Celtic vs Rangers Prediction
Scotland · Regular Season - 7
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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.
Celtic vs Rangers: result, form and history
Rangers beat Celtic 1-0 in the Premiership on 20 Sep 2026. It was in line with recent form: Rangers had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 3 for Celtic.
Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.7 goals, with both teams scoring in 6 of them.
Match Forecasts
Match Events
Lineups
Celtic
Avg ratingAvg rating
1V. Sinisalo
20C. Carter-Vickers
6A. Trusty
5L. Scales
51C. Donovan
14L. McCowan
42C. McGregor
22M. Baur
63K. Tierney
8B. Nygren
11C. Durán
1I. Pandur
21D. Sterling
37E. Fernandez
24O. Makhanya
29J. Penrice
10M. Kim
6D. Neil
43N. Raskin
23D. Gassama
20R. Naderi
19K. KelsyCeltic Substitutes
Rangers Substitutes
Match Stats
CelticRangers Team Comparison
CelticRangersAI Insights
Game State Tendencies
Celtic- Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.7 vs 1 in second half)
- Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Rangers- Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
- Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
- Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.3 vs 0.7 in second half)
Head to Head
Last 10 meetings, all competitions
Celtic1Wins · 10%4Wins · 40%Previous meetings
13/09/2026RangersCeltic
10/05/2026CelticRangers
08/03/2026RangersCeltic01/03/2026RangersCeltic03/01/2026CelticRangers02/11/2025CelticRangers31/08/2025RangersCeltic04/05/2025RangersCeltic16/03/2025CelticRangers02/01/2025RangersCelticRecent Form
CelticCeltic
Ferencvarosi TCRangersCeltic
ST JohnstoneCeltic
ST MirrenCelticCeltic
AberdeenCeltic
Falkirk
Lask LinzCelticCelticLask Linz
Dundee UtdCeltic
KilmarnockCelticRangersRangersCelticRangersST MirrenRangers
MotherwellFalkirkRangersAberdeenRangers
FK JablonecRangersRangersFK JablonecRangersST MirrenRangers
JagielloniaRangers
HibernianLeague Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23:5 | +18 | 24 | WWLWW |
| 2 | Rangers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | +6 | 20 | DWWWW |
| 3 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20:15 | +5 | 16 | LWDLW |
| 4 |  Dundee | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13:10 | +3 | 14 | DWWLD |
| 5 | ST Johnstone | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11:11 | 0 | 12 | DWDLW |
| 6 | Dundee Utd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11:12 | -1 | 12 | DWWDL |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 | WLDWD |
| 8 | ST Mirren | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9:17 | -8 | 10 | LLLLL |
| 9 | Falkirk | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:12 | -3 | 9 | WLDWD |
| 10 | Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11:16 | -5 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10:20 | -10 | 8 | WLDWD |
| 12 | Hibernian | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:14 | -5 | 7 | LLDLL |
| # | Team | MP | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 9 | 23:5 | 24 |
| 2 | Rangers | 9 | 13:7 | 20 |
| 3 | Heart Of Midlothian | 9 | 20:15 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee | 9 | 13:10 | 14 |
| 5 | ST Johnstone | 9 | 11:11 | 12 |
| 6 | Dundee Utd | 9 | 11:12 | 12 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 9 | 10:10 | 11 |
| 8 | ST Mirren | 9 | 9:17 | 10 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 9 | 9:12 | 9 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 9 | 11:16 | 8 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 9 | 10:20 | 8 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 9 | 9:14 | 7 |
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About the Celtic vs Rangers forecast
As a derby, this Premiership meeting carries extra weight; the forecasts take that context into account alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.
How to Read These Forecasts
Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.
Celtic and Rangers in the Premiership table
This is a meeting of two top-four sides: Celtic are 1st in the Premiership, 4 points ahead of Rangers in 2nd. League goal record so far: Celtic 23-5, Rangers 13-7. The full standings are on the Premiership Table 2026 page.
Key Factors for This Match
Rangers have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.
All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.