Our betting experts preview the Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Much more than mere points are at stake when Rangers clash in an Old Firm derby with rivals Celtic in the Premiership this Monday at Ibrox. Rangers need a win against Premiership leaders Celtic to reduce the current gap in the standings, obviously. Then there is also the motivation of beating the league leaders, and the home side should be firing on all cylinders on Monday.
Current Premiership standings
The current standings in the Premiership show us how Rangers and Celtic have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 20 clash this coming Monday.
Latest form and fixture history of Rangers against Celtic
Rangers tough to break down
Rangers in great shape going into another Old Firm derby. In their last three outings, the Gers won 2-3 against Aberdeen, beat Ross County by 0-1, and hammered Motherwell 3-0.
Celtic in a rich vein of form
Celtic are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Livingston got left behind in a 2-1 win, before St. Johnstone got hammered in a 4-1 victory. Hibernian was the most recent victim in a 0-4 win for Celtic.
Latest encounters between Rangers and Celtic
The last time the pair played each other, Celtic came away as 4-0 winners in the Premiership, back in September 2022. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Celtic will get you odds 2.20, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 45% chance of beating Rangers. You can get a price of 3.20, should you wish to add Rangers to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last match between Rangers and Celtic:
Betting stats and facts for Rangers vs Celtic
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on stats from the last couple of games that Rangers and Celtic played across all tournaments.
- Rangers have scored in 46 of the last 47 home matches
- Rangers have scored in the last 10 matches in a row
- Rangers have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Rangers have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Rangers have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- Celtic have scored in the last 16 matches in a row
- Celtic have scored in 25 of the last 26 away matches
- In 14 of the last 16 Celtic matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Celtic away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 matches Celtic played, both teams scored
- In 13 of the last 15 Rangers matches versus Celtic the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rangers have scored in 11 of the last 13 home matches versus Celtic
- In 6 of the last 7 Rangers home matches versus Celtic the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rangers have not won the last 4 matches versus Celtic in a row
- Rangers have scored in 8 of the last 10 matches versus Celtic
Primary goal-getter
The standings of the top-scoring players in the last 6 matches in the Premiership show that Rangers might be relying on in-form Scott Arfield when it comes to scoring in the upcoming match. On the other side, Kyogo Furuhashi has been one of the decisive players from Celtic recently. Both players are expected to be dangerous and difficult to stop on Monday.
Best tips for the match: Rangers vs Celtic
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Premiership match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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