Wednesday , 30 September 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

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Rangers FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
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
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
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' Three points are at stake. Celtic FC host Rangers FC — let the battle begin!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Tavernier 7
Kyogo Furuhashi 7
Daizen Maeda 6
Kemar Roofe 4
Odsonne Edouard 4
Ryan Kent 3
Reo Hatate 3
Liel Abada 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
2 / 4
1.14 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or Rangers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC31% Draw29% Rangers FC40%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Rangers FC
69%
Celtic FC or Rangers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC23% Draw49% Rangers FC28%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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