Celtic vs Rangers

20 September 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee John Beaton

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ryan Don Naderi 33’

Match summary

Rangers won 1-0 away at Celtic. Rangers led 1-0 at half-time.

Ryan Don Naderi put Rangers ahead from a corner in the 33rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Rangers created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Celtic's 0.71 from 5.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
5 Shots 15
1 Shots on target 8
8 Corners 4
80 Attacks 98
35 Dangerous attacks 45
434 Passes 359
74.0% Pass accuracy 69.6%
28 Tackles 17
16 Fouls 19
2 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Celtic Rangers
Kick-off
4’
Emmanuel FernandezFoul
5’
D. McInnesManagerArgument
14’
James PenriceShot on target
Corner
14’
Corner
17’
Corner
18’
Corner
18’
27’
Dan NeilShot on target
28’
Ryan Don NaderiShot on target
32’
Corner
33’
Ryan Don NaderiRight foot shot0-1 (Rangers)
33’
Min-su KimShot on target
Corner
42’
45’
Corner
Half-time0-1
Kasper HøghLuke McCowan
46’
Colby DonovanShot on target
46’
Second half underway
53’
James PenriceShot on target
57’
Min-su KimFoul
Corner
58’
James ForrestBenjamin Nygren
63’
64’
Corner
71’
Findlay CurtisMin-su Kim
Sebastian TounektiCamilo Durán
71’
Haissem HassanKieran Tierney
71’
72’
Badredine BouananiDjeidi Gassama
Callum McGregorFoul
73’
Sebastian TounektiArgument
74’
74’
Corner
75’
Olwethu MakhanyaVAR: Goal given
76’
Ben GodfreyJames Penrice
79’
Findlay CurtisShot on target
Corner
85’
Corner
86’
88’
Tochi ChukwuaniDan Neil
88’
Badredine BouananiTime wasting
Shumaira MheukaLiam Scales
89’
89’
Cameron DevlinKevin Kelsy
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.25 33’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), 0-1 33’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.25 33’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), 0-1 Naderi 33’
Celtic 0.71 xGRangers 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rangers attacking Celtic attacking 
46’ Colby Donovan (Celtic), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 33’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), from a corner, 0.43 xG, goal 53’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), set piece, 0.20 xG, off target 86’ Liam Scales (Celtic), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Kevin Kelsy (Rangers), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Kieran Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Liam Scales (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Kevin Kelsy (Rangers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ James Penrice (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ James Penrice (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Dan Neil (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Kevin Kelsy (Rangers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ James Forrest (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Colby Donovan (Celtic), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 33’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), from a corner, 0.43 xG, goal 53’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), set piece, 0.20 xG, off target 86’ Liam Scales (Celtic), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Djeidi Gassama (Rangers), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Kevin Kelsy (Rangers), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Findlay Curtis (Rangers), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Kieran Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Liam Scales (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Kevin Kelsy (Rangers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ James Penrice (Rangers), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ James Penrice (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Dan Neil (Rangers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Min-su Kim (Rangers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Kevin Kelsy (Rangers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ James Forrest (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Ryan Don Naderi (Rangers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Celtic 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Sinisalo
Carter-Vickers
Trusty
Scales 89’
Tierney 71’
McGregor
Baur
Donovan
McCowan 46’
Nygren 63’
Durán 71’
Rangers 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Pandur
Penrice 76’
Fernandez
Makhanya
Sterling
Kim 71’
Gassama 72’
Neil 88’
Raskin
Naderi
Kelsy 89’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Viljami Sinisalo
90′ 6 1 31 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Cameron Carter-Vickers
90′ 4 – 1 15 8 71 1 – – –
Auston Trusty
90′ 2 – – 9 5 62 1 – – –
Liam Scales Taken off
89′ 2 2 1 6 2 51 1 – – –
Colby Donovan
90′ 3 1 – 5 2 40 2 – – –
Kieran Tierney Taken off
71′ 1 – – 4 3 29 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Callum McGregor
90′ – – 49 – – 6 2 9 2 1
Mika Baur
90′ – – 31 1 – 4 1 9 2 2 –
Luke McCowan Taken off
45′ – – 13 1 – – 1 1 1 1 –
Benjamin Nygren Taken off
63′ – – 22 – – – – 2 1 2 –
James Forrest Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 6 – – 1 – 3 – 1 –
Haissem Hassan Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 7 2 – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards4 players
Camilo Durán Taken off
71′ – – – – – – – 5 4 4 –
Kasper Høgh Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – – – – – 14 –
Sebastian Tounekti Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – 3 – 3
Shumaira Mheuka Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Celtic win 43% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59
Rangers win 31% Avg odds 3.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Celtic WWWWW
Rangers LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celtic 3-1 Rangers, 10 May 26 Next meeting: Rangers vs Celtic, 03 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Celtic vs Rangers meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.