Aberdeen fixtures: Dons face tough start to new season

The Dons' first league game is at home to Hearts on August 1, live on Sky Sports; Stephen Robinson's side face Rangers and Celtic back-to-back on August 29 and September 2; Sky Sports will show up to 60 live Scottish Premiership games, including every match across the opening weekend

>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.

>Sky Sports is the home of domestic club football in the UK & Ireland and will broadcast over 1,500 live matches across the Premier League, WSL, EFL and Scottish Premiership next season.

>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.

>In full: 2026/27 Scottish Premiership fixtures

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