Celtic vs Rangers: result 2-3 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 30Kick-off on March 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Rangers?
Rangers won 2-3 on March 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 4′N. RaskinRangers
- 37′M. DiomandéRangers
- 49′D. MaedaCeltic
- 74′R. HatateCeltic
- 88′H. IgamaneRangers
Official lineup for Celtic vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
4-3-3- 7Jota
- 38D. Maeda
- 10N. Kühn
- 41R. Hatate
- 27A. Engels
- 14L. McCowan
- 15J. Schlupp
- 17M. Nawrocki
- 20C. Carter-Vickers
- 2A. Johnston
- 1K. Schmeichel
Rangers
3-4-1-2- 9C. Dessers
- 18V. Černý
- 10M. Diomandé
- 3R. Yılmaz
- 43N. Raskin
- 8C. Barron
- 2J. Tavernier
- 27L. Balogun
- 5J. Souttar
- 21D. Sterling
- 1J. Butland
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Rangers have 10, 0 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2025 | Hibernian(home) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| Mar 1, 2025 | ST Mirren(away) | 5-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Aberdeen(home) | 5-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Hibernian(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Bayern München(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fenerbahçe(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Fenerbahçe(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Motherwell(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Kilmarnock(away) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 22, 2025 | ST Mirren(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Celtic wins, 2 draws, 1 Rangers win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2025 | Rangers 3-0 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Celtic 3-3 Rangers | League Cup |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Celtic 3-0 Rangers | Premiership |
| May 25, 2024 | Celtic 1-0 Rangers | FA Cup |
| May 11, 2024 | Celtic 2-1 Rangers | Premiership |
| Apr 7, 2024 | Rangers 3-3 Celtic | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 2.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.9 | 1.2 | 5 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
| Rangers | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Celtic sit 1st in Premiership (21 points from 8 matches) and Rangers sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy