Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Celtic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 12:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Odsonne Edouard 27' Y
Scott Brown 55' Y
Y 61' Alfredo Morelos
Diego Laxalt 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Sean Carr
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

12
7
12
Celtic FC 31 games · Avg 2.8 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-21 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2021-01-02 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2020-10-17 Celtic FC 0–2 Rangers FC 2019-12-29 Celtic FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2019-09-01 Rangers FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Rangers FC H 1–1 D
07 Mar Dundee United FC A 0–0 D
27 Feb Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
21 Feb Ross County FC A 0–1 L
17 Feb Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
14 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Celtic FC A 1–1 D
18 Mar SK Slavia Praha H 0–2 L
11 Mar SK Slavia Praha A 1–1 D
06 Mar St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
03 Mar Livingston FC A 1–0 W
25 Feb Royal Antwerp FC H 5–2 W

Season Stats

Celtic FC Rangers FC
#1 Position #2
18 Points 16
7 Played 7
6 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
14 Scored 8
4 Conceded 4
+10 GD +4
2.57 PPG 2.29
86% Win % 71%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (31 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G
Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting Rangers FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past Rangers FC's compact .
  • 10' Celtic FC have won 807 goals from 417 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 417 games and scored 807 goals.
  • 20' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' Mohamed Elyounoussi adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' Odsonne Edouard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Alfredo Morelos adds to his 0 season tally! Rangers FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum McGregor, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 18 goals in the last 18 games.
  • 48' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Scott Brown catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' Nathan Patterson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leon Balogun at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Alfredo Morelos is booked for Rangers FC — Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Scott Arfield on, Ianis Hagi off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' Jonjoe Kenny has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Kemar Roofe comes on to replace Alfredo Morelos.
  • 79' David Turnbull makes way for James Forrest at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 84' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Mohamed Elyounoussi is withdrawn and Tom Rogic gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Ismaila Soro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Brown on 88 minute.
  • 89' Leigh Griffiths gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Odsonne Edouard and will look to change the dynamic.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Celtic FC 1-1 Rangers FC.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 7
Kyogo Furuhashi 7
Daizen Maeda 6
Odsonne Edouard 4
Kemar Roofe 4
Liel Abada 3
Jota 3
Fashion Sakala 3

Head to Head

2021-03-21 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2021-01-02 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2020-10-17 Celtic FC 0–2 Rangers FC 2019-12-29 Celtic FC 1–2 Rangers FC 2019-09-01 Rangers FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2021-03-21 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2021-03-07 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2021-02-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2021-02-21 Ross County FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2021-02-17 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC W

Rangers FC Form

2021-03-21 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2021-03-18 Rangers FC 0–2 SK Slavia Praha L 2021-03-11 SK Slavia Praha 1–1 Rangers FC D 2021-03-06 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2021-03-03 Livingston FC 0–1 Rangers FC W 2021-02-25 Rangers FC 5–2 Royal Antwerp FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.96 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Celtic FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC39% Draw35% Rangers FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Rangers FC
61%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC24% Draw59% Rangers FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.3%
1 – 0
16.5%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 24% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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