Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 22

Jan 2, 2021 at 12.30pm UK

Ibrox Stadium

Rangers
1 - 0
Celtic

McGregor (70' og.)
Davis (39'), Morelos (75'), Barisic (79')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Soro (41'), Duffy (75'), McGregor (75')
Bitton (62')

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The Match

Match Report

Celtic had Nir Bitton sent off as they fell 19 points behind their rivals.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Rangers and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Rangers win with a probability of 49.41%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 26.57% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.56%) and 2-0 (8.13%). The likeliest Celtic win was 0-1 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Rangers in this match.

Result
Rangers	Draw	Celtic
49.41%	24.03%	26.57%

Both teams to score 56.41%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.64%

45.36%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.31%

67.7%

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.56%

18.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.39%

49.61%

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.16%

30.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.89%

67.12%

Score Analysis

Rangers 49.41%

Celtic 26.57%

Draw 24.02%

Rangers	Draw	Celtic
1-0 @ 9.61% 2-1 @ 9.56% 2-0 @ 8.13% 3-1 @ 5.39% 3-0 @ 4.58% 3-2 @ 3.17% 4-1 @ 2.28% 4-0 @ 1.94% 4-2 @ 1.34% Other @ 3.41% Total : 49.41%	1-1 @ 11.3% 0-0 @ 5.69% 2-2 @ 5.62% 3-3 @ 1.24% Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.02%	0-1 @ 6.69% 1-2 @ 6.65% 0-2 @ 3.93% 1-3 @ 2.61% 2-3 @ 2.21% 0-3 @ 1.54% Other @ 2.93% Total : 26.57%