A Savanta ComRes Scottish poll published on April 8 for The Scotsman found Ms Sturgeon’s party is likely to win 64 seats, which is one shy of a majority.
This puts the SNP with a 26 percent lead ahead of its opponents.
Former SNP leader Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party is showing an unlikelihood of success with the poll returning probability of no MSPs winning just three percent of the vote.
The survey interviewed 1,007 Scottish adults aged 16 or above between April 2 and 7, 2021.
The election on May 6 would return a pro-independence majority of 74 MSPs with 10 Scottish Green MSPs also predicted to be elected.
The poll found the Conservatives are likely to win 25 seats, with Labour due to win 23 seats.
