Celtic vs Rangers Prediction

Premiership Premiership · Regular Season - 7
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Celtic Park, Glasgow
AI call Celtic or draw
44%
26%
30%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Celtic vs Rangers prediction: Sportiko gives Celtic a 44% chance of winning, Rangers 30% and the draw 26%. Last updated 20 Sep 2026, 12:52.

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Timeline

▮ 4'
Emmanuel Fernandez Yellow Card
▮ 5'
Yellow Card
⚽ 0–1 33'
Ryan Don Naderi
Luke McCowan ⇄ Kasper Høgh
45' ⇄
HT 0–1
▮ 57'
Min-su Kim Yellow Card
Benjamin Nygren ⇄ James Forrest
63' ⇄
Kieran Tierney ⇄ Haissem Hassan
71' ⇄
Camilo Durán ⇄ Sebastian Tounekti
71' ⇄
⇄ 71'
Min-su Kim ⇄ Findlay Curtis
⇄ 72'
Djeidi Gassama ⇄ Badredine Bouanani
Callum McGregor Yellow Card
73' ▮
Sebastian Tounekti Yellow Card
74' ▮
🖵 75'
Olwethu Makhanya Goal cancelled
⇄ 76'
James Penrice ⇄ Ben Godfrey
▮ 88'
Badredine Bouanani Yellow Card
⇄ 88'
Dan Neil ⇄ Tochi Chukwuani
⇄ 89'
Kevin Kelsy ⇄ Cameron Devlin
Liam Scales ⇄ Shumaira Mheuka
89' ⇄
FT 0–1
Celtic

Match Stats

Rangers
55% Ball Possession 45%
5 Total Shots 15
1 Shots on Goal 8
3 Shots off Goal 4
1 Blocked Shots 3
4 Shots insidebox 10
1 Shots outsidebox 5
8 Corner Kicks 4
3 Offsides 2
16 Fouls 19
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
6 Goalkeeper Saves 1
434 Total passes 355
322 Passes accurate 249
18 Free Kicks 16
Celtic
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
1 Viljami Sinisalo G 7.4 90' – – – 31 (18%) –
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers D 7.0 90' – – – 71 (55%) 4
6 Auston Trusty D 6.9 90' – – – 62 (53%) 2
23 Haissem Hassan F 6.7 19' – – – 7 (5%) 1
11 Camilo Durán F 6.6 71' – – – 4 (4%) 1
22 Mika Baur M 6.5 90' – – – 31 (26%) 4
42 Callum McGregor M 6.4 90' – – – 49 (39%) 5
49 James Forrest M 6.3 27' – – 1 6 (4%) 1
29 Shumaira Mheuka F 6.3 1' – – – 1 –
9 Kasper Høgh F 6.2 44' – – – 14 (9%) –
5 Liam Scales D 6.2 89' – – 2 51 (36%) 2
17 Sebastian Tounekti F 6.1 19' – – – 3 (3%) 2
8 Benjamin Nygren F 6.0 63' – – – 22 (17%) –
51 Colby Donovan M 6.0 90' – – 1 40 (29%) 3
14 Luke McCowan M 5.9 46' – – – 13 (6%) –
63 Kieran Tierney M 5.8 71' – – 1 29 (18%) 1
Rangers
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
20 Ryan Don Naderi M 7.8 90' 1 – 4 22 (15%) 3
21 Dujon Sterling D 7.5 90' – – – 36 (28%) 4
29 James Penrice D 7.2 76' – – 2 16 (9%) 1
10 Min-su Kim M 7.1 71' – – 3 23 (19%) –
37 Emmanuel Fernandez D 7.0 90' – – – 31 (26%) –
4 Ben Godfrey D 7.0 14' – – – 9 (6%) –
52 Findlay Curtis F 6.9 19' – – 1 4 (4%) –
42 Tochi Chukwuani M 6.8 2' – – – 1 (1%) –
6 Dan Neil M 6.8 88' – – 1 41 (32%) 2
24 Olwethu Makhanya D 6.7 90' – – – 38 (26%) 1
19 Kevin Kelsy F 6.6 89' – – 3 16 (12%) –
23 Djeidi Gassama M 6.6 72' – – 1 18 (11%) 1
43 Nicolas Raskin M 6.5 90' – – – 51 (40%) 3
14 Cameron Devlin M 6.4 1' – – – 3 (2%) –
1 Ivor Pandur G 6.3 90' – – – 35 (12%) –
26 Badredine Bouanani F 6.2 18' – – – 11 (6%) 1
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Confidence Low (44%)

At a glance

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Celtic or draw
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Celtic
LLLWW
Rangers
WWWWW
Last 3 meetings Celtic · 0W 2D 1L

Match summary

In the upcoming Premiership clash between Celtic and Rangers, both teams will be motivated by their fierce rivalry. Celtic has shown strong form, boasting a high possession rate and a solid offensive output, with an average of 2.3 goals per game this season. Rangers, while competitive, have struggled defensively, conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match. Key players to watch include Celtic's leading scorer, who has netted 6 goals in the last 5 matches, and Rangers' playmaker, who is crucial for their counterattacking strategy. This match is likely to be tightly contested, with tactical adjustments playing a crucial role in the outcome.

