Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
- Rangers FC 33 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Nick Walsh
- Assistant 1 Francis Connor
- Assistant 2 Daniel McFarlane
29 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Rangers FC H 3–1 W 03 May Hibernian FC A 2–1 W 25 Apr Falkirk FC H 3–1 W 11 Apr St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W 05 Apr Dundee FC A 2–1 W 22 Mar Dundee United FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Celtic FC A 1–3 L 04 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L 26 Apr Motherwell FC H 2–3 L 12 Apr Falkirk FC A 6–3 W 04 Apr Dundee United FC H 4–2 W 21 Mar Aberdeen FC H 4–1 W Season Stats
Celtic FC Rangers FC #3 Position #2 67 Points 69 33 Played 33 21 / 4 / 8 W / D / L 19 / 12 / 2 59 Scored 66 35 Conceded 31 +24 GD +35 2.03 PPG 2.09 64% Win % 58% Key Stats
53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (30 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season33% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this seasonCeltic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Celtic FC0-152/116-302/131-454/246-603/161-751/176+5/1■ Scored ■ ConcededRangers FC0-153/316-303/431-453/246-606/361-752/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 9' GOAL! Mikey Moore scores on 9.
- 14' Youssef Chermiti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 19' Youssef Chermiti is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
- 23' GOAL! Hyun-jun Yang scores on 23.
- 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 408 games and scored 784 goals.
- 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' It’s gonna be a card for Alistair Johnston.
- 44' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Liam Scales has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 49' It’s high time Martin O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daizen Maeda on 53.
- 57' Daizen Maeda with the second goal in the match!
- 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Auston Trusty on 67.
- 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Rangers FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
- 77' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Kieran Tierney.
- 79' Liam Scales was booked on 79.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Daizen Maeda.
- 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 89' It’s gonna be a card for Reo Hatate.
- Another three points for Celtic FC.
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Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 63
- 42
- 38
- 14
- 8
- 5
- 2
- 12
- 27
- 13
Bench
- 17
- 21
- 36
- 49
- 56
- 31
- 41
- 23
- 47
Coach Martin O'NeillRangers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 2
- 18
- 42
- 8
- 10
- 37
- 9
- 24
- 25
- 47
Bench
- 3
- 21
- 31
- 7
- 14
- 11
- 23
- 28
- 30
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 7 James Tavernier 7 Daizen Maeda 6 Odsonne Edouard 4 Kemar Roofe 4 Jota 3 Fashion Sakala 3 Ryan Kent 3 Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.81 Celtic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.51 Rangers FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.32Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw 72%Draw or Rangers FC 52%Celtic FC or Rangers FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.8%2 – 1 8.6%1 – 2 7.2%2 – 2 6.4%2 – 0 5.9%1 – 0 5.9%0 – 0 5.2%3 – 1 Actual0 – 1 4.8%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 3.9%1 – 3 3.6%Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 20% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 16% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.