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Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 11:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Scott Brown 10' Y
Y 29' Borna Barisic
Odsonne Edouard 37' Y
Y 50' Allan McGregor
Y 70' Alfredo Morelos
Y 85' Connor Goldson

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Frank Connor

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

12
7
12
Celtic FC 31 games · Avg 2.8 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 Celtic FC 1–0 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Rangers FC H 1–0 W
30 Aug FK Suduva Marijampole H 3–0 W
26 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug FK Suduva Marijampole A 1–1 D
14 Aug PAE AEK A 1–2 L
11 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–1 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Celtic FC A 0–1 L
30 Aug FK Ufa A 1–1 D
26 Aug Motherwell FC A 3–3 D
23 Aug FK Ufa H 1–0 W
16 Aug NK Maribor A 0–0 D
12 Aug St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Celtic FC Rangers FC
#1 Position #2
31 Points 27
13 Played 12
10 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 1
28 Scored 21
10 Conceded 9
+18 GD +12
2.38 PPG 2.25
77% Win % 67%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (31 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rangers FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/1
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Rangers FC
Ryan Naderi 6 G 3 A
Kevin Kelsy 4 G
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Celtic FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Scott Brown has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rangers FC's shape.
  • 25' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Borna Barisic was booked on 29.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Odsonne Edouard on 37.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' The 38-year-old Candeias has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Allan McGregor is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Jules Ntcham gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Leigh Griffiths on, Odsonne Edouard off on 66 minutes.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Alfredo Morelos. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Ryan Christie comes on to replace Tom Rogic.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Glenn Middleton comes on to replace Ryan Jack.
  • 85' Connor Goldson is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 87' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Candeias is hanging Ryan Kent on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds James Forrest as he leaves the pitch. Scott Sinclair steps in for Celtic FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.33 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC53% Draw29% Rangers FC18%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Rangers FC
47%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC34% Draw54% Rangers FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.8%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
12.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.5%
2 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 27% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.