Live insights

76' time check 80% sure

Min 76: Rangers leads 0-1. Win probability: 80.9%. Equalizer or turnaround chance: 19.1%.

45' half time 65% sure

Half-time: 0-1. Rangers leads. Win probability: 64.7%. Over 0.5 more goals: 77.6%.

34' Goal 70% sure

Goal! Score now 0-1. Rangers win: 61.9%. BTTS: 66.1%.

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Expected goals (xG)

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Independent
Home
44%
45%
Draw
26%
45%
Away
30%
10%

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Players in form

Celtic
C. Durán 3 gls
B. Nygren 3 gls
K. Høgh 3 gls
Yang Hyun-Jun 2 gls
Rangers
L. Shankland 3 gls
R. Naderi 2 gls

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Head to Head: Celtic vs Rangers

0 Celtic Wins
2 Draws
1 Rangers Wins
Date Home Score Away
13 Sep 2026 Rangers 3 - 0 Celtic
08 Mar 2026 Rangers 0 - 0 Celtic
01 Mar 2026 Rangers 2 - 2 Celtic
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Celtic — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep H Rangers L 0 - 1
17 Sep H Ferencvarosi TC L 1 - 3
13 Sep A Rangers L 3 - 0
09 Sep A ST Johnstone W 0 - 1
05 Sep A ST Mirren W 1 - 2

Rangers — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep A Celtic W 0 - 1
13 Sep H Celtic W 3 - 0
09 Sep H ST Mirren W 1 - 0
05 Sep H Motherwell W 1 - 0
02 Sep A Falkirk W 1 - 2

Premiership Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Celtic
7 6 0 1 +10 18
2
Rangers
7 5 1 1 +4 16
3
Heart Of Midlothian
7 4 1 2 +6 13
4
Dundee
7 3 1 3 +2 10
5
ST Mirren
7 3 1 3 -1 10
6
ST Johnstone
7 2 2 3 -1 8
7
Aberdeen
7 2 2 3 -1 8
8
Dundee Utd
7 2 2 3 -2 8
9
Motherwell
7 2 2 3 -2 8
10
Hibernian
7 2 1 4 -3 7
11
Falkirk
7 1 3 3 -3 6
12
Kilmarnock
7 1 2 4 -9 5

Celtic

Formation: 3-5-2 Coach: M. O'Neill
1 Sinisalo
5 Scales
6 Trusty
20 Carter-Vickers
63 Tierney
22 Baur
42 McGregor
14 McCowan
51 Donovan
11 Durán
8 Nygren

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 V. Sinisalo G
20 C. Carter-Vickers D
6 A. Trusty D
5 L. Scales D
51 Colby Donovan M
14 L. McCowan M
42 C. McGregor M
22 M. Baur M
63 K. Tierney M
8 B. Nygren F
11 C. Durán F

Substitutes

23 H. Hassan F
47 D. Murray D
49 J. Forrest M
29 Shumaira Mheuka F
26 S. Johnstone G
9 K. Høgh F
56 A. Ralston D
17 S. Tounekti F
21 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain M

Rangers

Formation: 4-4-1-1 Coach: D. McInnes
1 Pandur
29 Penrice
24 Makhanya
37 Fernandez
21 Sterling
23 Gassama
43 Raskin
6 Neil
10 Kim
20 Naderi
19 Kelsy

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 I. Pandur G
21 D. Sterling D
37 E. Fernandez D
24 O. Makhanya D
29 J. Penrice D
10 Minsu Kim M
6 D. Neil M
43 N. Raskin M
23 D. Gassama M
20 R. Naderi M
19 K. Kelsy F

Substitutes

26 B. Bouanani F
42 T. Chukwuani M
52 Findlay Curtis F
14 C. Devlin M
22 V. Dragojević M
4 B. Godfrey D
31 L. Kelly G
2 R. McCrorie D
28 B. Miovski F

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