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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 31
Apr 8, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
3 - 2
Rangers
Furuhashi (26', 62'), Jota (73')
Carter-Vickers (8'), McGregor (39'), O'Riley (44'), Mooy (47')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Tavernier (45', 78')
Raskin (39'), Cantwell (45+2')
The Match
Match Report
Celtic take a huge step towards winning the Scottish Premiership title by recording a 3-2 victory over Rangers in Saturday's Old Firm derby.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Ross County 0-2 Celtic
Sunday, April 2 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

Rangers

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Rangers 2-0 Dundee Utd
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 57.86%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 21.5% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.9%) and 1-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Rangers win was 1-2 (5.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawRangers
57.86% (0.024000000000001 0.02) 20.64%21.5% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 62.25% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.07% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)34.92% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.09% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)56.9% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.03%11.97% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.62% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)37.37% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.72% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)29.28% (0.030999999999999 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.76% (-0.038999999999994 -0.04)65.24% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 57.86%
    Rangers 21.5%
    Draw 20.64%
CelticDrawRangers
2-1 @ 9.7% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-0 @ 7.9% (0.008 0.01)
1-0 @ 7.44% (0.008 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.86% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 5.59% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-2 @ 4.22% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 3.64% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 2.97% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 2.24% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
5-1 @ 1.55% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-0 @ 1.26% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-2 @ 0.95% (-0.001 -0)
4-3 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.65%
Total : 57.86%
1-1 @ 9.14% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-2 @ 5.96% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
0-0 @ 3.5% (0.004 0)
3-3 @ 1.73% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 20.64%
1-2 @ 5.61% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-1 @ 4.3% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 2.64% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
2-3 @ 2.44% (-0.004 -0)
1-3 @ 2.3% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 1.08% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 21.5%

How you voted: Celtic vs Rangers

Celtic
73.1%
Draw
11.9%
Rangers
14.9%
67
Head to Head
Feb 26, 2023 3pm
Final
Rangers
1-2
Celtic
Morelos (64')
Lundstram (50'), Kamara (58'), Colak (90+1'), Barisic (90'), Kent (90'), Cantwell (90+4')
Furuhashi (44', 56')
Taylor (70'), Oh (79'), Abada (83'), Johnston (90+1')
Jan 2, 2023 12.30pm
Rangers
2-2
Celtic
Kent (47'), Tavernier (53' pen.)
Maeda (5'), Furuhashi (88')
Starfelt (90+3')
Sep 3, 2022 12.30pm
Celtic
4-0
Rangers
Abada (8', 40'), Jota (32'), Turnbull (78')
Carter-Vickers (44'), Starfelt (55'), Giakoumakis (90')

Barisic (19'), Tillman (34'), Goldson (90')
May 1, 2022 12pm
Celtic
1-1
Rangers
Jota (21')
Ralston (50'), Bitton (72'), Giakoumakis (77')
Sakala (67')
Barisic (64'), Kent (77'), Diallo (87'), Goldson (90+2')
Apr 17, 2022 2pm
Semi-Finals
Celtic
1-2
Rangers
Taylor (64')
McGregor (40'), Ralston (120')
Arfield (78'), Starfelt (114' og.)
Aribo (36'), Jack (45'), Roofe (49'), Goldson (72'), Ughelumba (117')
rhs 2.0
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CCeltic333021103257892
2RangersRangers33254481344779
3Aberdeen33172145252053
4Hearts33146135649748
5Hibernian33135154952-344
6St Mirren33128133849-1144
7Livingston33126153352-1942
8Motherwell33107164448-437
9St Johnstone3396183454-2033
10Dundee UnitedDundee Utd3387183658-2231
11Kilmarnock3387182958-2931
12Ross County3376202852-2427
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