Rangers vs Celtic: result 2-2 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 29Kick-off on March 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
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What was the result of Rangers vs Celtic?
Rangers and Celtic drew 2-2 on March 1, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 8′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 26′Youssef ChermitiRangers
- 56′K. TierneyCeltic
- 90′R. HatateCeltic
Official lineup for Rangers vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rangers
4-2-2-2- 9Youssef Chermiti
- 20R. Naderi
- 47M. Moore
- 7A. Skov Olsen
- 42T. Chukwuani
- 43N. Raskin
- 25T. Rommens
- 37E. Fernandez
- 5J. Souttar
- 21D. Sterling
- 1J. Butland
Celtic
4-3-3- 38D. Maeda
- 9J. Adamu
- 13Yang Hyun-Jun
- 21A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 42C. McGregor
- 8B. Nygren
- 63K. Tierney
- 5L. Scales
- 47D. Murray
- 22J. Araujo
- 12V. Sinisalo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rangers have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Celtic have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | Livingston(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Motherwell(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Queen's Park(home) | 8-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Kilmarnock(home) | 5-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | VfB Stuttgart(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Hibernian(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 19, 2026 | VfB Stuttgart(home) | 1-4 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Kilmarnock(away) | 3-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Livingston(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Rangers wins, 2 draws, 1 Celtic win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | Celtic 1-3 Rangers | Premiership |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Rangers score 2.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 2.7 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.4 | 5 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rangers sit 2nd in Premiership (19 points from 8 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (21 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