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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 4
Sep 3, 2023 at 12pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
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Rangers
0 - 1
Celtic


Cantwell (73')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Furuhashi (45+2')
Scales (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: PSV 5-1 Rangers
Wednesday, August 30 at 8pm in Champions League

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 0-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Rangers 2-2 Celtic

 Rangers and Celtic invariably produce fireworks when they do battle - and Sunday's showdown looks destined to be another eventful encounter. Given that both sides have already dropped points this season, we can see the Old Firm foes serving up an entertaining draw at Ibrox. Read more.

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 41.61%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 34.58% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.39%) and 0-2 (6.01%). The likeliest Rangers win was 2-1 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
RangersDrawCeltic
34.58% (0.47 0.47) 23.81% (0.362 0.36) 41.61% (-0.83300000000001 -0.83)
Both teams to score 61.77% (-1.213 -1.21)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.69% (-1.641 -1.64)40.3% (1.639 1.64)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.32% (-1.711 -1.71)62.68% (1.71 1.71)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.88% (-0.50699999999999 -0.51)23.12% (0.505 0.5)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.02% (-0.747 -0.75)56.97% (0.745 0.74)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.34% (-1.043 -1.04)19.65% (1.042 1.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.37% (-1.724 -1.72)51.63% (1.722 1.72)
Score Analysis
    Rangers 34.58%
    Celtic 41.61%
    Draw 23.8%
RangersDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 7.93% (0.108 0.11)
1-0 @ 6.66% (0.397 0.4)
2-0 @ 4.87% (0.222 0.22)
3-1 @ 3.87% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-2 @ 3.15% (-0.11 -0.11)
3-0 @ 2.38% (0.074 0.07)
4-1 @ 1.42% (-0.023 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.15% (-0.058 -0.06)
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 34.58%
1-1 @ 10.82% (0.3 0.3)
2-2 @ 6.45% (-0.125 -0.13)
0-0 @ 4.54% (0.335 0.34)
3-3 @ 1.71% (-0.119 -0.12)
Other @ 0.28%
Total : 23.8%
1-2 @ 8.81% (-0.038 -0.04)
0-1 @ 7.39% (0.315 0.32)
0-2 @ 6.01% (0.064 0.06)
1-3 @ 4.78% (-0.181 -0.18)
2-3 @ 3.5% (-0.187 -0.19)
0-3 @ 3.26% (-0.073 -0.07)
1-4 @ 1.94% (-0.141 -0.14)
2-4 @ 1.42% (-0.127 -0.13)
0-4 @ 1.33% (-0.075 -0.08)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 41.61%

How you voted: Rangers vs Celtic

Rangers
36.2%
Draw
31.9%
Celtic
31.9%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314
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