Celtic vs Rangers
Ref: Nick Walsh, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Rangers 3–1 in their Premiership fixture. Yang Hyun-Jun, Maeda, and Maeda scored for Celtic; Moore replied for Rangers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.04 for Celtic versus 0.91 for Rangers. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Rangers are 2nd.
First Half
9'
⚽
Moore
19'
Chermiti
Yellow Card
⚽
Yang Hyun-Jun
Assist: Engels
Johnston
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
McCowan
⚽
Maeda
Assist: Tierney
⚽
Maeda
59'
⇄
Tavernier
59'
⇄
Diomandé
59'
⇄
Antman
Trusty
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Chukwuani
⇄
Nygren
Tierney
Yellow Card
78'
Rommens
Yellow Card
Scales
Yellow Card
⇄
Johnston
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
Maeda
Yellow Card
⇄
Tierney
Hatate
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CelticRangers
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.04VS0.91
Attack3 · 2 won
9
Shots
9
4
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
9
1
Shots outside box
0
4
Shots off goal
3
1
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
423
Total passes
400
344
Accurate passes
310
81%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 2 won
25
Fouls
13
6
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
3
-0.80
Goals prevented
-0.80
Celtic
4-2-3-1
Rangers
4-2-3-1
Celtic
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. JohnstonD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 14L. McCowanM
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 23S. TounektiF
- 31R. DoohanG
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 41R. HatateM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 56A. RalstonD
Rangers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. ButlandG
- 2J. TavernierD
- 8C. BarronM
- 9Youssef ChermitiF
- 10M. DiomandéM
- 18O. AntmanM
- 24N. DjigaD
- 25T. RommensD
- 37E. FernandezD
- 42T. ChukwuaniM
- 47M. MooreM
Substitutes
- 3M. AaronsD
- 7A. Skov OlsenF
- 11T. AasgaardM
- 14N. BajramiM
- 21D. SterlingD
- 23D. GassamaF
- 28B. MiovskiF
- 30J. MeghomaD
- 31L. KellyG
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 81 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 84 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Alistair Johnston | D | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Doohan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Ralston | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rangers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Moore | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Connor Barron | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nasser Djiga | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Oliver Antman | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuur Rommens | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tochi Chukwuani | M | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jack Butland | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Diomande | M | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef Chermiti | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| James Tavernier(C) | D | 59 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Aarons | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Skov Olsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Meghoma | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nedim Bajrami | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thelo Aasgaard | M | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Djeidi Gassama | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dujon Sterling | D | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bojan Miovski | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |