Celtic vs Rangers: result 1-3 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 21Kick-off on January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Rangers?
Rangers won 1-3 on January 3, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 20′Yang Hyun-JunCeltic
- 50′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 59′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 71′M. MooreRangers
Official lineup for Celtic vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
3-4-2-1- 24J. Kenny
- 38D. Maeda
- 8B. Nygren
- 14L. McCowan
- 42C. McGregor
- 27A. Engels
- 13Yang Hyun-Jun
- 63K. Tierney
- 6A. Trusty
- 56A. Ralston
- 1K. Schmeichel
Rangers
4-3-3- 47M. Moore
- 9Youssef Chermiti
- 23D. Gassama
- 11T. Aasgaard
- 43N. Raskin
- 8C. Barron
- 30J. Meghoma
- 37E. Fernandez
- 5J. Souttar
- 21D. Sterling
- 1J. Butland
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 9 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats; Rangers have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Motherwell(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Livingston(away) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Aberdeen(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dundee Utd(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 14, 2025 | ST Mirren(away) | 1-3 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | ST Mirren(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Motherwell(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Hibernian(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Ferencvarosi TC(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Celtic win, 3 draws, 2 Rangers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2025 | Celtic 3-1 Rangers | League Cup |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Rangers 0-0 Celtic | Premiership |
| May 4, 2025 | Rangers 1-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Celtic 2-3 Rangers | Premiership |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Rangers 3-0 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Celtic 3-3 Rangers | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 1.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| Rangers | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
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