21: Kilmarnock (a) - 3pm

28: Dundee (h) - 3pm

December

2: Hearts (a) - 7.45pm

5: Dundee United (h) - 3pm

12: Falkirk (a) - 3pm

19: Celtic (h) - 3pm

26: St Johnstone (a) - 3pm

30: Motherwell (h) - 7.45pm

January

2: St Mirren (a) - 3pm

9: Hearts (h) - 3pm

23: Dundee (a) - 3pm

30: Rangers (h) - 3pm

February

3: Falkirk (h) - 7.45pm

13: Hibernian (a) - 3pm

20: Dundee United (a) - 3pm

27: St Johnstone (h) - 3pm

March

13: St Mirren (h) - 3pm

20: Celtic (a) - 3pm

April

3: Motherwell (a) - 3pm

10: Kilmarnock (h) - 3pm

*all fixtures are subject to change

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