Celtic vs. Rangers: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Rangers piled on the pressure on Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy with a 3-1 Old Firm derby victory at Parkhead in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon.

The new Bhoys manager has now lost six of his first eight matches in the Celtic hotseat, while Danny Rohl's side have won three straight league games and move onto level points with Celtic in the league table.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 449

Celtic wins: 171

Draws: 106

Rangers wins: 172

Dating back to 1890, the Old Firm derby is one of the most fierce contests in world football, with bitter rivals Celtic and Rangers locking horns on 449 occasions in all competitions.

Incredibly, there is just one victory difference between the two teams, with Rangers boasting 172 wins to Celtic's 171, while there have also been 106 draws throughout history.

In the league, the pair have locked horns on 341 occasions, with Rangers leading the head-to-head record, boasting 130 victories to Celtic's 118, while there have been 93 draws.

The pair have also met over 100 times in both the Scottish Cup and League Cup, and it is a gigantic football match every time that the two teams take to the field.

Celtic are 55-time Scottish champions, while Rangers have also lifted the same trophy on 55 occasions, so this season's championship is huge.

The last match between the two sides took place in January 2026, which Rangers came from 1-0 down to win 3-1 at Celtic Park, earning their revenge for the 3-1 defeat to Celtic in the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup in November 2025, while their first meeting of the 2025-26 campaign ended 0-0.

Rangers have won three of their last five meetings in the Scottish Premiership, with Celtic last triumphing in September 2024 - a 3-0 success on home soil.

Ally McCoist is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Old Firm derby, with the former Rangers striker scoring 27 times in 55 appearances against Celtic.