Rangers vs Celtic: result 3-0 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 21Kick-off on January 2, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
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What was the result of Rangers vs Celtic?
Rangers won 3-0 on January 2, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 7′I. HagiRangers
- 66′R. PröpperRangers
- 81′DaniloRangers
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rangers have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Celtic have 11, 4 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | Motherwell(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 26, 2024 | ST Mirren(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Dundee(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Celtic(away) | 3-3 | League Cup |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Tottenham(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | ST Johnstone(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Motherwell(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Dundee Utd(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Rangers(home) | 3-3 | League Cup |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Dinamo Zagreb(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rangers win(s), 2 draw(s), 4 Celtic win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Celtic 2-1 Rangers | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Rangers score 2.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.7 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Celtic | 2.7 | 0.4 | 11 | 4/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rangers sit 9th in Premiership (1 points from 2 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy