Do Celtic Really Need to Win All of Their Remaining Games to Lift the Title?

When the Scottish Premiership started back in August, there was plenty of optimism about Celtic winning a 14th Scottish Premiership title in 15 seasons.. According to most bookmakers, Celtic had good odds of winning their first few games, and perhaps even remaining as title front-runners leading into the tail-end of the tournament. That after all is what usually happens in Scottish football where Celtic have become the 21s century power-house.

But now here we are with seven games to go, and Martin O’Neill’s side has slipped five points adrift of leaders Heart of Midlothian, having recently suffered an eighth league defeat away to Dundee United just before the international break. But is it really all doom and gloom for the men in those famous green and, white hoops and have those odds on being title contenders really slipped into nothingness? Do Celtic Need To Win All Their Remaining Games?

Let’s look at this practically: Celtic don’t need to win all their remaining matches to lift the trophy. At least, not from a mathematical point of view (more on that later). Will Ferry of Dundee United scores his team’s first goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Dundee United and Celtic at Tannadice Park on March 22, 2026.

(Photo by Zak Mauger/Getty Images) What they need to do, practically, is win at least five or six games – and there will need to be some upsets for the top teams along the way. What Happens If They Don’t Win Every Game? We said that they don’t need to win all their remaining games from a mathematical point of view, but let’s now look at this from a psychological point of view.