Celtic vs Rangers: result 3-3 and analysis
League CupFinalKick-off on December 15, 2024 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Hampden Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Rangers?
Celtic and Rangers drew 3-3 on December 15, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 41′N. BajramiRangers
- 56′G. TaylorCeltic
- 60′D. MaedaCeltic
- 75′M. DiomandéRangers
- 87′N. KühnCeltic
- 88′DaniloRangers
Official lineup for Celtic vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
4-3-3- 38D. Maeda
- 8K. Furuhashi
- 10N. Kühn
- 41R. Hatate
- 42C. McGregor
- 28Paulo Bernardo
- 3G. Taylor
- 6A. Trusty
- 20C. Carter-Vickers
- 2A. Johnston
- 1K. Schmeichel
Rangers
4-2-3-1- 29H. Igamane
- 30I. Hagi
- 14N. Bajrami
- 18V. Černý
- 43N. Raskin
- 10M. Diomandé
- 22Jefté
- 4R. Pröpper
- 27L. Balogun
- 2J. Tavernier
- 1J. Butland
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 11 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats; Rangers have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dinamo Zagreb(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Hibernian(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Aberdeen(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Ross County(home) | 5-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Club Brugge KV(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | Tottenham(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Ross County(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Kilmarnock(home) | 6-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 1, 2024 | ST Johnstone(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Nice(away) | 4-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Celtic wins, 1 draw, 0 Rangers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Celtic 2-1 Rangers | Premiership |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rangers 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 2.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Rangers | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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