Celtic vs Rangers: result 3-0 and analysis
Premiership2nd Stage - 2Kick-off on April 29, 2012 at 11:45 AM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Rangers?
Celtic won 3-0 on April 29, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 17′C. MulgrewCeltic
- 31′Kris CommonsCeltic
- 54′Gary HooperCeltic
Official lineup for Celtic vs Rangers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 9Georgios Samaras
- 88Gary Hooper
- 8Scott Brown
- 15Kris Commons
- 16J. Ledley
- 67V. Wanyama
- 2A. Matthews
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 22G. Loovens
- 1F. Forster
Rangers
- 19S. Aluko
- 34Andy Little
- 6L. McCulloch
- 7Maurice Edu
- 41Rhys McCabe
- 2Dorin Nicolae Goian
- 12L. Wallace
- 16S. Whittaker
- 18Carlos Manuel Bocanegra
- 22K. Bartley
- 1A. McGregor
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Rangers have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2012 | Motherwell(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Kilmarnock(away) | 6-0 | Premiership |
| Apr 1, 2012 | ST Johnstone(home) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Rangers(away) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Mar 3, 2012 | Aberdeen(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2012 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Apr 7, 2012 | ST Mirren(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Motherwell(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Celtic(home) | 3-2 | Premiership |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Dundee Utd(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Celtic wins, 1 draw, 2 Rangers wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2012 | Rangers 3-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 28, 2011 | Celtic 1-0 Rangers | Premiership |
| Sep 18, 2011 | Rangers 4-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Apr 24, 2011 | Rangers 0-0 Celtic | Premiership |
| Feb 20, 2011 | Celtic 3-0 Rangers | Premiership |
| Jan 2, 2011 | Rangers 0-2 Celtic | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.5 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rangers score 2.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.5 | 0.4 | 11 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
| Rangers | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 10/15 | 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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