Rangers vs Celtic

31 August 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Donald Robertson

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Rangers and Celtic could not be separated in a goalless draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Rangers created 0.15 expected goals (xG) from 4 shots, Celtic 0.19 from 5.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%

4 Shots 5

0 Shots on target 2

8 Corners 1

342 Passes 513

72.2% Pass accuracy 81.9%

18 Tackles 23

17 Fouls 17

3 Yellow cards 0

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Rangers Celtic

Kick-off

J. SouttarVAR: Goal given

34’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

60’

R. HatateShot on target

M. Moore

63’

64’

K. TierneyShot on target

65’

S. YamadaA. Engels

65’

J. ForrestM. A. Balikwisha

M. Diomande

67’

O. AntmanM. Moore

72’

C. DessersB. Miovski

72’

M. SaracchiK. Tierney

N. BajramiT. Aasgaard

76’

F. CurtisD. Gassama

82’

J. RothwellC. Barron

82’

88’

L. McCowanR. Hatate

N. Djiga

88’

Full-time0-0

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.

Rangers 0.15 xGCeltic 0.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Celtic attacking Rangers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rangers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Celtic 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Butland	90′	2	0	35	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


J. Tavernier	90′	–	–	–	1	–	44	2	–	–	–
N. Djiga	90′	3	1	–	7	3	48	2	–	–	–
J. Souttar	90′	–	–	–	1	1	59	1	–	–	–
J. Meghoma	90′	4	–	–	5	–	32	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


C. Barron Taken off	82′	–	–	35	–	–	1	–	6	2	3	–
M. Diomande	90′	–	–	30	–	–	3	1	10	1	4	–
D. Gassama Taken off	82′	–	–	11	1	–	–	–	1	3	–	–
T. Aasgaard Taken off	76′	–	–	14	–	–	1	–	8	1	6	–
M. Moore Taken off	72′	–	–	9	–	–	2	–	4	1	–	–
O. Antman Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
N. Bajrami Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	8	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
F. Curtis Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
J. Rothwell Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	5	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


B. Miovski Taken off	72′	–	–	1	–	0.10	–	–	3	1	5	–
C. Dessers Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


K. Schmeichel	90′	0	0	53	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


A. Ralston	90′	3	1	–	7	1	63	2	–	–	–
C. Carter-Vickers	90′	1	3	–	7	4	72	1	–	–	–
L. Scales	90′	–	2	–	8	7	65	1	–	–	–
K. Tierney Taken off	72′	3	–	–	6	2	46	–	–	–	–
M. Saracchi Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	2	1	3	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


A. Engels Taken off	65′	–	–	33	1	–	–	–	2	3	1	–
C. McGregor	90′	–	–	41	2	–	4	–	5	1	–	–
R. Hatate Taken off	88′	–	–	46	–	–	4	–	6	2	1	–
J. Forrest Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
L. McCowan Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


B. Nygren	90′	–	–	2	–	0.04	–	–	10	2	42	–
D. Maeda	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	18	–
M. A. Balikwisha Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	3	16	–
S. Yamada Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	5	–

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

Rangers win 23% Avg odds 4.10

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95

Celtic win 53% Avg odds 1.75

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

Form going into the game

Rangers W D D D D

Celtic W D W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rangers 1-1 Celtic, 04 May 25 Next meeting: Celtic 1-3 Rangers, 03 Jan 26 All Rangers vs Celtic 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.