Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Nicolas Raskin
0–2 37' Mohammed Diomande
Daizen Maeda 49' 1–2
Reo Hatate 74' 2–2
2–3 88' Hamza Igamane
Y 34' Dujon Sterling
Y 42' Barry Ferguson
Y 74' Robin Propper
Y 77' Ianis Hagi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Dougie Potter
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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
2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC 2025-01-02 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Rangers FC H 2–3 L
01 Mar St. Mirren FC A 5–2 W
25 Feb Aberdeen FC H 5–1 W
22 Feb Hibernian FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
15 Feb Dundee United FC H 3–0 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Celtic FC A 3–2 W
13 Mar Fenerbahçe SK H 3–4 L
06 Mar Fenerbahçe SK A 3–1 W
01 Mar Motherwell FC H 1–2 L
26 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 4–2 W
22 Feb St. Mirren FC H 0–2 L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Celtic FC to score. At the same time, Rangers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Nicolas Raskin puts Rangers FC on the lead.
  • 9' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Celtic FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' Dujon Sterling catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Mohammed Diomande has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 42.
  • 46' Adam Idah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Kuhn at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' What composure from Daizen Maeda! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maik Nawrocki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Another change for Rangers FC made on 56 minute. Leon Balogun leaves to be changed by Robin Propper.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Mohammed Diomande as he leaves the pitch. Ianis Hagi steps in for Rangers FC.
  • 70' Hyun-jun Yang has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jota on 70 minute.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Reo Hatate makes it 2-2.
  • 74' Robin Propper is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 77' The referee shows Rangers FC player a card on 77.
  • 82' Dujon Sterling makes way for Clinton Nsiala-Makengo at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rangers FC.
  • 87' It’s high time Barry Ferguson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Hamza Igamane — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Rangers FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Ferguson

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

2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC 2025-01-02 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC L 2025-03-01 St. Mirren FC 2–5 Celtic FC W 2025-02-25 Celtic FC 5–1 Aberdeen FC W 2025-02-22 Hibernian FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2025-02-18 FC Bayern München 1–1 Celtic FC D 2025-02-15 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee United FC W

Rangers FC Form

2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC W 2025-03-13 Rangers FC 3–4 Fenerbahçe SK L 2025-03-06 Fenerbahçe SK 1–3 Rangers FC W 2025-03-01 Rangers FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2025-02-26 Kilmarnock FC 2–4 Rangers FC W 2025-02-22 Rangers FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.7 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or Rangers FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC42% Draw26% Rangers FC32%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Rangers FC
58%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC32% Draw43% Rangers FC25%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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