Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 30 Dec 2023 · 12:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Paulo Bernardo 25' 1–0
Kyogo Furuhashi 47' 2–0
2–1 88' James Tavernier
Alistair Johnston 17' Y
Paulo Bernardo 26' Y
Matt O'Riley 40' Y
Y 59' Dujon Sterling
R 71' Leon Balogun
David Turnbull 80' Y
Callum McGregor 85' Y
Maik Nawrocki 87' Y
Hyun-Gyu Oh 90' Y
Y 90' John Souttar
Y 90' Connor Goldson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Calum Spence
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

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
2023-12-30 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2023-05-13 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC 2023-04-08 Celtic FC 3–2 Rangers FC 2023-01-02 Rangers FC 2–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Rangers FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Dundee FC A 3–0 W
23 Dec Livingston FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–2 L
13 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
10 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Celtic FC A 1–2 L
24 Dec Motherwell FC A 2–0 W
20 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
14 Dec Real Betis Balompié A 3–2 W
09 Dec Dundee FC H 3–1 W
06 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 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' And we are off! Celtic FC vs Rangers FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Alistair Johnston picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' 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.
  • 25' The Portugal midfielder Paulo Bernardo breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 1-0!
  • 26' Paulo Bernardo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Stephen Welsh is withdrawn and Maik Nawrocki gets his opportunity.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Matt O'Riley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' Kyogo Furuhashi adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 52' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' John Souttar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 59' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 59.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' The whistle greets Todd Cantwell as he departs to be replaced by Kieran Dowell.
  • 70' Scott Wright is replacing Abdallah Sima for the Rangers FC side.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Paulo Bernardo is replaced by David Turnbull on 71 minute.
  • 71' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. John Lundstram is withdrawn and John Souttar gets his opportunity.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for David Turnbull on 80 minutes.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Mikey Johnston on, Daizen Maeda off on 83 minutes.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Callum McGregor.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Maik Nawrocki. He receives a card.
  • 88' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 2-1.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hyun-Gyu Oh on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Celtic FC take all three points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-12-30 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2023-05-13 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC 2023-04-08 Celtic FC 3–2 Rangers FC 2023-01-02 Rangers FC 2–2 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2023-12-30 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC W 2023-12-26 Dundee FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2023-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Livingston FC W 2023-12-16 Celtic FC 0–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-12-13 Celtic FC 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2023-12-10 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC L

Rangers FC Form

2023-12-30 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2023-12-24 Motherwell FC 0–2 Rangers FC W 2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-12-14 Real Betis Balompié 2–3 Rangers FC W 2023-12-09 Rangers FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2023-12-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or Rangers FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC44% Draw27% Rangers FC29%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Rangers FC
56%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC29% Draw48% Rangers FC23%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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