Rangers vs Celtic

Rangers

0 - 0

Celtic

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Ibrox Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Don Robertson 🔁 1st Phase - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 4

1st Phase Table

Rangers 2 · Celtic 3

Referee Stats

Don Robertson

21 matches · 3.81 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.81
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	29%
Draws	38%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (4-5).
Celtic controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Rangers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 21

Avg: 2.05 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.89

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

2.00

PPG

1.89

2.05

1.58

1.11

1.37

59%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

59%

65%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Rangers rank2nd

Celtic rank3rd

Rangers points69

Celtic points67

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.

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.

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

Rangers last 5 home

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals19-8

Record4-1-0

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.

Celtic last 5 away

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals9-8

Record3-1-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Rangers score at home82%

Rangers clean sheet at home35%

Celtic score away76%

Celtic clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Rangers score first65%

Rangers win after scoring first82%

Celtic score first59%

Celtic win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rangers 67% · Celtic 50%

Avg first goal minute: Rangers 31.6' · Celtic 28.4'

Vs league average

Rangers score at home2.05 vs 1.58

Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.16

Celtic score away1.58 vs 1.16

Celtic concede away1.37 vs 1.58

Rangers score 30% above league average, while Celtic score 37% above league average.

Defensive side: Rangers are 4% below league average at home, and Celtic are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Rangers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 8

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Celtic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

343

508

Passes Accurate

247

417

Passes %

72%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ VAR

J. Souttar

Goal cancelled

63'

63' M. Moore

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Engels

1st substitution · For: S. Yamada

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Balikwisha

2nd substitution · For: J. Forrest

67'

67' M. Diomandé

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Miovski

1st substitution · For: C. Dessers

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Moore

2nd substitution · For: O. Antman

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Tierney

3rd substitution · For: M. Saracchi

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Aasgaard

3rd substitution · For: N. Bajrami

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Barron

4th substitution · For: J. Rothwell

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Gassama

5th substitution · For: Findlay Curtis

88'

88' N. Djiga

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. Hatate

4th substitution · For: L. McCowan

Rangers vs Celtic 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rangers drew 0-0 with Celtic on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Don Robertson. It was played at Ibrox Stadium.

First half: VAR intervened at 34' for Rangers (Goal cancelled).

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. M. Moore received a yellow card for Rangers at 63'. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Engels replacing S. Yamada. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Balikwisha replacing J. Forrest. M. Diomandé received a yellow card for Rangers at 67'. Rangers made their 1st substitution at 72', with B. Miovski replacing C. Dessers. Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Moore replacing O. Antman. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 72', with K. Tierney replacing M. Saracchi. Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 76', with T. Aasgaard replacing N. Bajrami. Rangers made their 4th substitution at 82', with C. Barron replacing J. Rothwell. Rangers made their 5th substitution at 82', with D. Gassama replacing Findlay Curtis. N. Djiga received a yellow card for Rangers at 88'. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 88', with R. Hatate replacing L. McCowan.

Rangers used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 4 substitutions. Rangers got 3 yellow cards.