Celtic vs Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips - Scottish Premiership
by Kennedy Kechula | in Football Predictions
Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers will renew their rivalry this Saturday in a Scottish Premiership encounter that has more riding on it than just bragging rights. The matchday 31 fixture will be played at Celtic Park and will see the top two teams on the table clash. Celtic are on course to win their 11th league crown in the last 12 seasons and come to this match top of the standings with 85 points. Rangers, who broke Celtic's dominance last season to win their first title in over 10 years, are nine points behind in second place.
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Bookies feel confident of a Celtic win and have priced a home win at 1.73 with an away victory coming in at 4.75. The odd for a draw is 4.05.
Celtic vs Rangers Form
Celtic and Rangers's standings in the Scottish Premiership
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
92 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 78 |
|
2
|
79 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 47 |
Celtic and Rangers Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Mar 2023 - Scottish Premiership
26 Feb 2023 - Scottish League Cup
18 Feb 2023 - Scottish Premiership
1 Feb 2023 - Scottish Premiership
7 Jan 2023 - Scottish Premiership
2 Jan 2023 - Scottish Premiership
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Mar 2023 - Scottish Premiership
26 Feb 2023 - Scottish League Cup
1 Feb 2023 - Scottish Premiership
15 Jan 2023 - Scottish League Cup
8 Jan 2023 - Scottish Premiership
2 Jan 2023 - Scottish Premiership
Celtic against Rangers : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
33 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
26 Feb 2023 - Scottish League Cup
2 Jan 2023 - Scottish Premiership
3 Sep 2022 - Scottish Premiership
1 May 2022 - Scottish Premiership
17 Apr 2022 - Scottish Cup
3 Apr 2022 - Scottish Premiership
Celtic - Rangers: Form Analysis
Celtic will know that a win here will send them 12 points clear and will all but confirm this season’s title with seven matches to go. Ange Postecoglou’s men have steamrolled their opponents this season including Rangers and come to this clash having won their last 15 matches across all competitions. They have also won every single one of their 15 matches at home this season in the league. Celtic last lost a home league match at home back in January 2021 and have won 36 of the 40 matches since. Four of those 40 matches have been against Rangers with two wins and a couple of draws and they'll expect nothing but another win on Saturday.
Rangers are one of three teams to have denied Celtic a home victory in the league in that 40-match stretch but they have been on the receiving end too with their two losses seeing them concede seven goals without reply. The record Scottish champions also come into this match in superb form having won five straight matches across all competitions. But this streak should be even longer if not for Celtic who have denied them twice from making it a 20-game winning run. Despite their struggles against Celtic, they will seek a win here to pull within six points of the leaders and will hope sustained pressure sees them retain their title.
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Players list
J. Hart
DefenderG. Taylor
A. Johnston
C. Starfelt
C. Carter-Vickers
MidfielderC. McGregor
O. Hyeon-gyu
T. Iwata
ForwardS. Haksabanovic
D. Turnbull
A. Bernabei
A. McGregor
DefenderB. Davies
B. Barisic
J. Souttar
J. Tavernier
MidfielderN. Raskin
S. Wright
J. Lundstram
ForwardR. Kent
F. Sakala
A. Colak
Substitutes
S. Bain
DefenderYuki
T. Iwata
S. Welsh
A. Bernabei
R. Vata
ForwardO. Hyeon-gyu
D. Turnbull
S. Haksabanovic
J. McLaughlin
DefenderR. Yilmaz
MidfielderS. Arfield
J. Lundstram
I. Hagi
G. Kamara
ForwardF. Sakala
A. Colak
S. Wright
Celtic & Rangers Squad Analysis
Kyogo Furuhashi has powered Celtic this season with his goals and leads the top scorers list with 20 strikes to his name. Celtic however have not been overly reliant on his goals with 14 other players scoring at least twice thus far. Jota and Liel Abada have each scored 10 goals in the league but only Jota will be available for selection with Abada out injured. Celtic could also be without the services of defender Greg Taylor who came out injured last time out against Ross County.
For Rangers, Malik Tillman, who has scored 10 goals, will be the player to watch with top scorer Antonio Colak (13 goals) suffering a dip in form. Tillman has scored three goals in the last two matches for Rangers and grabbed both goals in the 2-0 win over Dundee United last time out. Coach Michael Beale is expected to have the same lineup with no injuries emanating from the Dundee game.
Celtic - Rangers Key Points
- Celtic are on a 15-game winning streak
- Celtic have won all 15 matches they have played at home in the Premiership this season
- Rangers are without a win against Celtic in their last four encounters.
- Seven of the last 10 matches between Celtic and Rangers have produced over 2.5 goals
- Six of Rangers’ last 10 matches have seen both teams score
- Six of Celtic’s last 10 matches have had both teams score
- Rangers have not won away to Celtic in the Premier League in the last four visits.
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Our Celtic vs Rangers Prediction
A top-of-the-table clash will always be a spectacle but when it involves two rival teams then fireworks should be expected. Celtic have had the upper hand against Rangers in recent meetings and coupling this with the fact that they are yet to drop points at home this season in the league, we predict that Celtic v Rangers will be a home win.
Celtic vs Rangers - Other Interesting Predictions
Both teams to score
Over 2.5 goals
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