Celtic vs Rangers — match summary
Scotland · Premiership · kick-off 20 Sept 2026 18:00
Full time · score 0-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Celtic 60 · Rangers 51
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Celtic 38 · Rangers 58
Shots on target 1-8 · corners 8-4 · possession 55-45
NextGOAL tip: Celtic -0.25 · 1 stars
Celtic and Rangers meet in completely opposite states of form. The hosts have just lost two in a row in the League Cup and the Europa League, while the visitors are on a five-match winning run. This game is therefore a measure between a team losing its shape and a team full of confidence. Celtic still lead the table with 18 points from 6 matches, winning every league game, scoring 14 and conceding 3, but the last two defeats, 0-3 and 1-3, show that the defence is starting to have gaps to exploit, especially early in the second half where they concede as much as 24% of all their goals. Rangers come in with tighter numbers, winning 5 in a row, keeping clean sheets in several recent matches, and their away defence is solid enough. This game is likely to see Celtic as the side opening up and attacking, because they play at home and want to restore confidence. Rangers will likely set up in an organised defensive block and wait for the moment to counter at speed. If Celtic score first the game will flow towards the hosts, but if Rangers get the first goal the situation will flip immediately.