📊 Form Guide

Rangers

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Rangers enter this match following on from a 2-2 Premiership drawn game vs St Mirren.

In that match, Rangers managed 58% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Rangers, goals were scored by Cyriel Dessers (42') and Nicolas Raskin (52'). On the other side, St Mirren had 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Mark O'Hara (44') and Conor McMenamin (73') scored for St Mirren.

It has been all too rare in recent times that Rangers have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Rangers have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 11 goals during that time.

Analysis of their past results shows that Rangers:

• are unbeaten in the league by Celtic in their last 2 games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 3 league matches.

Celtic

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Celtic come into this game after a 0-5 Premiership win against Dundee United in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Celtic had 75% possession and 21 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Celtic, the goalscorers were Nicolas Kühn (38', 45') and Adam Idah (47', 58'). On the other side, Dundee United had 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Ryan Strain (30' Own goal) scored for Dundee United.

Showing their partiality to eventful matches, we’ve seen goals 25 times in the previous six matches in which Celtic have played, giving an average of 4.17 goals per clash. Opposing teams have hit 5 of this grand total. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, however.

Going into this one, Celtic are winless against Rangers in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 11/05/2024 tells us that Rangers have won 2 of them & Celtic 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

An aggregate of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 10 from The Gers and 11 netted by The Bhoys. The average goals per game has been 3.5.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Premiership match day 30 on 16/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Celtic 2-3 Rangers.

That time, Celtic managed 72% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 on target. The goalscorers were Daizen Maeda (49') and Reo Hatate (74').

At the other end, Rangers got 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Nicolas Raskin (4'), Mohamed Diomande (37') and Hamza Igamane (88') scored.

The match was refereed by Steven McLean.

📰 Team News: Rangers

Looking at personnel, there is just a single fitness concern for the Rangers manager Barry Ferguson to be concerned with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Neraysho Kasanwirjo (Knee injury) won’t play.

It seems likely that The Gers will possibly use the 3-4-2-1 system for this game, utilising Liam Kelly, Robin Propper, John Souttar, Clinton Nsiala, James Tavernier, Mohamed Diomande, Nicolas Raskin, Jefte, Vaclav Cerny, Hamza Igamane and Cyriel Dessers.

ℹ️ Team News: Celtic

We reckon that The Bhoys will likely play in a 4-3-3 lineup, choosing Viljami Sinisalo, Tony Ralston, C. Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Greg Taylor, Arne Engels, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Nicolas Kühn, Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda.

💡 Prediction

We envisage that Rangers have the firepower to put one past this Celtic side, but a single goal might not be enough.

We’re therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-2 winning score for Celtic when the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s just see how this one goes.

Peter Guest, 10:18 04/05/2025