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Rangers logo
Scottish League Cup | Final
Feb 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Celtic logo

Rangers
1 - 2
Celtic

Morelos (64')
Lundstram (50'), Kamara (58'), Barisic (90'), Kent (90'), Colak (90+1'), Cantwell (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Furuhashi (44', 56')
Taylor (70'), Oh (79'), Abada (83'), Johnston (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Kyogo Furuhashi's double guides Celtic to a narrow 2-1 victory over their Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Rangers and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

All competitions
Scottish League Cup
Last Game: Livingston 0-3 Rangers
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish League Cup
Last Game: Celtic 4-0 Aberdeen
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 43.16%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 33.51% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.05%) and 0-2 (6.01%). The likeliest Rangers win was 2-1 (7.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.43%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Celtic in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

Result
RangersDrawCeltic
33.51% (0.019999999999996 0.02) 23.32% (0.0070000000000014 0.01) 43.16% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Both teams to score 63.23% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.74% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)38.26% (0.029000000000003 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.46% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)60.54% (0.029999999999994 0.03)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.25% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)22.75% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.57% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)56.43% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.85% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)18.15% (0.023 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.88% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)49.12% (0.038999999999994 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Rangers 33.51%
    Celtic 43.16%
    Draw 23.32%
RangersDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 7.72% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-0 @ 6.11% (0.008 0.01)
2-0 @ 4.53% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.81% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.25% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-0 @ 2.23% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.2% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 33.51%
1-1 @ 10.43% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.59% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 4.13% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-3 @ 1.85% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.32%
Total : 23.32%
1-2 @ 8.9% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-1 @ 7.05% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-2 @ 6.01% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-3 @ 5.06% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-3 @ 3.75% (-0.004 -0)
0-3 @ 3.42% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 2.16% (-0.004 -0)
2-4 @ 1.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-4 @ 1.46% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.75%
Total : 43.16%

How you voted: Rangers vs Celtic

Rangers
29.7%
Draw
8.9%
Celtic
61.4%
101
Head to Head
Jan 2, 2023 12.30pm
Rangers
2-2
Celtic
Kent (47'), Tavernier (53' pen.)
Maeda (5'), Furuhashi (88')
Starfelt (90+3')
Sep 3, 2022 12.30pm
Celtic
4-0
Rangers
Abada (8', 40'), Jota (32'), Turnbull (78')
Carter-Vickers (44'), Starfelt (55'), Giakoumakis (90')

Barisic (19'), Tillman (34'), Goldson (90')
May 1, 2022 12pm
Celtic
1-1
Rangers
Jota (21')
Ralston (50'), Bitton (72'), Giakoumakis (77')
Sakala (67')
Barisic (64'), Kent (77'), Diallo (87'), Goldson (90+2')
Apr 17, 2022 2pm
Semi-Finals
Celtic
1-2
Rangers
Taylor (64')
McGregor (40'), Ralston (120')
Arfield (78'), Starfelt (114' og.)
Aribo (36'), Jack (45'), Roofe (49'), Goldson (72'), Ughelumba (117')
Apr 3, 2022 12pm
Rangers
1-2
Celtic
Ramsey (3')
Lundstram (41')
Rogic (7'), Carter-Vickers (43')
Giakoumakis (64'), Carter-Vickers (65'), Bitton (82'), Ralston (88')
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