Celtic vs Rangers: result 0-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Rangers?
Rangers won 0-1 on September 20, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 33′R. NaderiRangers
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Celtic win at 45%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Celtic vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
3-5-2- 11C. Durán
- 8B. Nygren
- 63K. Tierney
- 22M. Baur
- 42C. McGregor
- 14L. McCowan
- 51Colby Donovan
- 5L. Scales
- 6A. Trusty
- 20C. Carter-Vickers
- 1V. Sinisalo
Rangers
4-4-1-1- 19K. Kelsy
- 20R. Naderi
- 23D. Gassama
- 43N. Raskin
- 6D. Neil
- 10Minsu Kim
- 29J. Penrice
- 24O. Makhanya
- 37E. Fernandez
- 21D. Sterling
- 1I. Pandur
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Ferencvarosi TC(home) | 1-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Rangers(away) | 0-3 | League Cup |
| Sep 9, 2026 | ST Johnstone(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 5, 2026 | ST Mirren(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Aberdeen(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Celtic(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Sep 9, 2026 | ST Mirren(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Motherwell(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Falkirk(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Aberdeen(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Celtic wins, 2 draws, 2 Rangers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Rangers 3-0 Celtic | League Cup |
| May 10, 2026 | Celtic 3-1 Rangers | Premiership |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Rangers 0-0 Celtic | FA Cup |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Rangers 2-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Celtic 1-3 Rangers | Premiership |
| Nov 2, 2025 | Celtic 3-1 Rangers | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 1.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
| Rangers | 1.7 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
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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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