Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Celtic FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Rangers FC
Sat 3 Jan 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Celtic FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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
2026-01-03 Celtic FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2025-08-31 Rangers FC 0–0 Celtic FC 2025-05-04 Rangers FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC 2025-01-02 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Rangers FC H 1–3 L
30 Dec Motherwell FC A 0–2 L
27 Dec Livingston FC A 4–2 W
21 Dec Aberdeen FC H 3–1 W
17 Dec Dundee United FC A 1–2 L
11 Dec AS Roma H 0–3 L
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Celtic FC A 3–1 W
30 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
27 Dec Motherwell FC H 1–0 W
21 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
15 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
11 Dec Ferencvárosi TC A 1–2 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

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

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

2026-01-03 Celtic FC 1–3 Rangers FC 2025-08-31 Rangers FC 0–0 Celtic FC 2025-05-04 Rangers FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2025-03-16 Celtic FC 2–3 Rangers FC 2025-01-02 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2026-01-03 Celtic FC 1–3 Rangers FC L 2025-12-30 Motherwell FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2025-12-27 Livingston FC 2–4 Celtic FC W 2025-12-21 Celtic FC 3–1 Aberdeen FC W 2025-12-17 Dundee United FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2025-12-11 Celtic FC 0–3 AS Roma L

Rangers FC Form

2026-01-03 Celtic FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2025-12-30 Rangers FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2025-12-27 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W 2025-12-21 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Rangers FC L 2025-12-15 Rangers FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2025-12-11 Ferencvárosi TC 2–1 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or Rangers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC30% Draw28% Rangers FC42%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Rangers FC
70%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC23% Draw46% Rangers FC31%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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