Celtic vs Rangers

Celtic

1 - 3

Rangers

🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Steven McLean 🔁 1st Phase - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 21

1st Phase Table

Celtic 3 · Rangers 2

Referee Stats

Steven McLean

24 matches · 3.58 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.58
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.42
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	25%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (21-9).
Celtic controlled possession (65%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 2.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-7-3

Goals For / Against

37 / 22

Avg: 1.95 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.79

2.26

1.95

0.79

1.16

69%

O2.5

50%

44%

BTTS

63%

81%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Celtic rank3rd

Rangers rank2nd

Celtic points67

Rangers points69

Celtic: #3 · 67 pts · GD +24

2 pts off the top 2. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rangers: #2 · 69 pts · GD +35

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rangers last 5 away

W W D D D

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals10-6

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 19%

Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home94%

Celtic clean sheet at home56%

Rangers score away94%

Rangers clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first81%

Celtic win after scoring first85%

Rangers score first56%

Rangers win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 33% · Rangers 100%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 32.1' · Rangers 19.3'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home2.26 vs 1.58

Celtic concede at home0.79 vs 1.16

Rangers score away1.95 vs 1.16

Rangers concede away1.16 vs 1.58

Celtic score 43% above league average, while Rangers score 68% above league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 32% below league average at home, and Rangers are 27% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

0-15 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

65%

35%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

533

276

Passes Accurate

442

195

Passes %

83%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' T. Aasgaard

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Yang Hyun-Jun

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Nygren

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Aasgaard

1st substitution · For: M. Diomandé

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Youssef Chermiti

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Raskin

55'

55' D. Gassama

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Youssef Chermiti

Normal Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. McCowan

1st substitution · For: J. Araujo

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

M. Moore

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Gassama

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Kenny

2nd substitution · For: S. Yamada

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Nygren

3rd substitution · For: R. Hatate

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Gassama

2nd substitution · For: J. Tavernier

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ K. Tierney

4th substitution · For: L. Scales

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Ralston

5th substitution · For: J. Forrest

90+2'

90+2' B. Miovski

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Youssef Chermiti

3rd substitution · For: B. Miovski

Celtic vs Rangers 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rangers beat Celtic 3-1 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Steven McLean. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: T. Aasgaard received a yellow card for Rangers at 7'. Celtic took the lead at 20' when Yang Hyun-Jun scored, with the assist credited to B. Nygren, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Rangers made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Aasgaard replacing M. Diomandé. Rangers leveled the score at 50' when Youssef Chermiti scored, with the assist credited to N. Raskin, making the score 1-1. D. Gassama received a yellow card for Rangers at 55'. Rangers took the lead at 59' when Youssef Chermiti scored, making the score 1-2. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. McCowan replacing J. Araujo. Rangers extended the lead at 71' when M. Moore scored, with the assist credited to D. Gassama, making the score 1-3. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Kenny replacing S. Yamada. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 74', with B. Nygren replacing R. Hatate. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 87', with D. Gassama replacing J. Tavernier. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 88', with K. Tierney replacing L. Scales. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Ralston replacing J. Forrest. B. Miovski received a yellow card for Rangers at 90+2'. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with Youssef Chermiti replacing B. Miovski.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while Rangers used 3 substitutions. Rangers got 3 yellow cards.