Scottish League Cup | Final

Feb 26, 2023 at 3pm UK

Ibrox Stadium

Rangers
1 - 2
Celtic

Morelos (64')
Lundstram (50'), Kamara (58'), Barisic (90'), Kent (90'), Colak (90+1'), Cantwell (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Furuhashi (44', 56')
Taylor (70'), Oh (79'), Abada (83'), Johnston (90+1')

Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi joins exclusive group after scoring in Scottish League Cup win

Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi joins an exclusive group after scoring a brace in the Hoops' 2-1 Scottish League Cup final win over Old Firm rivals Rangers at Hampden Park.

Feb 26, 18:47

The Match

Match Report

Kyogo Furuhashi's double guides Celtic to a narrow 2-1 victory over their Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Rangers and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rangers

All competitions

Scottish League Cup

Last Game: Livingston 0-3 Rangers
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish League Cup

Last Game: Celtic 4-0 Aberdeen
Saturday, February 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Celtic win with a probability of 43.16%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 33.51% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.05%) and 0-2 (6.01%). The likeliest Rangers win was 2-1 (7.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.43%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Celtic in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

Result
Rangers	Draw	Celtic
33.51% ( 0.02)	23.32% ( 0.01)	43.16% ( -0.03)

Both teams to score 63.23% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

61.74% (

-0.03)

38.26% (

0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

39.46% (

-0.03)

60.54% (

0.03)

Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.25% (

-0)

22.75% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.57% (

-0)

56.43% (

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.85% (

-0.02)

18.15% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.88% (

-0.04)

49.12% (

0.04)

Score Analysis

Rangers 33.51%

Celtic 43.16%

Draw 23.32%

Rangers	Draw	Celtic
2-1 @ 7.72% ( 0) 1-0 @ 6.11% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 4.53% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.81% ( 0) 3-2 @ 3.25% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.23% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.41% 4-2 @ 1.2% ( -0) Other @ 3.24% Total : 33.51%	1-1 @ 10.43% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 6.59% ( -0) 0-0 @ 4.13% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.85% ( -0) Other @ 0.32% Total : 23.32%	1-2 @ 8.9% ( -0) 0-1 @ 7.05% ( 0) 0-2 @ 6.01% ( -0) 1-3 @ 5.06% ( -0) 2-3 @ 3.75% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.42% ( -0) 1-4 @ 2.16% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.6% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.46% ( -0) Other @ 3.75% Total : 43.16%