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This Saturday, the Old Firm Derby will unfold at Celtic Park in the Premiership. It will see Celtic and Rangers lock horns for the second time this season.
Celtic stole bragging rights in the previous encounter, beating Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox in September. The Premiership leaders would love a repeat, as they look to extend their five-point lead over the second-placed Gers.
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Celtic Form
In the previous three matches, Celtic lost 0-2 against Hearts, beat Livingston by 2-0, and won 0-3 against Dundee FC. In their last six Premiership home matches, The Bhoys won four times. They’ve drawn once and lost once, scoring 15 and conceding five goals.
Rangers Form
Rangers look in fabulous shape, having won their past three matches convincingly. It started against Real Betis, who were defeated by 2-3. Then, St. Johnstone got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Motherwell by 0-2. The Gers have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Premiership. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, scoring 14 and conceding one goal.
Celtic vs Rangers Stats
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Celtic and Rangers. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Celtic have not lost 29 of the last 31 home matches
- Celtic have scored in 34 of the last 36 home matches
- In the last 5 Celtic matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Celtic have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Celtic have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Rangers have not lost the last 17 matches in a row
- Rangers have scored in 29 of the last 31 matches
- Rangers have won the last 3 matches in a row without conceding a goal
- Rangers have won 12 of the last 14 matches
- Rangers have scored in 16 of the last 18 away matches
Celtic vs Rangers – Players in Form
Celtic against Rangers is also a battle between Matthew O’Riley and Abdallah Sima with both footballers in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Premiership goals in their last six games respectively.
Celtic vs Rangers Betting Tips
Full-time result
Celtic have not lost to Rangers in five consecutive home meetings. At Celtic Park, the Bhoys collected six wins, drew two, and lost two in their 10 most recent home games across all tournaments. Rangers won seven of their previous 10 away, drew two, and lost one time. The Gers have five wins on the trot in the Premiership. They are on a great streak of eight away league matches without losing.
Both teams to score
Celtic managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponents, Rangers, performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Celtic have scored in five consecutive home meetings with Rangers.
Total goals
Celtic scored an average of 2.2 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Rangers’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches. Rangers are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 Premiership matches.
Match predictions: Celtic vs Rangers
To sum up, the upcoming match between Celtic and Rangers seems to be a good betting opportunity.