Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
27 Points 31
12 Played 13
8 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 2
21 Scored 28
9 Conceded 10
+12 GD +18
2.25 PPG 2.38
67% Win % 77%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (31 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Rangers FC are 2nd (27 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Tavernier makes it 1-0.
  • 7' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 12' Jonny Hayes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rangers FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jon Flanagan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 428 games and scored 825 goals.
  • 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' 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.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Assisted by Glen Kamara with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Arfield makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Scott Arfield on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Celtic FC ring the changes. Michael Johnston has done his job and it is now time for Scott Sinclair to step up.
  • 71' Another change for Celtic FC made on 71 minute. Tom Rogic leaves to be changed by Jules Ntcham.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for Celtic FC. Jonny Hayes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' Kristoffer Ajer was booked on 76.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Alfredo Morelos comes on to replace Jermain Defoe.
  • 83' Candeias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Arfield on 83 minute.
  • 88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rangers FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Steven Davis is withdrawn and Ross McCrorie gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Rangers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
1.15 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Rangers FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC45% Draw30% Celtic FC25%
Actual: Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Celtic FC
55%
Rangers FC or Celtic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rangers FC27% Draw54% Celtic FC19%
Actual: Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13.7%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap Rangers FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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