Celtic v Rangers Prediction, Preview & Odds - Old Firm

We have a Celtic v Rangers prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of Saturday's huge Old Firm game.

With 2 games remaining, Celtic are 13th and are a run of 5 points from their last 5 league games. Avoid defeat and they could potentially curb City’s title charge.

Rangers may have a game in hand over Arsenal, but there remains no room for slip-up with anything less than 3 victories to finish their season and they may be bridesmaids to Arsenal.

How To Watch Celtic v Rangers

When is Celtic v Rangers?

Celtic v Rangers will take place on Saturday at 12.30 pm in the Old Firm

TV Channel

Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event

Where is Celtic v Rangers Being Played?

Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland.

Celtic v Rangers Odds

Celtic are 20/23 favourites for this game per the latest football odds at BoyleSports.

Rangers can be gotten at 13/5 to earn a huge victory and the draw is priced at 11/4.

Handicap Betting

Celtic: -1 @ 9/4

Rangers: +1 @ 20/23

Handicap Draw: -1 @ 14/5

Celtic v Rangers Preview

Celtic’s Form

Celtic head into Saturday’s huge Old Firm game with what could be a crucial 3-point lead in the title race with 3 games remaining in their season. Victory would put them in pole position of securing their third successive SPL title putting them on 54 titles and one behind bitter rival Rangers who have 55.

Celtic had a deserved 3-0 victory against Hearts last Saturday with a Kygo double and a late Matt O’Riley penalty securing the crucial 3 points. It was no more than their performance deserved too with 17 shots and 61% of possession they restricted Hearts to just the 5 shots on goal with only 2 on target. That made it 3 successive league wins since their 3-3 draw against Rangers last month.

Celtic with a win could go within a point of another SPL title.

Celtic’s Last Five Results

Celtic 3-0 Hearts | May 4th | Win

Dundee 1-2 Celtic | April 28th | Win

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic | April 20th | Draw

Celtic 3-0 `St Mirren | April 13th | Win

Rangers 3-3 Celtic | April 7th| Draw

3 Wins and 2 Draws

Rangers’ Form

Rangers have built on their runner-up finish to Celtic last season where they finished 7 points behind their bitter rivals to being far closer this year. With 3 games remaining in the league, they trail Celtic by 3 points and could go level with them if they win in the Old Firm along with reducing the dent in their 5 goals worse off goal difference.

Last weekend they proved that “pressure” is only for tyres recovering from going 0-1 down due to a Tavernier OG in the 12th minute to fightback with goals from Fabio Silva (48th minute), Ben Davies (62nd minute), Tom Lawerence (71st minute) and 93rd minute cherry on the top from John Souttar to earn the 3 points.

Rangers’ with a win would put themselves right back in the title picture but it has to be a win.

Rangers’ Last Five Results

Rangers 4-1 Kilmarnock | May 5th | Win

St Mirren 1-2 Rangers | April 28th | Win

Rangers 2-0 Hearts | April 21st | Win

Dundee 0-0 Rangers | April 17th | Draw

Ross County 3-2 Rangers | April 14th | Loss

3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss

Celtic v Rangers Weather Forecast

The weather is expected to be 23 degrees with no rain.

Celtic v Rangers Predicted Lineups

Celtic’s Predicted Starting XI (4-3-3)

GK: Hart.

RB: Johnston, CB: Carter-Vickers, CB: Scales, LB: Taylor

RCM: O’Riley, CM: McGregor, LCM; Hatate

RW: Kuhn, CF: Kyogo, LW: Maeda

Rangers Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)

GK: Butland.

RB: Tavernier, CB: Balogun, CB: Souttar, LB: Barišić

CM: Diomande, CM: Lundstram

RW: Matondo, AM; Cantwell, LW: Silva,

CF: Dessers

Celtic v Rangers Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Celtic wins: 167

Rangers wins: 169

Draws: 103

Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches

Rangers 3-3 Celtic | SPL | April 7th, 2024

Celtic 2-1 Rangers | SPL | December 30th, 2023

Rangers 0-1 Celtic | SPL | September 3rd, 2023

Rangers 3-0 Celtic | SPL | May 13th, 2023

Rangers 0-1 Celtic | Scottish Cup | April 30th, 2023

Betting Trends

Goals

Coming into the match, fixtures involving either of these sides this season average 2.88 Goals Per Match which is more than the league average of 2.67.

Cards

Between both sides, they average 2.36 Cards Per Match, which is less than the league average of 3.98.

Corners

The sides average 17.76 Corners per match between them which is more than the league average of 10.97. Celtic with a total of 10.82 compared to Rangers’ 6.94.

Scoring Patterns

Celtic’s games have the most amount of goals from the 76th to the 90th minute period with 31% of the goals in their games happening then.

Rangers have more of an even spread with 21% of the goals in their games coming from the 31st to the 45th minute and 22% in the final 15 minutes.

Key Players To Watch

Matt O’Riley – Celtic

The star performer for Celtic this season has been midfielder O’Riley (23) who has 15 Goals and 17 Assists from 45 appearances in all competitions this season. O’Riley is a classy midfielder who not only boasts brilliant attacking numbers but his 2.59 Tackles Per 90 (83rd Percentile) and 1.85 Clearances (81st Percentile) show he puts in a shift defensively too.

James Tavernier – Rangers

What a career Tavernier (32) has had since signing for Rangers in 2015 he’s approaching a decade of service to the club. Not only is he a brilliant defender at SPL level, but he’s also more productive than the average striker this season. He has 24 Goals and 11 Assists from 54 games adding to an overall career record of 134 Goals and 141 Assists from 601 games.

Celtic v Rangers Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Celtic 2-1 Rangers

Celtic can go to being on the brink of another SPL success if they can overcome Rangers’ on Saturday and with them in solid form along with home advantage, you’d have to file it under the likely column.

Rangers can blow open the title race with a win though and with fireworks always guaranteed in the Old Firm, they will be out to prove there is life in their challenge yet.

Celtic should do just about enough to win.

Best Bet: Celtic Win + BTTS @ 6/4

*Prices are subject to fluctuation.

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