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Scotland Premiership 2025/26 · 1st Phase - 21

Celtic vs Rangers, 03 January 2026: result and statistics

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Celtic

1 : 3 Half-time score 1:0 03 January 2026
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Rangers

1.73 xG Expected goals (xG) 1.4
Premiership standings Premiership
#TeamPScoredConcededPoints
3 Celtic 33 59 35 67
2 Rangers 33 66 31 69

Squad news

Preliminary squads: Celtic — Rangers

Squads may change before kickoff.

Preliminary
Celtic 3-4-2-1
CoachMartin O'Neill
Rangers 4-3-3
CoachDanny Rohl
7.0 1. K. Schmeichel
7.0 56. A. Ralston
7.4 6. A. Trusty
7.4 63. K. Tierney
6.8 13. Yang Hyun-Jun
6.7 27. A. Engels
7.3 42. C. McGregor
6.8 14. L. McCowan
7.3 8. B. Nygren
6.8 38. D. Maeda
6.5 24. J. Kenny
7.0 1. J. Butland
7.3 21. D. Sterling
7.4 5. J. Souttar
7.5 37. E. Fernandez
6.8 30. J. Meghoma
6.9 8. C. Barron
7.3 43. N. Raskin
7.0 11. T. Aasgaard
6.9 23. D. Gassama
6.7 9. Chermiti
6.7 47. M. Moore
Celtic Substitutes
12
V. Sinisalo G
6.2
5
L. Scales D
7.2
18
S. Yamada F
6.3
22
J. Araujo D
6.5
28
P. Bernardo M
6.8
41
R. Hatate M
6.9
47
D. Murray D
7.2
49
J. Forrest M
7.0
51
C. Donovan D
7.0
Rangers Substitutes
31
L. Kelly G
19
C. Nsiala D
6.7
3
M. Aarons D
6.9
2
J. Tavernier D
7.2
52
F. Curtis M
6.7
20
K. Dowell M
7.0
10
M. Diomande M
6.6
28
B. Miovski F
6.5
99
Danilo Pereira F
6.7

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Celtic — Rangers

Celtic

2 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses in the last 5 matches

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Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Celtic — at home

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Celtic
Rangers

4 wins, 0 draws, 1 losses in the last 5 matches

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Rangers — all matches

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Rangers

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Rangers — away

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Rangers

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Head-to-head: Celtic and Rangers

Head-to-head
DateCompetitionOpponentScore
31.08.2025 Premiership Rangers — Celtic 0:0
04.05.2025 Premiership Rangers — Celtic 1:1
16.03.2025 Premiership Celtic — Rangers 2:3
02.01.2025 Premiership Rangers — Celtic 3:0
01.09.2024 Premiership Celtic — Rangers 3:0

Match timeline

Match events: Celtic — Rangers

First half 1 - 0
Thelo Aasgaard Yellow card · Foul
1 - 0
Yang Hyun-Jun Assist: B. Nygren Goal
Second half 1 - 3
M. Diomande Replaced: T. Aasgaard Substitution
1 - 1
Chermiti Assist: N. Raskin Goal
Djeidi Gassama Yellow card · Foul
1 - 2
Chermiti Goal
J. Araujo Replaced: L. McCowan Substitution
1 - 3
M. Moore Assist: D. Gassama Goal
S. Yamada Replaced: J. Kenny Substitution
R. Hatate Replaced: B. Nygren Substitution
J. Tavernier Replaced: D. Gassama Substitution
L. Scales Replaced: K. Tierney Substitution
J. Forrest Replaced: A. Ralston Substitution
Bojan Miovski Yellow card · Foul
B. Miovski Replaced: Chermiti Substitution
Celtic Metric Rangers
1 Goals 3
1.73 Expected goals (xG) 1.4
21 Shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target
6 Blocked shots 5
14 Shots inside the box 7
7 Shots outside the box 2
8 Corners 5
13 Fouls 13
Offsides 3
65 % Ball possession, % 35 %
1 Goalkeeper saves 8
533 Total passes 276
442 Accurate passes 195
83 % Pass accuracy, % 71 %
Yellow cards 3
Referee: S. McLean

