Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2021-22 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 1 May 2022 · 11:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony Ralston 50' Y
Anthony Ralston 51' Y
Y 64' Borna Barisic
Nir Bitton 72' Y
Giorgos Giakoumakis 77' Y
Y 77' Ryan Kent
Y 78' Ryan Kent
Y 87' Amad
Y 88' Amad
Y 90' Connor Goldson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-05-01 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2022-02-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC 2021-08-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2021-05-02 Rangers FC 4–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Rangers FC H 1–1 D
24 Apr Ross County FC A 2–0 W
09 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 7–0 W
03 Apr Rangers FC A 2–1 W
19 Mar Ross County FC H 4–0 W
06 Mar Livingston FC A 3–1 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Celtic FC A 1–1 D
28 Apr RB Leipzig A 0–1 L
23 Apr Motherwell FC A 3–1 W
14 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
10 Apr St. Mirren FC A 4–0 W
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and Rangers FC get this one started.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Hart made 357 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Celtic FC have won 826 goals from 429 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' Jota does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 26' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Joe Aribo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' Rangers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Reo Hatate has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 50' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Anthony Ralston gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Anthony Ralston argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Another change for Celtic FC made on 61 minute. Matt O'Riley leaves to be changed by Nir Bitton.
  • 62' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Reo Hatate departs to be replaced by Nir Bitton.
  • 63' Ryan Jack is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Davis at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Borna Barisic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 67' What a strike from Fashion Sakala! The score is 1-1.
  • 68' GOAL! Fashion Sakala scores on 68.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Nir Bitton on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Celtic FC will be frustrated.
  • 77' Giorgos Giakoumakis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Ryan Kent catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Liel Abada. He replaces Daizen Maeda on 78 minute.
  • 83' The 26-year-old Calvin Bassey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amad on 87.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Amad comes on to replace Scott Arfield.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Amad is booked for Rangers FC — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Connor Goldson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Celtic FC 1-1 Rangers FC.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-05-01 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2022-02-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC 2021-08-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2021-05-02 Rangers FC 4–1 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2022-05-01 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2022-04-24 Ross County FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-04-03 Rangers FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2022-03-19 Celtic FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2022-03-06 Livingston FC 1–3 Celtic FC W

Rangers FC Form

2022-05-01 Celtic FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2022-04-28 RB Leipzig 1–0 Rangers FC L 2022-04-23 Motherwell FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2022-04-14 Rangers FC 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-04-10 St. Mirren FC 0–4 Rangers FC W 2022-04-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC51% Draw26% Rangers FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Rangers FC
49%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC36% Draw46% Rangers FC18%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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