Rangers vs Celtic prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – January 2, 2024
As part of the 21st round of the Scottish Premiership, Rangers will face Celtic. The match will take place in Glasgow on Thursday, January 2, with a scheduled kick-off at 16:00 Central European Time. I recommend placing a bet on the winner of this game.
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Match preview
Rangers, after being relegated to lower divisions due to bankruptcy, are still trying to challenge their eternal rivals. However, they often fall short. They have managed to win the championship title only once, while Celtic continues its dominance.
This season, Rangers can already bid farewell to their title hopes. Although half of the season remains, the gap between the two teams in the standings is a massive 14 points.
Celtic looks like an absolute powerhouse domestically. Brendan Rodgers’ team is sweeping aside everyone in their path and showing truly phenomenal results.
In 18 matches, Celtic has scored 52 goals, but what’s even more impressive is their defense: they have conceded only four goals. Interestingly, Rangers have the second-best defense, but they concede three times more goals than Celtic.
Match facts
- Rangers have won only one of their last five matches.
- Celtic has not conceded a goal in the Premiership for over a month and a half.
- Rangers average 2 goals per game at home, while Celtic averages 1.4 goals per game away.
Probable lineups
- Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Sterling, Propper, Yilmaz, Raskin, Diomande, Cortes, Cherny, Danilo, Dessers.
- Celtic: Schmeichel, Vahé, Scales, Carter-Vickers, Johnston, Bernardo, Hatate, Engels, Jan, Kyogo, Furuhashi.
Head-to-head
Rangers have not beaten Celtic in their last seven meetings.
Prediction
Celtic is in superb form and should continue their successful run against their main rivals. I recommend betting on the visitors to win with a 0 handicap.
