Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rangers FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Rangers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 12 May 2019 · 11:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jon Flanagan 51' Y
Scott Arfield 64' Y
Y 74' Jonny Hayes
Y 76' Kristoffer Ajer

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee Craig Thomson

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
Rangers FC 31 games · Avg 2.8 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-12 Rangers FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2019-03-31 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2018-12-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2018-09-02 Celtic FC 1–0 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Celtic FC H 2–0 W
05 May Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
28 Apr Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 3–1 W
07 Apr Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
03 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Rangers FC A 0–2 L
04 May Aberdeen FC A 3–0 W
27 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Livingston FC H 0–0 D
03 Apr St. Mirren FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Rangers FC Celtic FC
#2 Position #1
16 Points 18
7 Played 7
5 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 1
8 Scored 14
4 Conceded 4
+4 GD +10
2.29 PPG 2.57
71% Win % 86%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (31 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Rangers FC are 2nd (16 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rangers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rangers FC
Lawrence Shankland 3 G
Ryan Naderi 2 G 1 A
Miguel Chaiwa 1 G 1 A
Thelo Aasgaard 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rangers FC to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' What a strike from James Tavernier! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' England international Jon Flanagan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Gerrard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' Connor Goldson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at . Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' 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 Jozo Simunovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Scott Brown is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 46' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Toljan is hanging Mikael Lustig on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Jon Flanagan is booked for Rangers FC — Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Sinclair, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Scott Arfield makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Scott Arfield.
  • 66' Michael Johnston makes way for Scott Sinclair at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 71' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Tom Rogic exits the field as Jules Ntcham enters on 71.
  • 74' Jonny Hayes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Kristoffer Ajer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Alfredo Morelos on, Jermain Defoe off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Scott Arfield is replaced by Candeias on 83 minute.
  • 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Steven Davis departs to be replaced by Ross McCrorie.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Rangers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

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

2019-05-12 Rangers FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2019-03-31 Celtic FC 2–1 Rangers FC 2018-12-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2018-09-02 Celtic FC 1–0 Rangers FC

Rangers FC Form

2019-05-12 Rangers FC 2–0 Celtic FC W 2019-05-05 Rangers FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2019-04-28 Rangers FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2019-04-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–3 Rangers FC W 2019-04-07 Motherwell FC 0–3 Rangers FC W 2019-04-03 Rangers FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Celtic FC Form

2019-05-12 Rangers FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2019-05-04 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2019-04-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-04-21 Hibernian FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2019-04-06 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2019-04-03 St. Mirren FC 0–2 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Rangers FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC41% Draw33% Celtic FC26%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Celtic FC
59%
Rangers FC or Celtic FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC22% Draw60% Celtic FC18%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.4%
1 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
1.8%
0 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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