Thursday , 2 July 2026

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 1 Sep 2024 · 11:30 UTC Celtic Park 59,612 HT 45' · FT 45'
Daizen Maeda 17' 1–0
Kyogo Furuhashi 40' 2–0
Callum McGregor 75' 3–0
Y 19' Jefte
Alistair Johnston 21' Y
Y 21' Mohammed Diomande
Y 37' Dujon Sterling
Y 67' Cyriel Dessers
Y 68' Tom Lawrence
Nicolas Kuhn 71' Y
Greg Taylor 89' Y
Arne Engels 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# 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

12
7
11
Celtic FC 30 games · Avg 2.8 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC 2024-05-11 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2024-04-07 Rangers FC 3–3 Celtic FC 2023-12-30 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Rangers FC H 3–0 W
25 Aug St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
11 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–0 W
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 4–0 W
18 May St. Mirren FC H 3–2 W
15 May Kilmarnock FC A 5–0 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Celtic FC A 0–3 L
24 Aug Ross County FC H 6–0 W
13 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 0–2 L
10 Aug Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
06 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–1 D
03 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–0 D

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 history

Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Rangers FC are 2nd (69 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Celtic Park will turn into a battlefield for Celtic FC and Rangers FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' Daizen Maeda puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 19' Jefte has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 19.
  • 21' Alistair Johnston is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cyriel Dessers made 317 appearances and scored 86 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Liam Scales has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Dujon Sterling is booked for Rangers FC — card on 37.
  • 38' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Rabbi Matondo is replaced by Ross McCausland.
  • 40' Kyogo Furuhashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
  • 45' John Souttar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Rabbi Matondo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 58' Rangers FC ring the changes. Mohammed Diomande has done his job and it is now time for Tom Lawrence to step up.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Arne Engels comes on to replace Paulo Bernardo.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Cyriel Dessers.
  • 68' Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nicolas Kuhn.
  • 72' Another change for Celtic FC made on 72 minute. Nicolas Kuhn leaves to be changed by James Forrest.
  • 75' The Scotland Callum McGregor breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 3-0!
  • 80' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Leon Balogun comes on to replace Vaclav Cerny.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 89' Greg Taylor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
  • 90' The referee shows Celtic FC player a card on 90.
  • 3-0 the final result. Rangers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Rangers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC 2024-05-11 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2024-04-07 Rangers FC 3–3 Celtic FC 2023-12-30 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC W 2024-08-25 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2024-08-11 Hibernian FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2024-08-04 Celtic FC 4–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-05-18 Celtic FC 3–2 St. Mirren FC W 2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC W

Rangers FC Form

2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC L 2024-08-24 Rangers FC 6–0 Ross County FC W 2024-08-13 Rangers FC 0–2 FK Dynamo Kyiv L 2024-08-10 Rangers FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2024-08-06 FK Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Rangers FC D 2024-08-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–0 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC60% Draw22% Rangers FC18%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Rangers FC
40%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC41% Draw43% Rangers FC16%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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