Player statistics

Player ratings: Celtic — Rangers

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Celtic Rating
13
Yang Hyun-Jun M · 90 min · goals: 1
8.9
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 3 Shots on target 3 Total passes 39 Pass accuracy, % 30 % Key passes 2 Tackles 4 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 6 / 12 Dribbled past 3 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Liam Scales D · 8 min · Substitute appearance
7.2
Assists 0 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 5 % Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 3 / 3 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Benjamin Nygren F · 74 min · assists: 1
7.0
Assists 1 Shots 1 Total passes 30 Pass accuracy, % 23 % Key passes 2 Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
42
Callum McGregor M · 90 min · Captain
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 74 Pass accuracy, % 69 % Key passes 2 Tackles 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
63
Kieran Tierney D · 88 min
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 46 Pass accuracy, % 37 % Key passes 1 Tackles 7 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 13 / 22 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
24
Johnny Kenny F · 74 min
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 2 Total passes 18 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Key passes 2 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 10 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Luke McCowan M · 68 min
6.7
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 44 Pass accuracy, % 30 % Key passes 2 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 7 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Arne Engels M · 90 min
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 54 Pass accuracy, % 49 % Key passes 2 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 2 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
22
Julián Araujo D · 22 min · Substitute appearance
6.5
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 19 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
41
Reo Hatate M · 16 min · Substitute appearance
6.5
Assists 0 Total passes 17 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 3 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
56
Anthony Ralston D · 88 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 74 Pass accuracy, % 64 % Tackles 4 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 8 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
49
James Forrest M · 8 min · Substitute appearance
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 3 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Duels: won / total — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
38
Daizen Maeda F · 90 min
6.2
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 14 % Key passes 2 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 9 Dribbled past 3 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Auston Trusty D · 90 min
6.2
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 57 Pass accuracy, % 52 % Tackles 3 Duels: won / total 4 / 8 Dribbled past 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
18
Shin Yamada F · 16 min · Substitute appearance
6.2
Assists 0 Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
1
Kasper Schmeichel G · 90 min
5.9
Assists 0 Total passes 37 Pass accuracy, % 27 % Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goalkeeper saves 1 Goals conceded 3 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
12
Viljami Sinisalo G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
47
Dane Murray D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
28
Paulo Bernardo M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
51
Colby Donovan D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
Rangers Rating
1
Jack Butland G · 90 min
9.9
Assists 0 Total passes 32 Pass accuracy, % 14 % Goalkeeper saves 8 Goals conceded 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
9
Youssef Chermiti F · 89 min · goals: 2
9.2
Goals 2 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 2 Total passes 18 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Key passes 1 Tackles 4 Duels: won / total 14 / 30 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 5 Fouls drawn 4 Fouls committed 5 Offsides 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
43
Nicolas Raskin M · 90 min · assists: 1
8.0
Assists 1 Total passes 37 Pass accuracy, % 28 % Key passes 2 Tackles 4 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 10 / 14 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 2 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
47
Mikey Moore F · 90 min · goals: 1
7.2
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 14 Pass accuracy, % 6 % Key passes 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 14 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 4 Dribbled past 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Connor Barron M · 90 min
7.2
Assists 0 Total passes 27 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Tackles 4 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 2 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
John Souttar D · 90 min · Captain
7.0
Assists 0 Total passes 30 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
37
Emmanuel Fernandez D · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 27 Pass accuracy, % 22 % Tackles 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
23
Djeidi Gassama F · 87 min · assists: 1
6.9
Assists 1 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 12 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
21
Dujon Sterling D · 90 min
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 28 Pass accuracy, % 20 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 3 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Thelo Aasgaard M · 45 min
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 12 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 5 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
10
Mohammed Diomande M · 45 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 9 Pass accuracy, % 5 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 4 / 5 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2
James Tavernier D · 9 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 2 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
30
Jayden Meghoma D · 90 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 24 Pass accuracy, % 17 % Duels: won / total — / 3 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
28
Bojan Miovski F · 1 min · Substitute appearance
—
Assists 0 Duels: won / total — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
31
Liam Kelly G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Max Aarons D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
19
Clinton Nsiala D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
20
Kieran Dowell M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
52
Findlay Curtis M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
99
Danilo F · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Celtic — Rangers

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Celtic
Average per match
10.4
Team 5.2 Opponent 5.2
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Corners · Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Corners · Celtic — at home

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Celtic
Rangers
Average per match
10
Team 5.4 Opponent 4.6
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

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Corners · Rangers — all matches

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Rangers

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Corners · Rangers — away

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Rangers

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Shots on target: Celtic — Rangers

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Celtic
Average per match
9.6
Team 5.4 Opponent 4.2
Above the line in 5 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Shots on target · Celtic — at home

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Celtic
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
21.12.2025 Premiership Celtic — Aberdeen 10:2 W
07.12.2025 Premiership Celtic — Heart Of Midlothian 5:3 L
03.12.2025 Premiership Celtic — Dundee 6:3 W
09.11.2025 Premiership Celtic — Kilmarnock 7:1 W
29.10.2025 Premiership Celtic — Falkirk 11:4 W
Rangers
Average per match
10.8
Team 6.8 Opponent 4
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Rangers — all matches

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Rangers

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Shots on target · Rangers — away

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Rangers

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Yellow cards: Celtic — Rangers

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Celtic
Average per match
3
Team 1.4 Opponent 1.6
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Yellow cards · Celtic — at home

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Celtic
Rangers
Average per match
3.6
Team 1.6 Opponent 2
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Rangers — all matches

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Rangers

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Yellow cards · Rangers — away

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Rangers

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Match information

Match information: Celtic — Rangers

Kick-off03 January 2026, 14:30
CompetitionPremiership
Season2025/26
Round / stage1st Phase - 21
VenueCeltic Park
CityGlasgow
RefereeS. McLean

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Celtic — Rangers

01 What time does Celtic vs Rangers kick off?

Celtic vs Rangers (Premiership) kicks off 03 January 2026, 14:30.

02 Where is Celtic vs Rangers being played?

The match is played at Celtic Park (Glasgow).

03 Who is the referee for Celtic vs Rangers?

The referee for Celtic vs Rangers is S. McLean.

04 What is the recent form of Celtic and Rangers?

Celtic: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 9–9. Rangers: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 8–3.

05 How many times have Celtic and Rangers played each other?

Our database has 5 previous head-to-head meetings for these teams.

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