Celtic given home title chance against Inverness
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Celtic are close to repeating last season's title celebrations
Celtic could have won the Scottish title by the time they face Inverness Caledonian Thistle in their first fixture after the league split.
The Scottish Premier League leaders need a point to take the title.
But nearest challengers Motherwell must win away to Dundee United two days earlier, 19 April, to keep the championship race alive.
Dundee could be officially relegated should they fail to beat second bottom St Mirren a day earlier.
The Dens Park side are 13 points adrift of the Paisley outfit going into the final five sets of fixtures after the league splits into two sections.
There is no fourth Dundee derby in the fixtures announced by the SPL after Dundee United qualified for the top six in a dramatic final last set of fixtures before the split.
However, there is another Edinburgh derby, at Tynecastle on 12 May, with a Highland derby a week later.
Hearts host Hibs in the bottom six section, while Ross County are Caley Thistle's hosts on the final weekend of the season as the Highland clubs chase Europa League qualification in the top six.
Before then, Neil Lennon's Celtic could have celebrated their title against Terry Butcher's Inverness should results go their way in the first round of post-split fixtures.
BBC Alba will show three matches live during the SPL run-in, all involving Ross County.
They are away to St Johnstone on 21 April, at home to Dundee United on 26 April and away to Motherwell on 12 May.
The 4 May match between Hearts and St Mirren in Edinburgh will also be shown with a delayed transmission "as live".
Full SPL post-split fixtures (15:00 kick-off unless stated):
Friday 19 April
Dundee United v Motherwell (19:45)
Saturday 20 April
Kilmarnock v Hearts
St Mirren v Dundee
Sunday 21 April
Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (12:45)
St Johnstone v Ross County (16:05)
Monday 22 April
Hibernian v Aberdeen (19:45)
Friday 26 April
Ross County v Dundee United (19:35)
Saturday 27 April
St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (12:00)
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
Dundee v Hearts
Hibernian v St Mirren
Sunday 28 April
Motherwell v Celtic (12:45)
Saturday 4 May
Dundee United v St Johnstone
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
Hearts v St Mirren
Sunday 5 May
Ross County v Celtic (12:00)
Dundee v Aberdeen
Kilmarnock v Hibernian
Saturday 11 May
Celtic v St Johnstone (12:15)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
Dundee v Kilmarnock
St Mirren v Aberdeen
Sunday 12 May
Motherwell v Ross County (16:05)
Hearts v Hibernian (12:00)
Saturday 18 May
Aberdeen v Hearts
Hibernian v Dundee
Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Sunday 19 May
Dundee United v Celtic (12:45)
Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (12:45)
St Johnstone v Motherwell (12.45pm)